direct indirect narration Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc cgl tier 2

Answer: (a)

The conversion to reported speech requires the understanding of the intention and the tone of the action. The Captain is entitled to order his soldiers.

So, option (a) is the correct response.

Answer: (b)

The statement in the direct speech is a request made in the interrogative form, so the use of the verb 'requested' will be suitable in indirect speech.

So, the correct response is option (b).

Answer: (c)

As the information in the direct speech statement is a universal fact thus it remains in simple present tense even after conversion to indirect speech.

This only leaves options (c) and (d) possible.

Option (d) is eliminated as it uses the phrase 'all of us.'

So, option (c) is the correct response.

Answer: (a)

The statement in direct speech is a question which Romila is asking to Rahim.

So, only options (a) and (d) are suitable. The past indefinite tense in direct speech gets converted to past perfect tense in indirect speech.

Out of the available options, only option (a) satisfies both these criteria and thus is the correct response.

Answer: (c)

The direct speech statement is in the form of a question, so the verb 'ask' in past participle form is the most viable option.

Thus, option (c) is the correct response.