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41
He said, “How lovely the scene is!”
A
He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely.
B
He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
C
He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
D
He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
42
Nandita said to Nitin, “Can you solve this sum ?”
A
Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
B
Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve this sum.
C
Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve that sum.
D
Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve that sum.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
43
Ramu said, “My master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.”
A
Ramu said that his master planned to build a huge house in Khandala.
B
Ramu said that his master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
C
Ramu said that his master’s plan is to build a huge house in Khandala.
D
Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
44
The teacher said to the student “Can you explain this?”
A
The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
B
The teacher asked the student whether he can explain this.
C
The teacher asked the student whether he can explain that.
D
The teacher asked the student whether he could explain this.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
45
He said, “I am going to college just now.”
A
He said that he was going to college just now.
B
He asked that he was going to college just then.
C
He said that he was going to college just then.
D
He asked that he was going to college just now.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: He said that he was going to college just then.
46
The police said to the thief, “Don’t move.”
A
The police ordered the thief not to move.
B
The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
C
The police told the thief that he did not move.
D
The police ordered to the thief to not move.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: The police ordered the thief not to move.
47
“What a stupid fellow you are !” she remarked.
A
She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.
B
She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
C
She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.
D
She asked him what a stupid fellow he was.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
48
She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”
A
She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
B
She requested Rita to help her in her homework.
C
Rita requested her to help her with her homework.
D
She requested Rita to help her homework.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
49
I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”
A
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him yesterday.
B
I asked him where he had lost the pen I have brought for him the previous day.
C
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
D
I asked him where had he lost the pen I had brought him the previous day.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
50
“Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old man said.”
A
The manager sternly told Govind that he commanded him to tell him what the old man had said.
B
The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the oldman had said.
C
The manager commanded Govind to tell him what the old man said.
D
The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
51
He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now.”
A
He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now
B
He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
C
He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.
D
He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
52
Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
A
Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
B
Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
C
Doshi told his wife to please select one of those necklaces.
D
Doshi pleased his wife to select one of those necklaces.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
53
My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”
A
His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
B
My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
C
My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
D
My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing this.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
54
Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
A
Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
B
Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
C
Rahul said that he would do it then or never
D
Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Rahul said that he would do it then or never
55
He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
A
He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
B
He told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
C
He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
D
He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
56
The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
A
The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
B
The boss said that it was time we had begun planning our work.
C
The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
D
The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
57
Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
A
Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
B
Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
C
Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him.
D
Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
58
I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
A
I said, “How many discoveries have gone unheeded?”
B
I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
C
I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
D
I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
Answer & Explanation
Answer: I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
59
I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change.”
A
I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
B
I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
C
I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
D
I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
60
I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job.”
A
I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.
B
I said again and again I didn’t care about the job.
C
I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
D
I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
