Multiple Choice Type Question

1. Read the dialogue between a librarian and a student.

Librarian : Welcome back! It’s good to see you, young man!
Student : Thanks! I was overloaded with assignments, so I have not visited the
library this week.
Based on the conversation above, report the dialogue between a librarian and a
student by completing the sentence.
The librarian greeted the student warmly, expressing pleasure at his visit. The
student thanked her and explained that _____ which had limited his recent visits to
the library.
Select the correct option from those given below :
(a) he had been overloaded with assignments.
(b) he has been overloaded with assignments
(c) he was overloaded with assignments
(d) he is overloaded with assignments
2. Read the dialogue between Karan and his teacher regarding his absence from
school.
Teacher : Karan, why were you absent yesterday ?
Karan : Yesterday I had cold and fever, sir. I couldn’t inform you beforehand.
Teacher : That’s okay. Take care of your health.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
The teacher asked Karan _____.Karan replied that he had cold and fever the
previous day and added that he couldn’t inform the teacher beforehand. The
teacher advised him to take care of his health.
(a) why did he remain absent the previous day
(b) why he had been absent the previous day
(c) the reason he was absent
(d) why was he absent yesterday
3. Read the dialogue between Shabnam and her mentor, Sara, regarding her
summer internship programme.
Sara : Why did you choose to participate in this internship programme?
Shabnam : Ah! I am convinced this programme has the potential to enhance my
abilities.
Sara asked Shabnam _____ in that internship programme. Shabnam sighed and
exclaimed that she was convinced that programme had the potential to enhance her
abilities.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue:
(a) why to choose to participate. (b) to choose participation
(c) why she had chosen to participate. (d) with her choice in participating
4. Read the dialogue between Anil and Sanjeev.
Anil : Where are you going?
Sanjeev : To the airport.
Anil : May I drop you there as I’m going in that direction?
Anil asked Sanjeev where he was going and offered to drop him as _____.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue :
(a) he could be going in that direction.
(b) he would be going in the direction.
(c) he is going in the direction
(d) he was going in that direction
5. Read the dialogue between Ramya and he dad.
Dad : “Ramya, I heard your school made some changes recently. What is going
on?”
Ramya : “Yes, dad.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue :
The school administration _____ a revised attendance policy to ensure academic
success.”
(a) will implement. (b) is implementing (c) has implemented
(d) was implementing
6. Read the dialogue between Vilakshna and her physician, Dr. Sharnani, regarding
the effectiveness of her medication.
Dr. Sharnani : How is your acid reflux problem now ?
Vilakshna : I’d tried everything without success, but this new medicine is great.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Dr. Sharnani asked Vilakshna about her acid reflux problem to which Vilakshna
replied that she’d tried everything without success, _____.
(a) but she found the new medicine to be great
(b) but she thought that this new medicine was great
(c) but the new medicine was great
(d) but that new medicine was great
7. Read the dialogue between Adam and Emma about a career option.
Adam : Why did you opt for a career in journalism ?
Emma : I couldn’t resist my love for storytelling and my desire to expose the truth.
Select the option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue :
Adam asked Emma _____ in journalism Emma passionately expressed that she
couldn’t resist her love for storytelling and her desire to expose the truth.
(a) why did she opt for a career (b) why had she opted for a career
(c) why she opted for a career (d) why she had opted for a career
8. Read the dialogue between Meher and her mother, regarding Meher’s dance
classes.
Mother : Are you enjoying your dance classes ?
Meher : Oh Yes ! I am loving it. It is so refreshing to attend them after a long day.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Meher’s mother asked her _____. In response, Meher exclaimed and said that she
was loving it. She added that it was very refreshing to attend them after a long day.
(a) whether the dance classes were being enjoyed by her
(b) whether she is enjoying her dance classes
(c) whether she was enjoying her dance classes
(d) whether the dance classes are being enjoyed by her
9. He says “I go for a walk every morning”.
(a) He says that he goes for a walk every morning.
(b) He said that he used to go for a walk every morning.
(c) He said that he goes for a walk every morning.
(d) He says he went for a walk every morning.
10. He said to me, “You are getting lazy day by day.”
(a) He informed me that I am getting lazy day by day.
(b) He told me that I have been getting lazy day by day.
(c) He told me that I was getting lazy day by day.
(d) He told me that you were getting lazy day by day.
11. He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today ?”
(a) He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.
(b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.
(c) He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.
(d) He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day.
12. He asked me “What time will the sun set tomorrow ?”
(a) He asked me what time does the sun set the next day.
(b) He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow.
(c) He asked me what time the sun should set the next day.
(d) He asked me what time would the sun set the next day.
13. “Tinu, where have you been all these days ?” asked the principal.
(a) The principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days.
(b) The principal asked Tinu where he has been all those days.
(c) The principal asked Tinu where had he been all those days
(d) The principal asked Tinu where was he all those days.
14. “Have you completed your assignment, Minu ?”said her brother.
(a) Minu’s brother asked Minu if you have finished your assignment.
(b) Minu’s brother said to Minu if she had finished her assignment.
(c) Minu’s brother asked her if she had finished her assignment.
(d) Minu’s brother asked Minu if she has finished her assignment.
15. She said, “When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of ghosts”.
(a) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t not afraid of ghosts.
(b) She said that when she was a child she hadn’t been afraid of ghosts.
(c) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.
(d) She said that when she had been a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.