Narration MCQ
101. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'Man is mortal.'
He said man is mortal.
He told that man had been mortal.
He said that man was mortal.
He said that man is mortal.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech-এ চিরসত্য বাক্য থাকলে indirect speech-এ reported speech-এর verb-এর কোনোরূপ পরিবর্তন হয় না। আর assertive বাক্যকে indirect করতে said-এর পর that ব্যবহৃত হয়। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যের সঠিক indirect narration: He said that man is mortal.
102. Choose the correct indirect form of the following sentence: He said to me, 'I don't believe you'.
He said that he didn't believe you.
He said he hadn't believe me.
He told me that he didn't believe me.
He told me he wouldn't believe me.
103. He said that he- the previous day.
has come
had come
came
arrived
ব্যাখ্যা: 'Direct speech'-এ simple past tense, Indirect speech-এর ক্ষেত্রে পরিবর্তিত হয়ে Past perfect tense হয়।
104. I asked him
What is his name
What was his name
What his name is
What his name was
ব্যাখ্যা: বাক্যটি indirect speech এ আছে। Direct speech-এ I said to him, 'What is your name?' ছিল। Indirect এর নিয়মানুসারে সঠিক উত্তর (ঘ)।
105. Choose the correct indirect speech-She asked me, 'Are you happy in your new job?"
She asked me if I was happy in my new job
She asked me if I have been happy in my new job
She asked me whether I am happy in my new job
She asked me if I had been happy in my new job
ব্যাখ্যা: Direct narration-কে indirect করার ক্ষেত্রে যদি Interrogative sentence হয় তাহলে if বসে। Reported Speech-কে Indirect করার সময় Assertive করে নিতে হবে। Reporting Verb past form-এ রয়েছে, সেহেতু Reported Speech-কেও অবশ্যই co- responding past form করতে হবে।
106. Her half-sister told me that -.
she had done the assignment the previous day
she had do the assignment the previous day
she did the task yesterday
she had done the assinment
ব্যাখ্যা: Option গুলোর মধ্যে (ক) option এর বাক্যটি সঠিক indirect narration-এ আছে। Reported speech past indefinite থাকলে indirect-এ past perfect হয়।
107. Which one in the correct indirect narration? 'Why have you beaten my dog'? he said to me.
He demanded me why had I beaten his dog
He asked me why I have had beaten his dog
He enquired me why had I had beaten his dog
He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog
ব্যাখ্যা: বাক্যটি দ্বারা দৃঢ়ভাবে জিজ্ঞাসা করা বোঝাচ্ছে। আর demand of somebody অর্থ কাউকে জোরপূর্বক জিজ্ঞাসা করা। Indirect narration- embedded questionটির structure: (Wh) Why + sub + had + beaten + his dog। সুতরাং সঠিক Indirect narration: He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog !
108. He said, 'Good morning. Mr. Kamal. Change the speech.
He wished Mr. Kamal good morning.
He has wished Mr. Kamal good morning.
He said Mr. Kamal good morning.
He told Mr. Kamal good morning.
ব্যাখ্যা: Direct speech-এ good morning, good afternoon, good luck ইত্যাদি থাকলে indirect-এ said-এর পরিবর্তে wished বসে। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect speech হলো He wished Mr. Kamal good morning.
109. Choose the direct speech of the sentence: She told me to stand up.
She said, 'Do stand up.'
She said to me, 'Stand up.'
She told, 'Stand up.'
She said me, 'Stand up.'
ব্যাখ্যা: প্রদত্ত চারটি বাক্য Imperative form এর Direct Speech। গঠন অনুযায়ী Indirect Speechটি হচ্ছে She said to me, 'Stand up.'
110. The indirect speech of the sentence-Sally said to me, 'Please get me a drink' is :-
Sally told me to get a drink for her.
Sally asked me to get her a drink.
Sally told me to get a drink.
Sally inquired me to have a drink for her.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech দ্বারা আদেশ, উপদেশ, অনুরোধ বুঝালে said-এর পরিবর্তে asked, requested, ordered হয় + object + to + verb + বাক্যের বাকি অংশ।
111. Teacher said, 'The earth - round the sun.'
Moves
Moved
has moved
will be moving
ব্যাখ্যা: Universal truth বা চিরন্তন সত্য সর্বদা Present Indefinite Tense দ্বারা প্রকাশ করা হয় বলে শূন্যস্থানে verb-টি হবে 'moves'
112. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said 'What a beautiful bird!'
He said that what a beautiful bird it was.
He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful bird.
He exclaimed that what a beautiful bird.
He said that it was a very beautiful bird.
ব্যাখ্যা: প্রদত্ত exclamatory sentence-এর indirect narration-এর structure: sub + exclaimed + that + reported speech-এর sub (কিন্তু এখানে ধরে নিতে হবে) + verb, reporting verb অনুযায়ী + article + very + adjective + noun। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect narration: He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful bird.
113. 'I'll have a cup of tea,' my father said, 'Because I'm not hungry.'
My father said that he will have a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry.
My father said that he would have had a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry.
My father said that he would have a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry.
My father said that he had a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb past form-এ থাকায় reported speech-এর will পরিবর্তিত হয়ে would হবে। My father পরিবর্তিত হয়ে he হবে। অপর অংশের is পরিবর্তিত হয়ে past form-এ was হবে।
114. Nafis said to Romel, 'Go away' বাক্যটির indirect speech হবে-
Nafis asked Romel to go away.
Nafis requested Romel to go.
Nafis requested Romel to go away.
Nafis said Romel to go away.
ব্যাখ্যা: Imperative sentence দ্বারা আদেশ, অনুরোধ এগুলো না বোঝা গেলে Reporting verb হিসেবে ask, tell, beg ইত্যাদি ব্যবহার করেও indirect speech এ রূপান্তর করা যায়। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect speech হলো Nafis asked Romel to go away .