Narration Exercise - 4 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Narration Exercise

1. The teacher said, "Thank you, my boys." The indirect narration of the sentence is- [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের ব্যক্তিগত কর্মকর্তা-১৯]

A. The teacher said that thank you my boys.

B. The teacher told the boys and thanked them.

C. The teacher thanked the boys.

D. The boys were thanked by the teacher.

Ans: C

2. The direct form of the indirect sentence 'He said that the patient had died early in the morning' is- [সাধারণ বীমা কর্পোরেশনের আপার ডিভিশন অ্যাসিসটেন্ট-১৯]

A. He said, "The patient has died early in the morning."

B. He said, "The patient had died early in the morning."

C. He said, "The patient died early in the last morning."

D. He said, "The patient died early in the morning."

Ans: D

3. The old man said, "Curse the flood." The indirect narration of the sentence is- [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা-১৯]

A. The old man said that the flood be cursed.

B. The old man cursed the flood.

C. The old man told that the flood is cursed.

D. The old man cursing the flood.

Ans: B

4. Change the narration- The teacher says, "Rose smells sweet". [ডাক বিভাগের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. The teacher said that rose smells sweet.

B. The teacher says that rose smells sweet.

C. Rose smells sweet is said by the teacher.

D. Rose smells sweet was said by the teacher.

Ans: B

5. Change the narration- John said to me, "Do you know where he is?" [ডাক বিভাগের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. John asked me if I knew where he was.

B. John asked me do I know where he was.

C. John said to me if I know where he is.

D. John said to me if I knew where he was.

Ans: A

6. Change the form of speech: They said to him, "Sir, please visit our office today." [রূপালী ব্যাংক লি. (অফিসার)-১৯]

A. They asked him to visit their office today.

B. They requested him respectfully to visit their office that day.

C. They addressed him Sir and requested him to visit the office today.

D. They told him in humble manner to visit their office that day.

Ans: B

7. The indirect form of the sentence, He said, "We cannot be quite happy in this life" should be [সাধারণ বীমা কর্পোরেশনের অ্যাসিসটেন্ট ম্যানেজার-১৯]

A. He said that we could not be quite happy in this life.

B. He said that we cannot be quite happy in this life.

C. He said that they cannot be quite happy in this life.

D. He said that they could not be quite happy in this life.

Ans: B (Explanation: 'We' refers to mankind/universal truth, so no change).

8. Kamal said to me, "What is your name?" (Indirect form) [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (৪র্থ পর্যায়)-১৯]

A. Kamal asked you your name.

B. Kamal asked me what was my name.

C. What my name is, Kamal asked.

D. Kamal asked me what my name was.

Ans: D

9. The indirect speech of, He said, 'You liar.' is- [পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা-১৯]

A. He said me a liar.

B. He called me a liar.

C. He said me to go to a liar.

D. He called me a liar.

Ans: D

10. Choose the correct answer. [১৬তম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১৯]

A. He gave me good-bye.

B. He bade me good-bye.

C. He told me good-bye.

D. He wished me good-bye.

Ans: B

11. He said, "I shall go to office". Indirect form is- [চলচ্চিত্র ও প্রকাশনা অধিদপ্তরের ক্যামেরাম্যান-১৯]

A. He said that he shall go to office

B. He said that he would go to office

C. He said that he will go to office

D. He said that he should go to office

Ans: B

12. Which one is the correct indirect narration? "Why have you beaten my dog"? he said to me. [38th BCS]

A. He demanded me why had I beaten his dog.

B. He asked me why I have had beaten his dog.

C. He enquired me why had I beaten his dog.

D. He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog.

Ans: D

13. The indirect speech of the sentence "Sally said to me, "Please get me a drink" is: [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা-১৮]

A. Sally told me to get a drink for her

B. Sally asked me to get her a drink

C. Sally told me to get a drink

D. Sally inquired me to have a drink for her

Ans: B

14. Choose the correct indirect sentence: He said, "Man is mortal" [জনস্বাস্থ্য প্রকৌশল অধিদপ্তর (এস্টিমেটর)-১৮]

A. He said man is mortal.

B. He told that man had been mortal.

C. He said that man is mortal.

D. He said that man was mortal.

Ans: C

15. The correct indirect form of I said to him, "I don't believe you." [BEZA এর সহকারী ব্যবস্থাপক-১৮]

A. I said I don't believe him.

B. I said I didn't believe him.

C. I said I don't believes you.

D. I have said I didn't believe him.

Ans: B

16. Choose the correct indirect form of the following sentence: He said to me, "I don't believe you." [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়/বিভাগ/অধিদপ্তর ব্যক্তিগত কর্মকর্তা (সাধারণ)-১৮]

A. He said that he didn't believe you.

B. He said he hadn't believe me.

C. He told me that he didn't believe me.

D. He told me he wouldn't believe me.

Ans: C

17. Change the narration: The captain says, 'Company move forward' [রূপালী ব্যাংক লি. অফিসার (ক্যাশ)-১৮]

A. The captain commands the company to move forward.

B. The captain commanded to move the company forward.

C. The captain instructed the company for a forward move.

D. The captain requests the company to move forward.

Ans: A

18. Change the form of speech: They said, "We cannot live without air." [৫ ব্যাংকের সমন্বিত পরীক্ষা (অফিসার)-১৮]

A. They said that human cannot live without air.

B. They said that we cannot live without air.

C. They said that it is not possible to live without air.

D. They realized that people could not live without air.

Ans: B

19. Change into indirect speech: "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me. [বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক (AD)-১৮]

A. What I was doing there alone was asked by a soft voice.

B. A soft voice told me as his son and asked me whether I was alone.

C. A soft voice from my behind asked me if I was alone.

D. Addressing me as his son a soft voice asked if I was alone.

Ans: D

20. He said to her, 'What a cold day! The underlined speech of this: [KU (BBA) 16-17]

A. He told her that it was a cold day.

B. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.

C. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.

D. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

Ans: D

21. The indirect form of the sentence "He said, 'Let us go for a walk'." is [অগ্রনী ব্যাংক সিনিয়র অফিসার-১৭]

A. He said that they must go for a walk.

B. He suggested that they should go for a walk.

C. He proposed that they would go for a walk.

D. He proposed to go for a walk.

Ans: B

22. 'Don't waste time', the teacher said to the students. The indirect form of the speech [সাধারণ পুলের আওতার বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের সহকারী প্রোপালার, উপসহকারী প্রকৌশলী প্রাসনিক কর্মকর্তা ও ব্যক্তিগত কর্মকর্তা-১৬]

A. The teacher forbade the students not to waste time.

B. The teacher advised the students not to waste time.

C. The teacher advised the students to not waste time.

D. The teacher ordered the students don't waste time.

Ans: B

23. Change the narration: You said, 'He was there'. [বাংলাদেশ বিভাগ (মেট্রোপলিটন সার্কেল) পরিদর্শক-১৬]

A. You said that he had been here

B. You said that he was there

C. You said that he had there

D. You said that he is there

Ans: B (Note: Past Indefinite usually changes to Past Perfect, but sometimes stays past. If C 'had been there' was an option, it would be preferred. Here B preserves meaning. Text says B).

24. My father said to me, "We are going there tomorrow, বাক্যের indirect speech হবে- [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (মেঘনা)-১২]

A. My father told me that they would be going there the next day.

B. My father said to me that they are going there the next day.

C. My father told me that they were going there the next day.

D. My father told me that they are going there the next day.

Ans: C

25. Find out the correct sentence in indirect speech. [পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের ব্যক্তিগত কর্মকর্তা-১৮, সমাজসেবা অধিদপ্তরে সমাজকল্যাণ সংগঠক-০৫] He said to me, "What are you doing?"

A. He said to me what I am doing?

B. He asked me what I was doing.

C. He said what was to do.

D. He said about my doing.

Ans: B

26. Choose correct direct form of "He asked me what I was doing." [নির্বাচন কমিশন সচিবালয়ে প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা-০৪]

A. He said to me, "What I was doing?"

B. He said me, "What was I doing?"

C. He said, "What I am doing?"

D. He said to me, "What are you doing?"

Ans: D

27. He said to me, "Do you like music?" The indirect form of this sentence is - [পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তরের সহকারী পরিচালক (কারিগরি)-১১]

A. He said if I like music.

B. He asked me do I like music.

C. He asked to me if I like music.

D. He asked me if I liked music.

Ans: D

28. Turn into indirect narration: I asked, "Whose picture is it?" [ব্যাংক (অফিসার, প্রশ-১৭]

A. I asked which picture it was.

B. I asked whose picture it was.

C. I asked to which the picture is.

D. I asked whose the picture is.

Ans: B

29. Change the speech: "What do you want?" she asked him. [JU (F) 14-15, প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপ-সহকারী পরিচালক-১৬, BRUR (D) 16-17, ডাক বিভাগের মেইল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. She asked him what he wanted.

B. She asked him what he wants.

C. She asks him what he wants.

D. She wanted him

Ans: A

30. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "What a beautiful bird!" [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা (মুক্তিযোদ্ধা কোটা)-১৮]

A. He said that what a beautiful bird it was.

B. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful bird.

C. He exclaimed that what a beautiful bird.

D. He said that it was a very beautiful bird.

Ans: B

31. The indirect form of the sentence "He said, "Let me have some milk." [ইসলামী ব্যাংক (ATO)-১৭]

A. He said that he wanted some milk.

B. He prayed that he might have some milk.

C. He requested to let him have some milk.

D. He wished that he might have some milk.

Ans: D

32. Change the narration, He remarked, "Two and two makes four" [উপজেলা পোস্টমাস্টার-১৬]

A. He remarked that two and two would make four

B. He remarked that two and two made four

C. He remarked that two and two makes four

D. He adviced that two and two makes four

Ans: C

33. "He asked me when the next letter would come" বাক্যের direct speech হচ্ছে- [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (ড্যাফোডিল)-১৩, (মিসিসিপি)-১৪, IU (B) 16-17]

A. He said to me, "When would the next letter come?"

B. He asked to me, "When will the next letter come?"

C. He said to me, "When will the next letter come?"

D. He said to me, "When the next letter will come?"

Ans: C

34. He adressed Mr. Rahman and wished him good morning. বাক্যটির direct speech হবে [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (বুড়িগঙ্গা)-১৩]

A. He said to Mr. Rahman, 'Good morning'

B. He said, 'Good morning, Mr. Rahman.'

C. He said, 'Good morning, to Mr. Rahman.'

D. He bade good morning to Mr. Rahman.

Ans: B

35. The boy said, 'Let me have a pencil.' বাক্যটির indirect speech হবে- [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১২]

A. The boy said that he would have a pencil.

B. The boy said that he might have a pencil.

C. The boy told that he will have a pencil.

D. The boy told that he needed a pencil.

Ans: B

36. I said to him, "Is he a doctor?" [ইসলামী ব্যাংক সহকারী অফিসার-০৮, নার্সিং মিডওয়াইফ-১৭, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (মেঘনা)-১২, JUST (F) 15-16, IU (C) 15-16, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (৩য় পর্যায়)-১৯]

A. I said to that he was a doctor.

B. I said to him whether he was a doctor.

C. I asked him whether he was a doctor.

D. I asked him whether he is a doctor.

Ans: C

37. He said, "What a pity!” বাক্যের indirect speech হচ্ছে- [জনস্বাস্থ্য প্রকৌশল অধিদপ্তরের ক্যাশিয়ার-১১]

A. He said that it was a great pity

B. He exclaimed that it is great pity

C. He exclaimed that it was great pity

D. He said that it is great pity

Ans: C

38. The Captain ordered the soldiers to march on. বাক্যের direct speech হবে [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (৪র্থ পর্যায়)-১৯]

A. The Captain asked, "Soldiers, I ask you to march"

B. The Captain said to the soldiers, "Please march on"

C. The Captain said, "Soldiers, I ask you to march on"

D. The Captain said to the soldiers, "March on"

Ans: D

39. I said to you, 'He has done his duty', বাক্যের indirect speech হবে [প্রাক প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (সুরমা)-১৩]

A. I said to you that you have done your duty.

B. I said to you that he had done his duty.

C. I told you that you had done your duty.

D. I told you that he has done your duty.

Ans: B

40. The Chairman said to the members, 'Let us drop the matter today'. বাক্যের indirect speech হবে [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১৩]

A. The Chairman proposed to the members to drop the matter that day.

B. The Chairman proposed to the members that they should drop the matter today.

C. The Chairman proposed to the members that they should drop the matter that day.

D. The Chairman proposed to the members that they might drop the matter today.

Ans: C