Dialogue Reporting Practice Questions
Q. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
Student: May I come in, sir?
Headmaster: Yes, come in.
Student: Good morning, sir.
Headmaster: Good morning. What do you want?
Student: Sir, I had to collect my transfer certificate.
Headmaster: It is with the head clerk.
The student asked the headmaster for permission to enter. The headmaster (a) ……………. come in. The student then wished the headmaster a good morning. The headmaster wished the student a good morning and (b) …………….. The student said that he had to collect his transfer certificate. The headmaster said that (c) ……………
Answers:
(a) asked him to
(b) asked what he wanted
(c) it was with the head clerk
Q. Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows.
Interviewer: Was shooting ‘The Kashmir Files ‘in Kashmir challenging?
Mr. Agnihotri: Filming is not an easy job for me, but in Kashmir it was even more difficult as the incident belonged to this state’s people.
Interviewer: How did the locals react to your project?
Mr. Agnihotri: Many assisted us during the making of the film. There were many who realised that it was shame on the Kashmiris who did the all wrongs to Kashmiri Pandits.
The interviewer asked Mr. Agnihotri (a) __________ challenging in Kashmir. Mr. Agnihotri replied that (b) __________ but in Kashmir (c) __________ more difficult as the incident belonged to that state’s people. The interviewer wanted to know (d) __________ to his project. Mr. Agnihotri told him that (e) __________ and added that (f) __________ who (g) ___________ that it (h) ___________ on the Kashmiris who (i) ___________ all the wrongs on Kashmiri Pandits.
Answers:
(a) If shooting ‘The Kashmir Files’ had been
(b) filming was not an easy job for him
(c) It had been
(d) How the locals had reacted
(e) many had assisted them during the making of the film making
(f) There had been many who
(g) had realised (or realised)
(h) Had been shame
(i) Had done
Q. Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows.
Mohan: I’ve been watching the sea and there hasn’t been any trace of a ship.
Vineet: I told you yesterday too that we’ll be rescued, so have patience.
Mohan: Why do you ask me to keep quiet whenever I say something?
Vineet: Have you ever said anything sensible?
Mohan said (a) ………. Vineet replied (b) ……. and so asked him to have patience. Mohan angrily asked Vineet (c) ………… to which Vineet wanted to know (d) ……………….
Answers:
a) that he had been watching the sea and that there had not been any trace of a ship
b) that he had told him the day before that they would be rescued
c) why he asked him to keep quiet whenever he said something
d) if he had ever said anything sensible
Q. Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows.
Peter: I don’t feel well today.
Reyan: What can I help you, Sir?
Peter: Can you take me to the doctor?
Rayan: Yes, Sir.
Peter told the Rayan (a) …………………. Reyan asked respectfully (b) …………. Peter asked the Reyan (c) ………. Peter replied in the affirmative.
Answers:
a) that he did not feel well that day
b) what he could help him
c) if he could take him to the doctor
Q. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
Shopkeeper: May I help you?
Customer: Yes.
Shopkeeper: What do you want to buy?
Customer: I want to buy a pair of sports shoes.
Shopkeeper: I have just the right pair for you. Try these please.
Customer: Oh, these shoes are so nice. I’ll buy them.
The shopkeeper asked the customer if (a) …………… The customer replied in the affirmative. The shopkeeper then asked the customer what he wanted to buy. The customer said that he wanted a pair of sports shoes. The shopkeeper said that he had just the (b) …………… requested him to try them. The customer said that the shoes were very nice and that he (c) ……………
Answers:
(a) he might help him
(b) right pair for him and
(c) would buy them
Thank you for question
These were excellent and also improved my spech
It’s speech not spech
clapings
it is speech
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Why are there so many mistakes in the given questions?The names of the people in the conversation and the names of the people in the related question are completely different.Pls chk and rectify.It is confusing the kids and the purpose of these practice questions is totally defeated.
Thank you for informing us of the mistakes. We have done the required corrections. I hope all is well now.
page 2 question 3 there is a name error
plz rectify it as soon as possible to avoid more confusion
Thank you for informing us of the mistake. The required correction has been done- ‘Mohan’ has been replaced by ‘Vinnet’ in the last line of the question.
Please add more questions
Ok
In the second question (page 1) , answer to the first part is wrong as Did changes to had + verb’s 3rd form.
Thank you for referring to the issue. We have updated the post and added a ‘note’ section.
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Sir, i wanted to know where “it” is changed to “that” . I have this confusion as there are many questions where it is changed to that..but in many questions there is “it” only.
Sir,
In Question no. 4 , please check the
answers of option (c) , (f) , (h) why there is
“been”
‘Had been’ is used in place ‘was and were’.
Sir,
In question 7 (a),
How could ‘may’ change into ‘could’?
Thanks for pointing out the error. We have made the required correction.
It was nice to have such a exercise to practice….
Sir,
In question 8(d),
It should be ‘ she had been talking’ instead of ‘ she has been talking’
The correction done. Thank You Ayush for sparing time to help us clean the exercises out of mistakes.
Why are you using Wrong English ?
Why are you using Wrong English ? Please use correct English to teach.
Thank you.
Please give proper reference. I would do required corrections or elaborate upon your issue.
Thank you for this. Please add more. And I think there are some mistakes please do check and correct them. Thanks again🙌
thank you, Elena, and after reports of some errors corrections also have been done. If future reports received, required corrections will be done.
in the fifth page 4th ques there will be what he had been reading as past progressive changes to past perfect progressive
Thank you Sarthak for informing us of the error. Corrections done and the question has also been modified with one more filling gap (d).
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Thank you sir ,
Your questions on reported speech have helped me a lot to study for my exam.
Thank you sir ,
Your questions on reported speech have helped me a lot to study for my exam.
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Sir in question no. 3(b) the past tense of buy should be bought and not brought.Pls make the changes.
Correction done 😊.
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sir on page 1 Q 2 it should be “for tomorrow’s test” instead of “the test tomorrow”.
Hi Arnav, it is written as ‘for the test tomorrow’ so no problem.
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there some questions with mistakes arun and rohit question pls rectrfy the mistakes
thanks it helped me a lot because it was my todays homework i referred and completed it
Thank you
We revisited the question mentioned by you but did not find any error. May be you have any doubt. Feel free to ask us about that.
Pls take a look at the first question
Isnt ‘will’ supposed to be changed to ‘would’
Correction done
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