Narration Part-I

Total Questions: 50

21. The ticket collector asked the passengers where their tickets were. [Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (d) The ticket collector said to the passengers, "Where are your tickets?"
Solution:(d) The ticket collector said to the passengers, "Where are your tickets?" (Correct)

(a) The ticket collector said to the passengers, "Where your tickets were?" (Incorrect Tense)

(b) The ticket collector said to the passengers, "Where were your tickets?" (Incorrect Tense)

(c) The ticket collector demanded the passengers, "Show me your tickets" (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

22. Mrs. Mane said that she regretted having supplied us with an inferior brand of TV set and was ready to apologize for that [Graduate Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (c) Mrs. Mane said, "I regret having supplied you with an inferior brand of TV set and I am ready to apologise for that."
Solution:(c) Mrs. Mane said, "I regret having supplied you with an Inferior brand of TV set and I am ready to apologise for that." (Correct)

(a) Mrs. Mane said, "I regret supplying you with an inferior brand of TV set and I am ready to apologise for that." (Incorrect Verb)

(b) Mrs. Mane said, "I am regretting having supplied you with an inferior brand of TV set and I am ready to apologise for that." (Incorrect Tense structure)

(d) Mrs. Mane said, "I regret to supply you with an inferior brand of TV set and I am ready to apologise for that." (Incorrect verb)

23. Bibiya asked the doctor if she could get the discharge in the morning. [Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bibiya asked the doctor, "Can I get the discharge in the morning?"
Solution:(a) Bibiya asked the doctor, "Can I get the discharge in the morning?" (Correct)

(b) Bibiya asked the doctor, "How can I get the discharge in the Incorrect Sentence structure) moming?"

(c) Bibiya asked the doctor, "Could I have got the discharge in the morning?" (Incorrect modal verb)

(d) Bibiya asked the doctor, "If I can get the discharge in the morning?" (Incorrect Sentence structure)

24. She asked, "Where do you live?" [Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (d) She asked me where I lived.
Solution:(d) She asked me where I lived. (Correct)

(a) She asked me where I had lived. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

(b) She told me where I lived. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(c) She asked me where I had been living. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

25. Anant said that he was feeling sleepy. [Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (d) Anant said, "I am feeling sleepy."
Solution:(d) Anant said, "I am feeling sleepy." (Correct)
(a) Anant said, "He was feeling sleepy." (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Anant said, "I was feeling sleepy." (Incorrect Tense)
(c) "I was feeling sleepy," says Anant. (Incorrect Reporting verb)

26. Bidding farewell to me, my juniors wished me a bright and successful career ahead. [Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 (Shift-2)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bidding farewell to me, my juniors said to me, "Wish you a bright and successful career ahead."
Solution:(c) Bidding farewell to me, my juniors said to me, "Wish you a bright and successful career ahead." (Correct)

(a) Bidding farewell to me, my juniors inquired. "Wish you a bright and successful career ahead." (Incorrect reporting verb)

(b) Bidding farewell to me, my juniors said to themselves, "Wish you a bright and successful career ahead." (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) Bidding farewell to me, my juniors wish me. "Wish you a bright and successful career ahead." (Incorrect reporting verb)

27. Prem said that he had been listening to music for an hour. [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (a) Prem said, "I have been listening to music for an hour."
Solution:(a) Prem said, "I have been listening to music for an hour." (Correct)

(b) Prem said, "He has listening to music for an hour," (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(c) Prem said, "He has be listened to music for an hour." (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(d) Prem said, "I had listened to music for an hour." (Incorrect Helping Verb)

28. He said, "I will see you now". [Matriculation Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (c) He said he would see me then.
Solution:(c) He said he would see me then. (Correct)

(a) He said he will see you now. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

(b) He said he will see me now. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

(d) He said I will see you now. (Incorrect Helping Verb & Subject)

29. Aravind said, "Let us wait for the cab." [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (a) Aravind proposed that they should wait for the cab.
Solution:(a) Aravind proposed that they should wait for the cab. (Correct)

(b) Aravind proposed that they should has wait for the cab. (Incorrect use of 'has')

(c) Aravind proposes that let we waited for the cab. (Incorrect use of 'let' and tense)

(d) Aravind propose that they should been wait for the cab. (Incorrect use of 'been')

30. Arya said, "I am very busy now." [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

Correct Answer: (c) Arya said that she was very busy then.
Solution:(c) Arya said that she was very busy then. (Correct)

(a) Arya said that she is being very busy now. (Incorrect Tense)

(b) Arya said that she is be very busy now. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Arya said that she was being very busy then. (Incorrect Tense structure)