105+ Nrration Change Exercises | Narration Exercises with Answers

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1. I say, “I am a student.”

A. I said that I was a student. 

B. I say that I was a student. 

C. I say that I am a student. 

D. I say that I had been a student. 

Ans: C

2. I say, “You are a smart boy.”

A. I say that you are a smart boy.

B. I say that he was a smart boy.

C. I said that you are a smart boy.

D. I say that you were a smart boy.

Ans: A

3. I say, “The place is beautiful.”

A. I said that that place is beautiful.

B. I say that the place is beautiful.

C. I say that the place was beautiful.

D. I said that the place was beautiful.

Ans: B

4. I say, “He was my senior in school.”

A. I say that he has been my senior in school.

B. I say that he was my senior in school.

C. I said that he was my senior in school

D. I said that he had been my senior in school.

Ans: B

5. We say, “We all love our country.”

A. We say that we all love our country.

B. We say that they all love our country.

C. We said that we all love our country.

D. We said that they all love our country.

Ans: A

6. You say, “We were the champions.”

A. You say that you were the champions.

B. You say that we were the champions.

C. You say that they were the champions.

D. You say that we are the champions.

Ans: A

7. You say, “You cannot defeat us.”

A. You say that you could not defeat us.

B. You say that you cannot defeat us.

C. You say that we cannot defeat you.

D. You said that we cannot defeat you.

Ans: C

8. You say, “Mr. Moor teaches us Political Science.”

A. You said that Mr. Moor teaches you Political Science.

B. You say that Mr. Moor taught us Political Science.

C. You say that Mr. Moor taught you Political Science.

D. You say that Mr. Moor teaches you Political Science.

Ans: D

9. She says, “I will clear the exam in my very first attempt.” 

A. She says that I will clear the exam in my very first attempt.

B. She says that she would clear the exam in my very first attempt.

C. She says that she will clear the exam in my very first attempt.

D. She says that she will clear the exam in her very first attempt.  

Ans: D

10. She says, “I was a teacher.”

A. She says that she was a teacher.

B. She says that she had been a teacher.

C. She says that she is a teacher.

D. She said that she had been a teacher.

Ans: A

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11. I said, “My father is a doctor.”

A. I said that his father is a doctor. 

B. I said that my father is a doctor.

C. I said that my father was a doctor.

D. I said that my father had been a doctor.

Ans: C

12. I said, “I go to school.”

A. I said that he went to school.

B. I said that I go to school.

C. I said that he goes to school.

D. I said that I went to school.

Ans: D

13. I said, “Latif does nothing wrong.”

A. I said that Latif did nothing wrong.

B. I said that Latif does nothing wrong.

C. I said that Latif had nothing wrong.

D. I said that Latif was nothing wrong.

Ans: A

14. I said, “You make me laugh.”

A. I said that you make me laugh.

B. I said that he makes me laugh.

C. I said that he had made me laugh

D. I said that you made me laugh.

Ans: D

15. I said, “I know you.”

A. I said that I know you.

B. I said that I knew you.

C. I said that he knew you.

D. I said that he knows you.

Ans: B

16. We said, “We shall overcome.”

A. We said that we shall overcome.

B. We said that they shall overcome.

C. We said that we should overcome.

D. We said that they should overcome.

Ans: C

17. We said, “You are a cheat.”

A. We said that you are a cheat.

B. We said that they were a cheat.

C. We said that you were a cheat.

D. We said that they are a cheat.

Ans: C

18. We said, “You are not allowed here.”

A. We said that you were not allowed here. 

B. We said that you were not allowed there.

C. We said that you are not allowed here.

D. We said that you are not allowed there.

Ans: B

19. Jhulan said, “I am a cricketer.” 

A. Jhulan said that she was a cricketer.

B. Jhulan said that he is a cricketer.

C. Jhulan said that she is a cricketer.

D. Jhulan said that she had been a cricketer.

Ans: A

20. You said, “I collect coins.”

A. You said that you collected coins.

B. You said that he collected coins.

C. You said that you collect coins.

D. You said that he collects coins.

Ans: A

21. She said, “Photography is my hobby.”

A. She said that photography is her hobby.

B. She said that photography is his hobby.

C. She said that photography was her hobby.

D. She said that photography was his hobby.

Ans: C

22. He said, “Mr. Brown is an honest person.”

A. He said that Mr. Brown is an honest person.

B. He said that Mr. Brown have been an honest person.

C. He said that Mr. Brown was an honest person.

D. He said that Mr. Brown had been an honest person.

Ans: C

23. Atif said, “There is a mouse inside the box.”

A. Atif said that there was a mouse inside the box.

B. Atif said that there were a mouse inside the box.

C. Atif said that there was a mouse inside that box.

D. Atif said that there is a mouse inside the box.

Ans: A

24. She said, “They are my friends.”

A. She said that they were my friends.

B. She said that they are my friends.

C. She said that they are his friends.

D. She said that they were his friends.

Ans: D

25. Joe said, “Ice-cream is my favourite.”

A. Joe said that ice-cream is my favourite.

B. Joe said that ice-cream was his favourite.

C. Joe said that ice-cream was my favourite.

D. Joe said that ice-cream is his favourite.

Ans: B

26. I said to you, “You are a genius.”

A. I told you that he is a genius.

B. I told you that you were a genius.

C. I told you that you are a genius.

D. I told you that he was a genius.

Ans: B

27. I said to my friend, “I don’t like coffee.”

A. I told my friend that you don’t like coffee.

B. I told my friend that you didn’t like coffee.

C. I told my friend that I don’t like coffee.

D. I told my friend that I didn’t like coffee.

Ans: D

28. I said to Neil, “You have to focus on your studies.”

A. I told Neil that you have to focus on your studies.

B. I told Neil that he has to focus on his studies.

C. I told Neil that he would have to to focus on his studies.

D. I told Neil that he had to focus on your studies.

Ans: D

29. We said to them, “We accept the challenge.”

A. We said that they accept the challenge.

B. We said that we accepted the challenge.

C. We said that they accepted the challenge.

D. We said that we accepted the challenge.

Ans: B

30. We said to them, “You are the best.”

A. We said to them that we were the best.

B. We said to them that they are the best.

C. We said to them that they were the best.

D. We said to them that we are the best.

Ans: A

31. You said to me, “I am hungry.”

A. You told me that you were hungry.

B. You told me that I was hungry.

C. You told me that you are hungry.

D. You told me that I am hungry.

Ans: A

32. You said to me, “you are my best friend.”

A. You told me that I was your best friend.

B. You told me that I am your best friend.

C. You told me that you were my best friend.

D. You told me that I was your best friend.

Ans: A

33. You said to me, “She calls my parents.”

A. You told me that she called my parents.

B. You told me that she called your parents.

C. You told me that she calls my parents.

D. You told me that she call your parents.

Ans: B

34. You said to her, “It is your water-bottle.”

A. You told her that it was your water-bottle.

B. You told her that it was her water-bottle.

C. You told her that it is your water-bottle.

D. You told her that that was her water-bottle.

Ans: B

35. You said to her, “This pen is mine.”

A. You told her that the pen was hers.

B. You told her that the pen was yours.

C. You told her that the pen was mine.

D. You told her that that pen was yours.

Ans: B

36. You said to her, “That is my house.”

A. You told her that it was your house.

B. You told her that that was my house.

C. You told her that that was her house.

D. You told her that that was your house.

Ans: D

37. She said to me, “I like your hand-writing.”

A. She told me that I like her hand-writing.

B. She told me that she liked my hand-writing.

C. She told me that she liked your hand-writing.

D. She told me that I liked your hand-writing.

Ans: B

38. She said to me, “You don’t listen to me,”

A. She told me that I didn’t listen to her.

B. She told me that she didn’t listen to me.

C. She told me that you didn’t listen to her.

D. She told me that you didn’t listen to me.

Ans: A

39. She said to me, “They are idiots.”

A. She told me that they are idiots.

B. She told me that they have been idiots.

C. She told me that they were idiots.

D. She told me that you were idiots.

Ans: C

40. He said to you, “We don’t care about what other people say.”

A. He told me that we didn’t care about what other people said.

B. He told me that they didn’t care about what other people had said.

C. He told me that they didn’t care about what other people say.

D. He told me that they didn’t care about what other people said.

Ans: D

41. She said to you, “You are so funny.”

A. They told you that you were so funny.

B. They told you that you are so funny.

C. They told you that they are so funny.

D. They told you that he is are so funny.

Ans: A

42. The man said to us, “I need some food because I am craving.”

A. The man told us that he needed some food because he is craving.

B. The man told us that he need some food because he was craving.

C. The man told us that he needed some food because he was craving.

D. The man told us that we needed some food because we were craving.

Ans: C

43. The lady said to us, “The old man is from Germany.” 

A. The lady informed us that the man is from Germany.

B. The lady informed us that the man had been from Germany.

C. The lady informed us that the man was from Germany.

D. The lady informed us that the man was from Germany.

Ans: C

44. The old man said to us, “Please tell me his name."

A. The man requested us that please tell him his name.

B. The man requested us to tell him his name.

C. The man requested us please tell him his name.

D. The man told us to tell him his name.

Ans: B

45. My brother said to me, “Go home.”

A. My brother told me that I should go home.

B. My brother ordered me to go home.

C. My brother told me that go home.

D. My brother told me to go home.

Ans: B

46. The teacher said to the students, “keep quiet.”

A. The teacher told the students that keep quiet.

B. The teacher told the students to keep quiet.

C. The teacher ordered the students keep quiet.

D. The teacher ordered the students to keep quiet.

Ans: D

47. The father said to his son, “Respect your elders.”

A. The father advised his son to respect his elders.

B. The father said to his son to respect his elders.

C. The father advised his son respect his elders.

D. The father advised his son to respect your elders.

Ans: A

48. Mother said to me, “Don’t mess with those boys.”

A. My mother told me not to mess with these boys.

B. My mother said to me not to mess with these boys.

C. My mother warned me not to mess with those boys.

D. My mother warned me not to mess with those boys.

Ans: C

49. She said to me, “Give me an extra sheet please.”

A. She requested me for an extra sheet.

B. She told me for an extra sheet.

C. She told me to give an extra sheet.

D. She asked me to an extra sheet.

Ans: A

50. The mother said to the child, “Don’t go out.”

A. The mother forbade the child not to go out. 

B. The mother did not order the child to go out.

C. The mother forbade the child to go out.

D. The mother ordered the child don’t go out.  

Ans: C

51. She said to me, “Do you want something?”

A. She asked me whether I want something.

B. She asked me what I wanted.

C. She asked me if I want something.

D. She asked me if I wanted something.

Ans: D

52. I said to her, “Do you have a water-bottle with you?”

A. I asked her if she had a water-bottle with you.

B. I asked her if she has a water-bottle with her.

C. I asked her if she had a water-bottle with you.

D. I asked her if she had a water-bottle with her.

Ans: D

53. Father said to me, “Are you reading a story?”

A. Father asked me whether I am reading a story.

B. Father asked me whether I was reading a story.

C. Father asked me if you were reading a story.

D. Father asked me whether I had been reading a story.

Ans: B

54. I said to my father, “Is brother coming tomorrow?”

A. I asked my father if brother was coming tomorrow.

B. I asked my father if brother was coming the next day.

C. I asked my father if was brother coming the next day.

D. I asked my father was brother coming the next day.

Ans: B

55. John said to me, “Have you taken my wrist-watch?”

A. John asked me if I have taken my wrist-watch.

B. John asked me if I had taken my wrist-watch.

C. John asked me if I have taken his wrist-watch.

D. John asked me if I had taken his wrist-watch.

Ans: D

56. I said to Peter, “Has Ronny sent you the letter?”

A. I asked Peter whether Ronny had sent him the letter.

B. I asked Peter whether Ronny had sent me the letter.

C. I asked Peter whether Ronny has sent you the letter.

D. I asked Peter whether Ronny had sent you the letter.

Ans: A

57. Peter said to me, “Have you been in New York for ten years?

A. Peter asked me whether I had been in New York for ten years.

B. Peter asked me if have I been in New York for ten years.

C. Peter asked me whether I have been in New York for ten years.

D. Peter asked me if had I been in New York for ten years.

Ans: A

58. She said to her father, “Have you been waiting for me since morning?”

A. She asked her father if has he been waiting for her since morning.

B. She asked her father if have he been waiting for her since that morning.

C. She told her father if he has been waiting for her since morning. 

D. She asked her father if he had been waiting for her since morning.

Ans: D

59. Peter said to her, “Did you watch the movie?”

A. Peter asked her if she watched the movie.

B. Peter asked her if she had watched the movie.

C. Peter asked her whether she had watch the movie.

D. Peter asked her if you had watched the movie.

Ans: B

60. Daren said to Maria, “Did I tell you anything?”

A. Daren asked Maria whether he told her anything.

B. Daren asked Maria whether had he told her anything.

C. Daren asked Maria whether he had told her anything.

D. Daren asked Maria whether did he tell her anything.

Ans: C

61. He said to me, “Was Rohit playing video-game yesterday?”

A. He asked me if Rohit was playing video-game yesterday. 

B. He asked me if Rohit had been playing video-game the day before. 

C. He asked me if Rohit was playing video-game the previous day.

D. He asked me if Rohit had been playing video-game yesterday.

Ans: B

62. Rohit said to his friend, “Were you running in the ground today?”

A. Rohit asked his friend if he was running in the ground that day.

B. Rohit asked his friend if he had been running in the ground that day.

C. Rohit asked his friend if was he running in the ground that day.

D. Rohit asked his friend if had he been running in the ground that day.

Ans: B

63. The man asked Rajat, “Had you finished it before 5th August?” 

A. The man asked Rajat if he had finished it before 5th August.

B. The man asked Rajat if had he finished it before 5th August.

C. The man asked Rajat if he had been finished it before 5th August.

D. The man asked Rajat whether had been he finished it before 5th August.

Ans: A

64. Paul said to me, “Had they informed you before Sunday?

A. Paul asked me if they had been informed me the day before Sunday.

B. Paul asked me if had they informed me before Sunday.

C. Paul asked me if they had informed me the day before Sunday

D. Paul asked me if they had informed me before Sunday.

Ans: D

65. She said to me, “Had he planned with you to commit the crime?”

A. She asked me if had he planned with you to committed the crime.

B. She asked me whether had he planned with him to committed the crime.

C. She asked me whether he had planned with me to had committed the crime.

D. She asked me whether he had planned with me to commit the crime.

Ans: D

66. You said, “Who don’t love you?”

A. You asked who did not love you.

B. You asked who did not love me.

C. You asked who not loved you.

D. You asked who did not love me.

Ans: B

67. I said to you, “Who reads the newspaper?”

A. I asked you that who reads the newspaper.

B. I asked you who read the newspaper.

C. I asked you who had read the newspaper.

D. I asked you who reads the newspaper.

Ans: B

68. They said to me, “What helps you stay energetic?”

A. They asked me what helps you stay energetic. 

B. They asked me what helped you stay energetic.

C. They asked me what helped me stay energetic.

D. They asked me what had helped me stay energetic.

Ans: C

69. The teacher said to them, “What do you do?”

A. The teacher asked me what did I do.

B. The teacher asked me what I did.

C. The teacher asked me what I did do.

D. The teacher asked me what I had done.

Ans: B

70. He said to me, “Why don’t you like tea?”

A. He asked me why I don’t like tea.

B. He asked me why I didn’t like tea.

C. He asked me why don’t I like tea.

D. He asked me why did I not like tea.

Ans: B

71. The boy asked, “Where do you play cricket?”

A. The boy asked where did you play cricket.

B. The boy asked where did I play cricket.

C. The boy asked where did he play cricket.

D. The boy asked where I played cricket.

Ans: D

72. I said to my friend, “When do they go to the shopping mall?”

A. I asked my friend when did they go to the shopping mall.

B. I asked my friend when he went to the shopping mall.

C. I asked my friend when he did go to the shopping mall.

D. I asked my friend when he go to the shopping mall.

Ans: B

73. I asked my father, “How are you now?”

A. I asked my father how was he.

B. I asked my father how he was.

C. I asked my father that how he was.

D. I told my father that how he was.

Ans: B

74. They said to me, “Where do you live in?”

A. They asked me where I do live in. 

B. They asked me where did I lived in.

C. They asked me where I did live in.

D. They asked me where I lived in.

Ans: D

75. The manager said to the employees, “How long will it take to complete the project?”

A. The manager asked the employees how long it will take to complete the project. 

B. The manager asked the employees how long that will take to complete the project.

C. The manager asked the employees how long will that take to complete the project.

D. The manager asked the employees how long will it take to complete the project.

Ans: A

76. The teacher said to us, "May you all prosper in life."

A. The teacher wished us that we might all prosper in life.

B. The teacher wished that we all might prosper in life.

C. The teacher wished us all that we may prosper in life.

D. The teacher wished that all we might prosper in life.

Ans: A

77. My Grandmother said to me, “May you live long.”

A. My grandmother wished me that I may live long.

B. My grandmother wished that I may live long.

C. My grandmother wished me that I might live long.

D. My grandmother asked me that I might live long.

Ans: C

78. She said to her daughter, “May God bless you."

A. She told her daughter that God may bless her.

B. She told her daughter that God might bless her.

C. She wished her daughter that God might bless her.

D. She wished her daughter that might God bless her.

Ans: C

79. He said to me, “May you succeed.”

A. He wished me that I might succeed.

B. He wished me that I might have succeeded.

C. He wished me that might I succeed.

D. He wished that I might be succeeded.

Ans: A

80. They said, “May God forgive us.”

A. They wished that might God forgive them. 

B. They wished God may forgive them.

C. They wished God might forgive them.

D. They wished that God might forgive them.

Ans: D

81. The farmer said, “May it rain today.”

A. The farmer wished it might rain that day.

B. The farmer wished that might it rain that day.

C. The farmer wished that that might rain that day.

D. The farmer wished that it might rain that day.

Ans: D

82. We said, “May he get a job soon.”

A. We wished he may get a job soon.

B. We wished that he may get a job soon.

C. We wished that he might get a job soon.

D. We wished that might he get a job soon.

Ans: C

83. They said, “Long live the king.”

A. They wished that the king might live long.

B. They wished that the king may live long.

C. They wished the king might live long.

D. They wished that might the king live long.

Ans: A

84. They said, “God save us.”

A. They said that God might save us.

B. They wished that God might save us.

C. They wished that God may save them.

D. They wished that God might save them.

Ans: D

85. The old lady said to the old man, “May you get well soon.”

A. The old lady wished the old man that she may got well soon.

B. The old lady wished the old man that he might get well soon.

C. The old lady wished the old man that he might got well soon.

D. The old lady wished the old man that might he get well soon.

Ans: B

86. My grandmother said to me, “Be happy and prosperous.”

A. My grandmother wished me that might I be happy and prosperous. 

B. My grandmother wished me that I might be happy and prosperous.

C. My grandmother wished me that she might be happy and prosperous.

D. My grandmother wished that I might be happy and prosperous.

Ans: B

87. The man said, “God help the poor.”

A. The man wished that God might help the poor.

B. The man wished that God would help the poor.

C. The man wished if God might help the poor.

D. The man wished the poor that God might help them.

Ans: A

88. They said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”

A. They exclaimed with joy and said that they had won the match.

B. They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

C. They said with joy that they had won the match. 

D. They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

Ans: D

89. “Alas! She is dead.” Rohan said.

A. Rohan exclaimed with sorrow that she was dead. 

B. Rohan exclaimed is sorrow that she is dead.

C. Rohan exclaimed with sorrow that she had been dead.

D. Rohan exclaimed is sorrow that she had been dead.

Ans: A

90. “Bravo!” My uncle said, “You’ve done a great job.”

A. My uncle exclaimed with fear that he has done a great job.

B. My uncle exclaimed with happiness that I had done a great job.

C. My uncle exclaimed with joy that I had done a great job.

D. My uncle exclaimed with joy that I have done a great job.

Ans: C

91. I said, “Fie! You ashamed your family.”

A. I exclaimed with disgust that you ashamed your family. 

B. I exclaimed with fear that you ashamed your family.

C. I exclaimed with fear that you had ashamed your family.

D. I exclaimed with disgust that you had ashamed your family.

Ans: D

92. I said, “What a lovely day it is!”

A. I exclaimed that it was a very lovely day.

B. I exclaimed with surprise that it had been a lovely day.

C. I exclaimed with surprise that it was a lovely day.

D. I exclaimed with surprise that it was a very lovely day.

Ans: D

93. I said, “What a foolish idea it is.”

A. I exclaimed with disgust that it was a foolish idea. 

B. I exclaimed with disgust that it was a very foolish idea.

C. I exclaimed with disgust that that was a very foolish idea.

D. I exclaimed with disgust that that was a foolish idea.

Ans: B

94. My friend said to me, “Liar!”

A. My friend said that I was a liar.

B. My friend called me a liar.

C. My friend said and called me a liar.

D. My friend said that I had been a liar.

Ans: B

95. He said, “What a charming place!”

A. He exclaimed with surprise that that was a charming place.

B. He exclaimed with surprise that that was a very charming place.

C. He exclaimed with surprise that it was a charming place.

D. He exclaimed with surprise that was a charming place.

Ans: B

96. She said, “How sweet you are!”

A. She exclaimed with surprise that you are sweet.

B. She exclaimed with surprise that you were sweet.

C. She exclaimed with surprise that you had been very sweet.

D. She exclaimed with surprise that you were very sweet.

Ans: D

97. I said, “How beautiful your handwriting is!”

A. I exclaimed with joy that her handwriting was beautiful. 

B. I exclaimed with joy that your handwriting was very beautiful.

C. I exclaimed with joy that her handwriting was beautiful.

D. I exclaimed with disgust that his handwriting was very beautiful.

Ans: B

98. Ben said, “What a strange idea!”

A. Ben exclaimed that that is a strange idea.

B. Ben exclaimed with disgust that it had been a strange idea.

C. Ben exclaimed with disgust that it was a very strange idea.

D. Ben exclaimed that it had been a very strange idea.

Ans: C

99. Ravi said, “What a horrible sight!”

A. Ravi exclaimed with joy that it was a horrible sight.

B. Ravi exclaimed with disgust that that was a horrible sight.

C. Ravi exclaimed with disgust that it was a very horrible sight.

D. Ravi exclaimed with joy that it was very horrible sight.

Ans: C

100. The teacher said to her students, “Good afternoon!”

A. The teacher exclaimed to her students that it was a very good afternoon

B. The teacher wished her students that a very good afternoon.

C. The teacher wished her students that it was a very good afternoon.

D. The teacher wished her students good afternoon.

Ans: D

101. They said to me, “Congratulations!”

A. They congratulated me.

B. They told mw congratulations. 

C. They wished me congratulations. 

D. They wished and congratulated me.

Ans: A

102. I said to Henry, “Welcome!”

A. I told Henry welcome.

B. I wished henry welcome.

C. I told Henry that he was welcome.

D. I welcomed Henry.

Ans: D

103. They said to me, “Good bye!”

A. They wished me goodbye. 

B. They bade me goodbye. 

C. They told me goodbye. 

D. They told me that I was goodbye. 

Ans: B

104. I said to her, “Goodnight!”

A. I told her goodnight 

B. I wished her goodnight. 

C. I bade goodnight her 

D. I bade her goodnight. 

Ans: D

105. All of them said to Nicky, “Happy birthday!”

A. All of them bade Nicky happy birthday. 

B. All of them told Nicky happy birthday.

C. All of them wished Nicky happy birthday.

D. All of them wished Nicky a very happy birthday.

Ans: C

106. Daniel said “Nonsense!”

A. Daniel wished nonsense. 

B. Daniel exclaimed with surprise that it had been nonsense.

C. Daniel exclaimed with disgust that it had been nonsense

D. Daniel exclaimed with disgust that it was nonsense.

Ans: D

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