Narration Part-II

Total Questions: 50

11. She said, "She must leave all the bad habits." [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) She said that she had to leave all the bad habits.
Solution:(c) She said that she had to leave all the bad habits.

(a) She said she has to leave all the bad habits. (Incorrect Verb)

(b) She said that she must have leave all the bad habits. (Incorrect Modal Verb)

(d) She said that she could leave all the bad habits. (Incorrect Modal Verb)

12. Latika said to him, "I got a hefty discount on this television." [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Latika told him that she had got a hefty discount on that television.
Solution:(c) Latika told him that she had got a hefty discount on that television. (Correct)

(a) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on that television. (Incorrect Verb)

(b) Latika told him that she is getting a hefty discount on that television. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on this television. (Incorrect Verb)

13. He said, 'Let us wait for the award.' [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) He proposed that they should wait for the award.
Solution:(a) He proposed that they should wait for the award.

(b) He said that he should wait for the award. (Incorrect pronoun)

(c) He proposed that he should wait for the award (Incorrect Pronoun)

(d) He said that they should waited for the award. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

14. Kavya said to her husband, "I don't mind being a busy woman." [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Kavya told her husband that she did not mind being a busy woman.
Solution:(d) Kavya told her husband that she did not mind being a busy woman. (Correct)

(a) Kavya told her husband that she had not mind being a busy woman. (Incorrect Verb)

(b) Kavya told her husband that she do not mind being a busy woman. (Incorrect Verb)

(c) Kavya said to her husband she did not mind being a busy woman. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

15. He said to him, "Is your name not Ahmed?" [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
Solution:(b) He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed.

(a) He enquired is your name not Ahmed, (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(c) He said whether his name was not Ahmed. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) He said is your name not Ahmed. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

16. Radha said, "Why didn't he forward his petition to me?" [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her .
Solution:(a) Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her. (Correct)

(b) Radha enquired why he has not forwarded his petition to her. (Incorrect Verb)

(c) Radha enquired why had he not forwarded his petition to her. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(d) Radha enquired why has he not forwarded his petition to her. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

17. "We had opened the lock." they told me. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) They told me that they had opened the lock.
Solution:(c) They told me that they had opened the lock.

(a) They said that we had opened the lock. (Listener is missing)

(b) They said to me that they have opened the lock. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) They says that we had opened the lock. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

18. Professor told me that I could not rescue myself from that bait. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Professor said to me, "You cannot rescue yourself from this bait."
Solution:(d) Professor said to me, "You cannot rescue yourself from this bait." (Correct)

(a) Professor says to me, "You cannot rescue yourself from this bait." (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(b) Professor said to me, "You have not rescued yourself from this bait." (Incorrect Verb)

(c) Professor said to us, "You cannot rescue yourself from this bait. (Incorrect Pronoun)

19. She said to me, "You will speak at the conference tomorrow." [SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day.
Solution:(d) She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day. (Correct)

(a) She told me that I would speak at the conference that day (Incorrect Word)

(b) She told me that I might speak at the conference the next day. (Incorrect Modal Verb)

(c) She told me that I will speak at the conference the today. (Incorrect Modal Verb)

20. The professor said, "I want you to pursue your dreams". [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.
Solution:(b) The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams (Correct)

(a) The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams. (Incorrect Verb)

(c) The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams. Incorrect Verb)

(d) The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams, (Incorrect Pronoun)