Narration Part-I

Total Questions: 50

11. Ankit said to Ashna, "Do you know that the annual meeting has been postponed?" [SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)]

(a) Ankit asked Ashna that do you know that the annual meeting has been postponed.
(b) Ankit asked Ashna if she would be knowing that the annual meeting had been postponed.
(c) Ankit asked Ashna if she had known that the annual meeting was postponed.
(d) Ankit asked Ashna if she knew that the annual meeting had been postponed.

Correct Answer: (d) Ankit asked Ashna if she knew that the annual meeting had been postponed.

Solution:(d) Ankit asked Ashna if she knew that the annual meeting had been postponed. (Correct)

(a) Ankit asked Ashna that do you know that the annual meeting has been postponed. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(b) Ankit asked Ashna if she would be knowing that the annual meeting had been postponed. (Incorrect Verb)

12. I said to him, "Please stay here tonight." [SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)]

(a) I asked him if he would stay there that night.
(b) I requested him to please stay there tonight.
(c) I requested him to stay there that night.
(d) I asked him to please stay here that night.

Correct Answer: (c) I requested him to stay there that night.

Solution:(c) I requested him to stay there that night. (Correct)

(a) I asked him if he would stay there that night. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(b) I requested him to please stay there tonight. (Use of 'please' is superfluous.)

(d) I asked him to please stay here that night. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

13. Isha told Shivani that they didn't need to buy tickets for the match as she had been given free passes for two. [SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)]

(a) Isha said to Shivani, "We didn't need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two."
(b) Isha said to Shivani, "We don't need to buy tickets for the match as I have been given free passes for two."
(c) Isha said to Shivani, "They didn't need to buy tickets for the match as she was given free passes for two."
(d) Isha said to Shivani, "They didn't need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two."

Correct Answer: (b) Isha said to Shivani, "We don't need to buy tickets for the match as I have been given free passes for two."

Solution:(b) Isha said to Shivani, "We don't need to buy tickets for the match as I have been given free passes for two." (Correct)

(a) Isha said to Shivani, "We didn't need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two." (Incorrect Tense)

(c) Isha said to Shivani, "They didn't need to buy tickets for the match as she was given free passes for two." (Incorrect Pronoun and Tense)

(d) Isha said to Shivani, "They didn't need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two." (Incorrect Pronoun and Tense)

14. She exclaimed with regret that she had acted very foolishly [SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)]

(a) Oh! I regret having acted foolishly," she said.
(b) "Alas! How foolishly I have acted," she said.
(c) "I have acted foolishly ," she said.
(d) "Ah! Have I acted foolishly?" she said.

Correct Answer: (b) "Alas! How foolishly I have acted," she said.

Solution:(b) "Alas! How foolishly I have acted," she said. (Correct)

(a) "Oh! I regret having acted foolishly," she said. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(d) "Ah! Have I acted foolishly?" she said. (Incorrect Interjection)

15. She said, "If only I could relive my past!" [SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)]

(a) She said that she could relive her past.
(b) She wished that she could relive her past.
(c) She wished if she could relive my past.
(d) She wished that if she could relive her past.

Correct Answer: (b) She wished that she could relive her past.

Solution:(b) She wished that she could relive her past. (Correct)

(a) She said that she could relive her past. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) She wished that if she could relive her past. (Incorrect use of 'if')

16. He said, "Two and two make four." [SSC CGL Tier II (26/10/2023)]

(a) He says that two and two made four.
(b) He said that two and two make four.
(c) He says that two and two make four.
(d) He said that two and two made four.

Correct Answer: (b) He said that two and two make four.

Solution:(b) He said that two and two make four. (Correct)

(a) He says that two and two made four. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) He said that two and two made four. (Incorrect Tense)

17. Select the most appropriate option in direct speech. [SSC CGL Tier II (26/10/2023)]

(a) The principal said to me, "You are in-charge of the admission cell."
(b) The principal say me, "You are in-charge of the admission cell."
(c) The principal said to I, "You are in-charge of the admission cell."
(d) The principal said me, You are in-charge of the admission cell.

Correct Answer: (a) The principal said to me, "You are in-charge of the admission cell."

Solution:(a) The principal said to me, "You are in-charge of the admission cell."

'Principal' is a singular subject that will take 'says' as a singular verb or past form (said). 'To' is always used after the verb 'said' to mention the receiver of the action. The sentence given in option (a) satisfies these conditions. Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

18. He said, "I bought this book for my brother." [SSC CGL Tier II (26/10/2023)]

(a) He said that he buy this book for his brother.
(b) He said that he had bought that book for his brother.
(c) He said that he has bought this book for his brother.
(d) He said that he bought this book for his brother.

Correct Answer: (b) He said that he had bought that book for his brother.

Solution:(b) He said that he had bought that book for his brother. (Correct)

(a) He said that he buy this book for his brother. (Incorrect Verb)

(d) He said that he bought this book for his brother. (Incorrect Tense)

19. "We will have a thorough search before opening the room' the inspector told his subordinates. [Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

(a) The inspector told his subordinates that they would be having a thorough search before opening the room.
(b) The inspector told his subordinates that they can have a thorough search before opening the room.
(c) The inspector told his subordinates that they will had a thorough search before opening the room.
(d) The inspector told his subordinates that they would have a thorough search before opening the room.

Correct Answer: (d) The inspector told his subordinates that they would have a thorough search before opening the room.

Solution:(d) The inspector told his subordinates that they would have a thorough search before opening the room. (Correct)

(a) The inspector told his subordinates that they would be having a thorough search before opening the room. (Incorrect Verb)

(b) The inspector told his subordinates that they can have a thorough search before opening the room. (Incorrect Verb)

20. The teacher said, "She had started the fight". [Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

(a) The teacher complained that she has started the fight.
(b) The teacher said that she had started the fight.
(c) The teacher ordered that she had started the fight.
(d) The teacher said that she has started the fight.

Correct Answer: (b) The teacher said that she had started the fight.

Solution:The teacher said that she had started the fight. (Correct)

The teacher complained that she has started the fight. (Incorrect Reporting Verb) The teacher ordered that she had started the fight. (Incorrect

Reporting Verb) The teacher said that she has started the fight. (Incorrect Tense)

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