Narration Part-III

Total Questions: 50

31. "Madam, please watch this program on our folk songs," says Sitab. [SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Sitab says Madam is watching the program on our folk songs.
(b) Sitab requests Madam to watch that program on their folk songs.
(c) Sitab asks Madam have you watched the program on their folk songs.
(d) Sitab said to Madam to watch the program on our folk songs.

Correct Answer: (b) Sitab requests Madam to watch that program on their folk songs.

Solution:(b) Sitab requests Madam to watch that program on their folk songs. (Correct)

(a) Sitab says Madam is watching the program on songs. (Incorrect Tense) our folk

(d) Sitab said to Madam to watch the program on our folk songs (Incorrect reporting verb)

32. The supervisor said to the staff, "Make sure that every room is disinfected properly [SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (Evening)]

(a) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room had been disinfected properly.
(b) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was being disinfected properly.
(c) The supervisor instructs the staff to make sure that every room is disinfected properly.
(d) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was disinfected properly.

Correct Answer: (d) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was disinfected properly.

Solution:(d) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure thatevery room was disinfected properly. (Correct)

(a) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that everyroom had been disinfected properly. (Incorrect Tense)

(b) The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was being disinfected properly. (Incorrect Tense)

33. The chemist said to me, "I cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines." [SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) The chemist told me that he cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines.
(b) The chemist told me that he could not take those medicines back as they were special medicines.
(c) The chemist told me that I cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines.
(d) The chemist told me that he could not take these medicines back as they are special medicines.

Correct Answer: (b) The chemist told me that he could not take those medicines back as they were special medicines.

Solution:(b) The chemist told me that he could not take those medicines back as they were special medicines. (Correct)

(a) The chemist told me that he cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) The chemist told me that he could not take these medicines back as they are special medicines. (Incorrect Tense)

34. The little girl said that those butterflies were very colorful. [SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)]

(a) The little girl said, "Those butterflies were very colourful."
(b) The little girl said, "These butterflies are very colourful.
(c) The little girl says, "How colourful were these butterflies!
(d) The little girl said, "Are those butterflies very colourful?"

Correct Answer: (b) The little girl said, "These butterflies are very colourful.

Solution:(b) The little girl said, "These butterflies are very colourful." (Correct)

(a) The little girl said, "Those butterflies were very colourful." (Incorrect Verb)

(d) The little girl said, "Are those butterflies very colourful?" (Use of Interrogative sentence is not needed)

35. The manager lauded the salesman and said that his performance had been exceptional. [SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)]

(a) The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional."
(b) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional."
(c) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has being exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)
(d) The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is I" (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

Correct Answer: (b) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional."

Solution:(b) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional." (Correct)

(a) The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)

(d) The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is I" (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

36. The young man exclaimed that it was a great feast. [SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)]

(a) The young man said, "What a great feast it is!"
(b) The young man said, "It has being a great feast!"
(c) The young man says, " It is a great feast."
(d) The young man said, "Is it a great feast?"

Correct Answer: (a) The young man said, "What a great feast it is!"

Solution:(a) The young man said, "What a great feast it is!" (Correct)

(b) The young man said, "It has being a great feast!" (Incorrect Tense)

(d) The young man said, Is it a great feast?" (Use of Interrogative sentence is not needed)

37. He told you that he had not known that it was your birthday that day. [SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)]

(a) He said to you, "I do not know that it was your birthday that day."
(b) You said to him, "I do not know that it is your birthday today."
(c) He said to you, "You did not know that it was my birthday today."
(d) He said to you, "I did not know that it is your birthday today."

Correct Answer: (d) He said to you, "I did not know that it is your birthday today."

Solution:(d) He said to you, "I did not know that it is your birthday today." (Correct)

(a) He said to you, "I do not know that it was your birthday that day." (Incorrect Verb)

(b) You said to him, "I do not know that it is your birthday today." (Incorrect Verb)

38. He said to me, "What a pity! You missed the party." [SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)]

(a) He exclaimed that it was a pity I had missed the party.
(b) He exclaimed that it was a pity you missed the party.
(c) He exclaimed what a pity it was that you missed the party.
(d) He told to me that it was a pity I had missed the party.

Correct Answer: (a) He exclaimed that it was a pity I had missed the party.

Solution:(a) He exclaimed that it was a pity I had missed the party. (Correct)

(b) He exclaimed that it was a pity you missed the party. (Incorrect Pronoun)

(d) He told to me that it was a pity I had missed the party. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

39. "Let us go to the hills for a vacation," Mother said to us. [SSC CPO Tier-II (26/07/2021)]

(a) Mother ordered us to go to the hills for a vacation.
(b) Mother said that should we go to the hills for a vacation.
(c) Mother suggested that let us go to the hills for a vacation.
(d) Mother suggested that we should go to the hills for a vacation.

Correct Answer: (d) Mother suggested that we should go to the hills for a vacation.

Solution:(d) Mother suggested that we should go to the hills for a vacation. (Correct)

(a) Mother ordered us to go to the hills for a vacation. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(b) Mother said that should we go to the hills for a vacation. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

40. Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day. [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

(a) Anshul said to me, "My mother was not at home. She will be back the following day."
(b) Anshul said to me, "My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow."
(c) Anshul said to me, "My mother is not at home. She would be back the following day."
(d) Anshul said to me, "His mother was not at home. She would be back tomorrow."

Correct Answer: (b) Anshul said to me, "My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow."

Solution:(b) Anshul said to me, "My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow." (Correct)

(a) Anshul said to me, "My mother was not at home. She will be back the following day. (Change of reported speech to simplepast and also the following day is incorrect)

(c) Anshul said to me, "My mother is not at home. She would be back the following day" (Incorrect tense & also the following day is incorrect)

(d) Anshul said to me, "His mother was not at home. She would be back tomorrow." (Incorrect tense)

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