Exercise-10
Read the Paragraph and answer the following questions:
1. I came across Ajay walking on the pavement of slow-moving traffic and wished him ‘hello’. He (i)………….. near New Delhi Railway Station. When I (ii) …………… for him, he replied that he wanted a happy ride on my bike. But I shocked him by saying that I knew walking is a good exercise and (iii) ………… to his office.
(i) (a) says that my office was
(b) clarified that his office was
(c) said that his office was
(d) told that his office was
(ii) (a) asked him what I can do
(b) asked him what I could do
(c) said him what I could do
(d) asks him what I can do
(iii)(a) said him to walk
(b) ordered him to walk
(c) advise him to walk
(d) advised him walk
Answers:
(i) (c) said that his office was
(ii)(b) asked him what I could do
(iii)(d) advised him walk
2. I saw a boy waiting at the door of my office. I took no time and (i) ……………….. Immediately he replied that his name was Anil. Then I (ii)………….. come for admission. Anil pleased me by saying with respect (iii)………….. come for admission.
(i) (a) asked what his name was
(b) told him what his name was
(c) asked him what his name was
(d) ask what his name is
(ii) (a) explained if he has
(b) questioned if he will
(c) said that he had
(d) enquired if he had
(iii) (a) that he were
(b) that he is
(c) that he has
(d) that he had
Answers:
(i) (c) asked him what his name was
(ii) (d) enquired if he had
(iii) (d) that he had
3. Read the paragraphs given below and complete the dialogue with appropriate words.
I noticed a passenger boarding the bus hurriedly at the Kotla bus stop. He came near and (i)………… destined to. I replied by asking him if he read the destination board, and said Nehru Place. Then, he (ii)…………. Azadpur and enquired of the fare. I said रु15. But he shocked me by saying that he had got only रु10. Finally I (iii) …………. at the next stop.
(i)(a) told me where the bus was
(b) asked me when. the bus was
(c) ask me where the bus is
(d) said where the bus was
(ii) (a) explained that he would travel upto
(b) asked that he would travel upto
(c) ask that he would travel upto
(d) said that he would travel upto .
(iii) (a) suggested him to get down
(b) suggest him to get down
(c) says to him to get down
(d) said to him to get down salsa
Answers:-
(i)(b) asked me where the bus was
(ii)(d) said that he would travel upto
(iii)(a) suggested him to get down
4. One-day Suppandi’s boss …(i)… and deliver that parcel to his brother at his office. Suppandi replied in affirmation. Then his boss gave him 20 for an auto-rickshaw. When he reached that place the driver …(ii)… there they were, that would be 25. On this, Suppandi said that he had got only Z 20. The auto-rickshaw driver angrily ordered Suppandi that he had better take out another 5 or else. Suppandi asked the driver not to get angry. He then asked the driver to just reverse till …(iii)….
(i) (a) asked Suppandi to come
(b)asked Suppandi to went
(c) ordered Suppandi to go
(d) told Suppandi to go
(ii) (a) informed him that
(b) asked him that
(c)refused him that
(d)says to him that
(iii) (a) the meter comes down to रु20
(b) the meter coming down रु20.
(c) the meter come down to रु20.
(d) the meter came down to रु20 .
Answers:-
(i) (c) ordered Suppandi to go
(ii) (a) informed him that
(iii) (d) the meter came down to रु20
5. One day Emperor Akbar told Birbal that as the Emperor, he met only wise and learned men, never a fool. …(i)… to show him the greatest fools in the city. He said to Birbal that he would give him a month to find them. To this….(ii)….. it should be no problem, Jahanpanah, he might not need all that time. As Birbal went about the city looking for fools, he came upon a strange sight. He asked the man …….(iii)……on his head instead of placing it behind him, on the saddle.
(i) (a) He told Birbal
(b)He informed Birbal
(c) He ordered Birbal
(d) He said to Birbal
(ii) (a) Birbal exclaimed that
(b) Birbal said that
(c)Birbal refused that
(d)Birbal asked that
(iii) (a) why was he carrying that bundle
(b)why is he carrying that bundle
(c) why he was carrying that bundle
(d) why he is carrying that bundle
Answers:-
(i) (c) He ordered Birbal
(ii) (b) Birbal said that
(iii) (c) why he was carrying that bundle
6. Karan went to Sarah and said that …….(i)…….. had got him a pet to which Sarah excitedly asked what that was. Karan ……(ii)……. it was a pup that could speak too. Sarah got chuckled hearing a pup that could speak. So, Karan …..(iii)….. Hi, Sarah, I am Mr. Doodle Duck, the puppet and I am happy to meet you. Sarah got uncomfortable.
(i) (a) said that his dad
(b)says that his dad
(c) asked that his dad
(d) informed that his dad
(ii) (a) tells her that
(b) told her that
(c) shouted her that
(d) replied her that
(iii) (a) make his pet speak that
(b) makes his pet speak that
(c) made his pet speak that
(d) his pet speak that
Answers:-
(i) (a) said that his dad
(ii) (b) told her that
(iii) (c) made his pet speak that
7. A Brahmin called Gangaram came to Birbal and …(i)… he had a problem which only he could solve. Birbal asked him what that was. Then Gangaram told him that he was a Brahmin by birth, his forefathers were great Sanskrit scholars. Everybody called them Pandits. To this Birbal …(ii)… he remembered his father. Gangaram then said that he had neither much learning nor wealth. To this, Birbal asked him …….(iii)…….
(i) (a) told him that
(b) ordered him that
(c) requested him that
(d)commanded him that
(ii) (a) replied in negation
(b) ref used that
(c) replied in affirmation
(d)says that
(iii) (a) if he wants him to help him get work.
(b) if he wanted him to help him get work.
(c) if you wanted me to help you get work.
(d) if you want me to help you get work.
Answers:-
(i) (b) ordered him that
(ii) (c) replied in affirmation
(iii) (b) if he wanted him to help him get work
8. Suppandi said to his grandmother Achi, that she was hot all over. His grandmother …(i)… she had a fever and asked Suppandi to go, fetch a doctor. Suppandi agreed to go. On his way, he had to pass through a forge. He …(ii)… why he had put that red hot iron in the water to which the man informed him that he did that to cool it. He asked Suppandi to see how cold it had become. On this, Suppandi thought to himself that ………(iii)… so fast, why not …..
(i) (a) says that she thought
(b) said that she thinks
(c) said that she thought
(d) said that she was thinking
(ii) (a) asked the man
(b)ordered the man
(c) replied to the man
(d) requested the man
(iii) (a) if water can cool a red hot iron
(b)if water could cool a red hot iron
(c)if water can cold a red hot iron
(d)whether water could cool a red hot iron
Answers:-
(i) (c) said that she thought
(ii) (a) asked the man
(iii) (b) if water could cool a red hot iron
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