Source: English Quiz
1. I said to my friend, “Can I borrow your dictionary for one day?”
(a) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day.
(b) I asked my friend if I could borrow your dictionary for one day.
(c) I asked my friend if I can borrow his dictionary for one day.
(d) I asked my friend that if I can borrow his dictionary for one day.
2. He said, “Let Hari come with us, mother. I’ll take care of him”
(a) He requested his mother to let Hari come with them as he will take care of him.
(b) He informed his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
(c) He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
(d) He told to his mother let Hari come with us as he would take care of him.
3. “No,” said the child, “I won’t kneel, for if I do, I shall spoil my new pair of trousers.”
(a) The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he will spoil his new pair of trousers.
(b) The child said that he will not kneel for if he kneels he will spoil his new pair of trousers.
(c) The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers.
(d) The child said that I will not kneel for if he did kneel, he should spoil his new pair of trousers.
4. The chairman of the selection committee said, “We shall finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.”
(a) The chairman of the selection committee told that they would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.
(b) The chairman of the selection committee said that we would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.
(c) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they selected the skipper.
(d) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.
5. He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?”
(a) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.
(b) He asked me had anybody been unkind to me.
(c) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to you.
(d) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to him.
6. The pilot said, “Please don’t panic but tighten your seat belts.”
(a) The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts.
(b) The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead.
(c) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten your seat belts.
(d) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
7. He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?”
(a) He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.
(b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.
(c) He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.
(d) He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day.
8. “I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me,” said she.
(a) She said that she should remain there and the tailor won’t be able to find me.
(b) She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
(c) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
(d) She said that, she could remain here and the tailor would not find her.
9. Mother said, “Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.”
(a) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18.
(b) Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only after 18.
(c) Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.
(d) Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18.
10. He said, “Bravo ! You have done well.”’
(a) He applauded him to say that he had done well.
(b) He applauded him and said that you have done well.
(c) He applauded him, saying that he has done well.
(d) He applauded him, saying that he had done well.
Answers:
Ans1 (a) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day.
2. (c )He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
3. (c) The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers
4. (d) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.
5. (a) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.
6. (d) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
7. (b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.
8. (c) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
9. (a) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18.
10. (d) He applauded him, saying that he had done well.