This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Narration – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Narration Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the option that expresses indirect speech of the given sentence correctly: "I can finish the project by tomorrow, " she said. A) She said that she will finish the project by tomorrow. B) She said that she can finish the project by tomorrow. C) She said that she could finish the project by tomorrow. D) She said that she would finish the project by tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could finish the project by tomorrow. 2. Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day. A) Rajesh told, "He bought a car yesterday.". B) Rajesh said, "He bought a car yesterday.". C) Rajesh said, "I had bought a car yesterday.". D) Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday.". 3. What is first-person narration A) Where somone who isn't involved in the story tells the tale. B) Where there is no narration at all. C) Where a character tells the story from their point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where a character tells the story from their point of view. 4. "4th year students are the best!"Miss Alyson said ..... A) 4th year students were the best. B) 4th year students had the best. C) 4th year students had been the best. D) 4th year students are the best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4th year students were the best. 5. Neena said to him, "open your book." A) Neena ordered him to open his book. B) Neena told him to open his book. C) Neena said him that open his book . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neena ordered him to open his book. 6. Danny said, "Some people were hunting in the forest today." A) Danny said that some people were hunting in the forest that day. B) Danny said that some people had hunted in the forest that day. C) Danny said that some people was hunting in the forest that day. D) Danny said that some people had been hunting in the forest that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danny said that some people had been hunting in the forest that day. 7. "We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country", the policeman said. A) The policeman said that they would be arrested them for illegal entry in the country. B) The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country. C) The policeman said that they will arrest them for illegal entry in the country. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country. 8. What is a still image? A) Where the action in a play is brought to life. B) Where the action in a play or scene is frozen. C) A scene where characters say their thoughts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the action in a play or scene is frozen. 9. What is a limited narrator? A) A narrator with limited knowledge or understanding of the events and characters in the story. B) A narrator who is completely unbiased and objective. C) A narrator who is always reliable and trustworthy. D) A narrator with unlimited knowledge of the events and characters in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A narrator with limited knowledge or understanding of the events and characters in the story. 10. I do not enjoy reading this magazine ..... , it has good articles. A) Moreover. B) Nonetheless. C) However. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 11. The narrator of a story is A) The person who wrote the story. B) The person who reads the story. C) The person who tells the story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who tells the story. 12. The thief requested, " Please do not tell my name. '' A) The thief asked me not to tell my name. B) The thief requested me not to tell his name. C) The thief bribed me not to tell his name. D) The thief requested me to not to eat his cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The thief requested me not to tell his name. 13. A written statement about someone's character, usually provided by an employer. A) Testimonial. B) Memorandum. C) Certificate. D) License. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 14. Peter won the scholarship to his dream school ..... , he was able to attend for free. A) Meanwhile. B) Nonetheless. C) Second. D) Consequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequently. 15. The man said to the officer, "Please help me." A) The man requested the officer to help him. B) The man said to the officer to please help him. C) The man requested to the officer to help. D) The man told the officer to help him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man requested the officer to help him. 16. What is the author's point of view here ..... "Many people eat fast food, especially when they are in a hurry. However, fast food is unhealthy. Many restaurants fry their food in grease, and do not offer fresh food on their menu." A) Fast food tastes great. B) Fast food should be avoided. C) Fast food is healthy food choice. D) Eating fast food is a good choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast food should be avoided. 17. Narration is when A) The character speaks. B) The narrator talks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator talks. 18. The narrator is not a main character and does not tell the story from his/her point of view in ..... A) Third person point of view. B) Second person point of view. C) First person point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third person point of view. 19. How does 'WILL' change in Reported Speech? A) Willed. B) Will. C) Would. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 20. She said to me, '' I can sleep alone." A) She told me that she can sleep alone.". B) She said to me that she could sleep alone.". C) She told me that she could sleep alone.". D) She said to me that she can sleep alone.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me that she could sleep alone.". 21. Emma turned to me with a curious look and said, "Why didn't you attend the meeting yesterday?" Can you help me transform her question into the correct indirect narration? A) Emma asked me why I didn't attend the meeting the previous day. B) Emma asked me why I hadn't attended the meeting the day before. C) Emma asked me why I don't attend the meeting the previous day. D) Emma asked me why I hadn't attended the meeting yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emma asked me why I hadn't attended the meeting the day before. 22. Highest point of interest or suspense of a story A) Climax. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 23. Where does she play tennis? A) Can you tell me where she plays tennis?. B) Can you tell me if where she play tennis?. C) Can you tell me where she play tennis?. D) Can you tell me if where she plays tennis?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you tell me where she plays tennis?. 24. Teacher said to students, "why are you not learning your lessons?" A) Teacher asked students why he was not learning his lessons. B) Teacher told students why they were not learning their lessons. C) Teacher asked students if they were not learning their lessons. D) Teacher asked students why they were not learning their lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher asked students why they were not learning their lessons. 25. Sabrina says, "I am happy" .She tells me that she ..... happy. A) Is. B) Was. C) Had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 26. She went to her best friend's house to study. When she got there, she started to wonder how big her best friend's dog Jasper had gotten. They went outside and rode their bikes for twenty minutes. When they went back to study, her best friend, Sam, wondered when her legs would stop hurting. They ate dinner after studying and then she went home. A) 3rd Person Objective. B) 2nd Person POV. C) 3rd Person Omniscient. D) 1st Person POV. E) 3rd Person Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Person Omniscient. 27. Choose the option that expresses indirect speech of the given sentence correctly.They said, " We were celebrating Holi yesterday." A) They said that we were celebrating Holi yesterday.". B) They said that they had been celebrating Holi the previous day. C) They said they had celebrating Holi yesterday.". D) They said that they have been celebrating Holi the previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that they had been celebrating Holi the previous day. 28. How can point of view affect the way a story is told? A) It can show us different events. B) It can give us a different perspective on the same events and settings. C) It doesn't have any effect on telling a story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can give us a different perspective on the same events and settings. 29. The word "Today" in DS changes to ..... in IS A) Similar day. B) The exact day. C) That day. D) The ongoing day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That day. 30. Maria said, "It is my car." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Maria said that it was her car. B) Maria said that it was my car. C) Maria said that it is her car. D) Maria said that it is my car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria said that it was her car. 31. An example of a sensory detail is A) Rattling thunder and lightening flashes. B) Talking. C) A magic wand. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rattling thunder and lightening flashes. 32. Convert the direct speech to indirect:He said, 'I am studying for my exams.' A) He said that he was studying for his exams. B) He said he was studying for the test. C) He said, 'I am studying for my tests.'. D) He said that he is studying for his exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was studying for his exams. 33. Identify the type of narration:'He walked to the store, thinking about what he would buy for dinner.' A) Second person. B) First person. C) Third person omniscient. D) Third person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person limited. 34. He remarked, "Two and two makes four." A) He remarked that two and two would make four. B) He remarked that two and two made four. C) He remarked that two and two makes four. D) He suggested that two and two makes four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He remarked that two and two makes four. 35. In order to try to reduce car use in the inner cities, the government has announced new restrictions on company parking spaces and ..... a new tax on individual car use. A) As well as. B) In addition. C) In the same way. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In addition. 36. What's wrong with this sentence? I said to him, "Why are you working so hard" ? A) There should be a full-stop after "hard" . B) There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin. C) The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks. 37. ..... means the time and place in which the events happen in a story. A) Chronological order. B) Dialogue. C) Setting. D) Transition words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 38. Mr. Lopez gave an exam second period ..... , he graded it during third period. A) Similarly. B) Truly. C) Then. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 39. Explain the concept of an unreliable narrator with an example. A) Janice always told the truth, but she didn't always have all the facts. B) Harry was a great story-teller, and he loved to exaggerate. C) Terry would always twist the truth to suit his needs. D) Janice, Harry and Terry are all unreliable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janice, Harry and Terry are all unreliable. 40. She always asks me not to burn the cookies.Direct speech: ..... A) "Not to burn the cookies!". B) "Please don't burn the cookies.". C) "To not burn the cookies.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Please don't burn the cookies.". 41. Narration that uses 'he', 'she', 'they', and characters names is called A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 42. Teacher said, "Nonsense!" A) Teacher said that nonsense. B) Teacher told that it is nonsense. C) Teacher exclaimed that it was nonsense. D) Teacher said that you were nonsense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher exclaimed that it was nonsense. 43. Which type of narration is characterized by the narrator's ability to provide insight into the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters? A) Second person. B) Third person limited. C) First person. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person omniscient. 44. Which one of these NARRATORS does NOT exist? A) Third person narrator. B) First person narrator. C) Messenger narrador. D) Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Messenger narrador. 45. Chase jumped up out of bed. His bus would arrive in five minutes, but he had overslept. "Oh man, why did I do this?" he thought. He knew his mom would be upset if he missed the bus. What point of view is the author using? A) First Person. B) Third Person. C) Second Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person. 46. I was just getting over the flu ..... , I went in to school to take the SAT. A) First. B) Immediately. C) Nevertheless. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nevertheless. 47. Jovanka asked her sister to bring her a colourful dress.Direct speech: ..... A) Jovanka said, "Bring me a colourful dress.". B) Jovanka says, "Bring me a colourful dress.". C) Jovanka said, "She brings a colourful dress.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jovanka said, "Bring me a colourful dress.". 48. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate." A) Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate. B) Robert said me that he's my classmate. C) Robot will tell me that he is my classmate. D) Robert will tell me that he was my classmate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robot will tell me that he is my classmate. 49. Change into reported speech:Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York." A) Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York. B) Tina said that Milly's dad had had worked in New York. C) Tina said that Milly's dad worked in New York. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York. 50. Loungdavanh said, " It is my car." A) Loungdavanh said that it was my car. B) Loungdavanh said that it is my car. C) Loungdavanh said that it was her car. D) Loungdavanh said that it is her car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loungdavanh said that it was her car. 51. Change to Indirect Speech:She says, 'I am reading a book.' A) She said that she was reading a book. B) She says that she is reading a book. C) She says that I am reading a book. D) She said that I am reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She says that she is reading a book. 52. What does the term imagery mean? A) Writing that uses metaphors or similes. B) Writing that appeals to the five senses. C) Writing that is clear. D) Writing that is very descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing that appeals to the five senses. 53. What element of a story do you need to have in order to have a plot? A) A conflict. B) Multiple characters. C) Literary devices. D) A narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A conflict. 54. I said to him, "where is your father." A) I asked him where his father is. B) I asked him where his father was. C) I said him where his father is. D) I told him where his father was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked him where his father was. 55. "I'd never been there before"Mario said that ..... A) He would have never been there before. B) He went there before. C) He had never been there before. D) He has never been there before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had never been there before. 56. Which type of narration involves the narrator being a character within the story, sharing their personal experiences and thoughts? A) Second person. B) First person. C) Third person omniscient. D) Third person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First person. 57. The teacher said to the students "Be quiet while I am talking" A) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told. B) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks. C) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she is talking. D) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she is talking. 58. Choose the correct option:Petra:'I won't tell you what happened until tomorrow.' A) Petra said she wouldn't tell me what had happened until the next day. B) Petra said she wouldn't tell me what had happened until tomorrow. C) Petra said she won't tell me what had happened until the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petra said she wouldn't tell me what had happened until the next day. 59. He said, " I have fallen again." A) He exclaimed with sorrow that I had fallen again. B) She said that he had fallen again. C) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had fallen again. D) He told that he had fallen again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had fallen again. 60. He told me that he disobeyed his father. A) He said to me that I disobey my father. B) He said to me, "I disobey my father" . C) None. D) He said to me, "He disobeys my father" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said to me, "I disobey my father" . ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNarration Quiz 1Narration Quiz 2Narration Quiz 3Narration Quiz 4Narration Quiz 5Narration Quiz 6Narration Quiz 7Narration Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books