This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Narration – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Narration Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher urged the girls to be quiet. A) The teacher asked, " Be quiet, girls.". B) The teacher told, "Be quiet, girls" . C) The teacher said to the girls, "Please be quiet.". D) The teacher said, "Be quiet, girls.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher said, "Be quiet, girls.". 2. Mary said she ..... the internet very often. A) Surf. B) Didn't surf. C) Doesn't surf. D) Don't surf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't surf. 3. What point of view is the "Ready Player One" trailer in? A) 2nd person pov. B) 3rd person omniscient pov. C) 1st person pov. D) 3rd person limited pov. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st person pov. 4. What is the difference between a third-person and a first-person narrator? A) The use of pronouns and perspective. B) The weather in the story. C) Their favorite food. D) The color of their clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of pronouns and perspective. 5. What distinguishes third person objective narration from other types? A) The narrator knows all characters' thoughts. B) The narrator is a character in the story. C) The narrator reports only observable actions. D) The narrator addresses the reader directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator reports only observable actions. 6. They said, "We can not live without oxygen" . A) They said that they can not live without oxygen. B) They say that they can not live without oxygen. C) They said that we can not live without oxygen. D) They said that they would not live without oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that we can not live without oxygen. 7. He said, 'I won't permit this.' A) He said that he wouldn't permit that. B) He told that he wouldn't permit that. C) He said that he won't permit that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he wouldn't permit that. 8. Convert to indirect speech:'We will finish the project tomorrow, ' they said. A) They said that they would finish the project the next day. B) They said that they finished the project yesterday. C) They said they will finish the project tomorrow. D) They said they would finish the project next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they would finish the project the next day. 9. Convert to indirect speech:'I will call you later, ' he said. A) He said that he would call me later. B) He said that he would have called me later. C) He said that he will call you later. D) He said that he called me later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he would call me later. 10. Mother asked John, "Don't smoke too much!" A) Mother asked John to do not smoke too much. B) Mother asked John to not smoke too much. C) Mother asked John that not t smoke too much. D) Mother asked John to smoke too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother asked John to not smoke too much. 11. Geeta said, "This is my book." A) Gita sad that this is her book. B) Geeta said that this was her book. C) Geeta said that it was her book. D) Geeta told that this was her book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geeta said that this was her book. 12. #3 part B:what is the detail from paragraph 11 that gives the best clue to the meaning of procrastinating? A) If only I'd let Mom help me study last night, . B) I might have a chance at passing this test. C) Never, never again will you catch me procrastinating before a big test!. D) The next time, I promise I won't wait until the last minute!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The next time, I promise I won't wait until the last minute!. 13. Teacher said to students, "Earth moves around the Sun." A) Teacher said students that Earth moves around the Sun. B) Teacher told students that Earth moves around the Sun. C) Teacher told students that Earth moved around the Sun. D) Teacher asked students that Earth moves around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher told students that Earth moves around the Sun. 14. Change the verb tense:'I will go to school' to present tense. A) I am going to school. B) I went to school. C) I will be going to school. D) I go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I go to school. 15. He said to me, "Sit down!" A) He asked me to sit down. B) He ordered me to sit down. C) He told me to sit down. D) He ordered that you sit down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ordered me to sit down. 16. Nora overheard the old man saying, "If I were younger, I would travel the world." Can you help her find the correct indirect narration of his words? A) The old man said that if he was younger, he would travel the world. B) The old man said that if he were younger, he would travel the world. C) The old man said that if he were younger, he will travel the world. D) The old man said that if he had been younger, he would travel the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old man said that if he were younger, he would travel the world. 17. Which of the following dialogue is written correctly? A) "i do not like snakes, " Grandma muttered. B) "I do not like snakes?" Grandma muttered. C) "I do not like snakes, " Grandma muttered. D) "I do not approve of snakes, " Grandma muttered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I do not like snakes, " Grandma muttered. 18. The judge said to the witness, 'Tell the truth.' A) The judge ordered the witness to tell the truth. B) The judge requested the witness to tell the truth. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The judge ordered the witness to tell the truth. 19. Filbert said, "Open the window!" .He commanded me ..... the window. A) To opened. B) To open. C) Open. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To open. 20. "Please, take me to the officer, " said the visitor A) The visitor requested for the officer to be taken:. B) The visitor told them to take him to the officer. C) The visitor wanted the officer to take him there. D) The visitor requested them to take him to the officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The visitor requested them to take him to the officer. 21. He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day. A) He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day.". B) He says, "I clean my teeth twice.". C) He says, "I clean my teeth twice a day.". D) He said, "I clean my teeth twice in a day.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day.". 22. Rita said, '' The teacher will check the notebooks tomorrow." A) Rita said that the teacher would check the notebooks the next day. B) Rita said that the teacher would check the notebooks tomorrow. C) Rita said the teacher will check the notebooks the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita said that the teacher would check the notebooks the next day. 23. He said, "I don't like fast food." A) He said that he doesn't like fast food. B) He said he don't like fast food. C) He said that he didn't like fast food. D) He said he hadn't liked fast food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he didn't like fast food. 24. Raj said, "I work here every day."Convert it into indirect speech. A) Raj said that he worked here everyday. B) Raj said that he worked here yesterday. C) Raj said that he worked everyday. D) Raj said that he worked there everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raj said that he worked there everyday. 25. He said to them, "Don't make a noise" . A) He asked them not to make a noise. B) He told them not to make noise. C) He told them not to make a noise. D) He told them that don't make a noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked them not to make a noise. 26. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence into indirect speech:-Ridhima said, "My mother is arriving today."Ridhima said that her mother ..... arriving that day. A) Will. B) Will have. C) Was. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 27. Which sentence is NOT an example of Show, Not Tell? A) The sky was swirled with pinks and purples. B) The sky looked like a pastel watercolor painting. C) The sky was pretty. D) The sky took my breath away with bright and vibrant colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sky was pretty. 28. He said to her, "May you succeed!" A) He told her that she might succeed. B) He prayed to God that she may succeed. C) He said to her that she might succeed. D) He wished her success. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wished her success. 29. The first step of the writing process is called A) Publishing. B) Drafting. C) Prewriting. D) Editing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prewriting. 30. She has ..... all her friends the same present for their birthdays. A) Gived. B) Gave. C) Gaven. D) Given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Given. 31. Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech:'I am going to the market now, ' she said. A) She said that she was going to the market then. B) She said that she will be going to the market now. C) She said that she was going to the market now. D) She said that she is going to the market now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was going to the market then. 32. What type of narration is this:Yesterday it was my 16th birthday. My parents told me to not expect any big gifts like a car, but little did I know that what was in the small gift box was actually a set of keys. A) Second persion. B) First person. C) 3rd person objective. D) Third person omniscient. E) 3rd person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First person. 33. What point of view:John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family. A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 34. "I have been there" explained Rayna. She told me that she ..... there. A) Has been. B) Was. C) Had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 35. When the personal pronouns, I, me, my, and we are used, the point of view is A) Second person. B) Third person limited. C) Third person omniscient. D) First person. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First person. 36. What is missing in the sentence that follows? James asked "Are you coming to my house today?" A) ,. B) ?. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 37. A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 38. She said to him, "Why don't you go today?" A) She asked him not to go that day. B) She asked him why he did not go that day. C) She said to him why he don't go that day. D) She asked him why he did not go today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked him why he did not go that day. 39. He said, "I saw a book here." A) He said that he saw a book there. B) He said that he saw a book. C) He said that he had seen a book here. D) He said that he had seen a book there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he had seen a book there. 40. Today is the day of the big test. I am a little nervous, but I think that I will do pretty well since I studied a lot last night. A) First person. B) Third person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 41. Identify the incorrect indirect speech of the following direct speech:-The passers by said, "Oh God! let us have some water now. '' A) The passers by prayed to God to let them have some water then. B) The passers by prayed to God that He should let them have some water then. C) The passers by invoked the God and prayed for some water then. D) The passers by told to God to give them some water now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The passers by prayed to God to let them have some water then. 42. Mother said, "Where are you going?" A) Mother asked me where I am going. B) Mother asked where I was going. C) Mother said me where I am going. D) Mother said to me where are you going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother asked where I was going. 43. I said to her, "where do you live?" A) I asked her where did you live. B) I asked her where he had lived. C) I asked her where she lived. D) I asked her where he lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I asked her where she lived. 44. Mr. Campbell, the minister of Essendean, was waiting for me by the garden gate, good man! He asked me if I had breakfasted; and hearing that I lacked for nothing, he took my hand in both of his and clapped it kindly under his arm. A) 2nd Person POV. B) 3rd Person Omnisicent. C) 3rd Person Objective. D) 3rd Person Limited. E) 1st Person POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 1st Person POV. 45. Ram said, " Sita loves her friends" . A) Ram told that Sita loved her friends. B) Ram told that Sita loves her friends. C) Ram said that Sita loved her friends. D) Ram said that Sita loves her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ram said that Sita loved her friends. 46. What is the purpose of a narrative? A) To persuade readers. B) To describe characters. C) To tell a story. D) To give the reader information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tell a story. 47. Thomas made a bet with his friend Anderson that he could hold the globe up for the entire class period. Anderson thought for sure he would win, but Thomas knew that he could do this all day. A) First person. B) Third person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 48. He asked her if she was coming to the party. A) None. B) He told her if she was coming to the party. C) He told to her if she was coming to the party. D) He said to her, "Are you coming to the party?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said to her, "Are you coming to the party?". 49. What point of view uses the word we? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 50. Radha said to Mohan, " You sang very well." A) Radha told Mohan that you had sung very well. B) Radha told Mohan that he had sung very well. C) Radha said Mohan that I had sung very well. D) Radha asked Mohan that he had sung very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radha told Mohan that he had sung very well. 51. Change the verb tense:'I eat breakfast at 7 AM' to past tense. A) I am eating breakfast at 7 AM. B) I had eaten breakfast at 7 AM. C) I will eat breakfast at 7 AM. D) I ate breakfast at 7 AM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I ate breakfast at 7 AM. 52. Narration is giving and sharing arguments A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. A narrator using third-person narration is often described as omniscient; this means ..... A) They only know what is happening to one character only. B) They are all-knowing and know the thoughts and goings on for all characters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are all-knowing and know the thoughts and goings on for all characters. 54. Which point of view uses character names & the narrator is NOT in the story? A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 55. Choose the best example of second-person narration A) I can't wait to be in college. B) You need to tighten the bolts on your wheels after 100 km. C) Elizabeth and Darcy were the best example of love in the early 1800s. D) It isn't fair to make assumptions about other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You need to tighten the bolts on your wheels after 100 km. 56. This part of plot introduces the setting, characters, and conflict in a story ..... A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 57. Mohan said to me, "Can you solve the sum?" A) Mohan asked me if I can solve the sum. B) Mohan told me if I could solve the sum. C) Mohan asked me if he could solve the sum. D) Mohan asked me if I could solve the sum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohan asked me if I could solve the sum. 58. When narrating I must ..... A) Speak out to the audience and describe what is happening. B) Speak only to the characters on stage about what is happening. C) Use still images only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speak out to the audience and describe what is happening. 59. Transform the sentence.The boy asked, " What are you doing right now? '' A) The boy asked what I was doing right then?. B) The boy asked me what me was doing right now. C) The boy asked what I was doing right then. D) The boy asked what you are doing right then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy asked what I was doing right then. 60. He said that he had come there long time before.Direct speech: ..... A) He said, "I had come here long time ago.". B) He said, "I come here long time ago.". C) He said, "I came here long time ago.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, "I came here long time ago.". ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNarration Quiz 1Narration Quiz 2Narration Quiz 3Narration Quiz 5Narration Quiz 6Narration Quiz 7Narration Quiz 8Narration Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books