ENGLISH QUIZ 36

ENGLISH QUIZ

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1. They said, “We can not live without oxygen”.
2. They said that we can not live without oxygen.
3. They said that they can not live without oxygen.
4. They said that they would not live without oxygen.
5. They says that they can not live without oxygen.

2. Rahul said to me, “We are mortal”.

1. Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
2. Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
3. Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
4. Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

3. John says, “I shall go there”.

1. John said that he went there.
2. John says that he will go there.
3. John says that he went there.
4. John said that I will go there.

4. He said to me, “I shall be writing an essay”.

1. He told me that he would have been writing an essay.
2. He told me that he would be writing an essay.
3. He told me that he will be writing an essay.
4. He told me that he shall be writing an essay.

5. He said to you, “You may go out”.

1. He told you that you might be go out.
2. He said you that you might be go out.
3. He told you that you may go out.
4. He told you that you might go out.

6. Shahekant said to me, “I have no time for you”.

1. Shahekant said that he had no time for me.
2. Shahekant told me that he had no time for me.
3. Shahekant told me that he has no time for me.
4. Shahekant told me that he was having no time for me.

7. She said, “You were missing from the picnic”.

1. She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
2. She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
3. She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
4. She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.

8. He said to me, “I had to finish this first.”

1. He told me that he has to finish this first.
2. He told me that he have to finish this first.
3. He told me that he had had to finish this first.
4. He told me that he had to finish this first.

9. She said to me, “I could reach there easily”.

1. She told me that she could reach there easily.
2. She told me that she could have reach there easily.
3. She told me that she had reach there easily.
4. She told me that she had been reach there easily.

10. Raju said to me, “He worked hard”.

1. Raju told me that he had worked hard.
2. Raju told me that he has worked hard.
3. Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
4. Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

11.  Sheela said to me, “Munni is dancing better than me.”

1. Sheela told me that Munni have been dancing better than her.
2. Sheela told me that Munni was dancing better than her.
3. Sheela told me that Munni had been dancing better than her.
4. Sheela told me that Munni had dancing better than her.

12. Rahul said, “We must obey our parents.”

1. Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
2. Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
3. Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
4. Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

13. She said, “Well, Rahul, You have done this work.”

1. She told Rahul that you had done this work.
2. She told Rahul that you had done that work.
3. She told Rahul that he had done that work.
4. She told Rahul that he has done that work.

14.  He said to us, “Are you going to market today?”

1. He asked us if we were going to market that day.
2. He asked us if you are going to market that day.
3. He asked us if we went to market that day.
4. He asked us if we had gone to market that day.

15. He said to me, “You are rich, aren’t you?”

1. He asked me if I had rich.
2. He asked me if I had been rich.
3. He asked me if I was rich.
4. He asked me if I was rich, wasn’t me.

16. She said, “Madam, I have done homework.”

1. She said respectfully that she had been done homework.
2. She said respectfully that she has done homework.
3. She said respectfully that she had done homework.
4. She said respectfully to her teacher that she had done homework.

17. He said, “May God bless you.”

1. He prayed that God bless him.
2. He prayed that may God bless him.
3. He told that may God bless him.
4. He prayed that might God bless him.

18. Captain said, “Bravo! We have won the match.”

1. Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
2. Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
3. Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
4. Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.

19.  He said to me, “Do read the holy Gita daily.”

1. He asked to me to read the holy Gita daily.
2. He asked me to do read the holy Gita daily.
3. He asked me to read the holy Gita daily.
4. He requested me to read the holy Gita daily.

20. Mr. Bajaj said, “How foolish of me!”

1. Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he had been very foolish.
2. Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he is very foolish.
3. Mr. Bajaj confessed with sorrow that he was very foolish.
4. Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he was very foolish.

ANSWERS

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. C
20. D