CBSE Class 8 English Narration MCQs

Question. The saint prayed that God might pour all his blessings on the newly married couple. ?
a) The saint said to newly married couple,"God must pour all his blessings on you.
b) The saint said to newly married couple,"May God pour all his blessings on you
c) The saint requested God,"Pour all your blessings on the newly married couple
d) The saint blessed the newly married couple,"God will pour all all his blessings on you

Answer : B

Question. He said to me, “How delighted I am to see your work!” ?
a) He exclaimed that he was very delighted to see my work
b) He exclaimed that he is very delighted to see your work.
c) He said that how very delighted he was to see my work
d) He told me that how he was delighted to see my work

Answer : B

Question. Rahul said to his mother,"Can I go out and play now?
a) Rahul asked to his mother could he go out and play now.
b) Rahul asked his mother that could he go out and play then
c) Rahul asked his mother if he could go out and play then
d) Rahul asked his mother if can he go out and play then

Answer : C

Question. My sister said,"What time will the train reach Bhopal?
a) My sister asked what time the train reaches Bhopal.
b) My sister asked what time the train will reach Bhopal.
c) My sister asked what time the train reached Bhopal
d) My sister asked what time the train would reach Bhopal

Answer : D

Question. The commander said, “Keep marching till you reach the border." ?
a) The commander ordered his men to keep marching till they reached the border
b) The commander requested the men keep marching till they reach the border.
c) The commander said the men should keep marching till they reach the border
d) The commander said to his men they should keep marching till you reach the border

Answer : A

Question. The interviewer asked Ramesh, "Do you have any idea about our products?
a) The interviewer asked Ramesh that if he had any idea about the products
b) The interviewer asked Ramesh if he have any idea about their products
c) The interviewer asked Ramesh if he had any idea about their products
d) The interviewer asked Ramesh if they had any idea about his products

Answer : C

Question. Suman said to Meeta, “I have been invited to the show but I will not be able to go.” ?
a) Suman told Meeta that she had invited to the show but she will not be able to go
b) Suman told Meeta that she had been invited to the show but she would not be able to go
c) Suman told to Meeta that I was being invited to the show b ut I would not be able to go
d) Suman told Meeta that she has been invited to the show but I will not be able to go

Answer : B

Question. “Please wait for me at the coffee shop in case I am late,” said Reema to her friend. ?
a) Reema told to her friend wait for her at the coffee shop in case she were late
b) Reema told her friend wait for me at the coffee shop in case I am late
c) Reema told her friend to wait for her at the coffee shop in case I am late
d) Reema told her friend to wait for her at the coffee shop in case she was late

Answer : D

Question. Father said to me, “Are you going to keep me waiting all night?
a) Father asked me if you were going to keep him waiting all night
b) Father told me that you are going to keep him waiting all night
c) Father asked me are you going to keep me waiting all night
d) Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night.

Answer : D

Question. Let’s go out for dinner. I’ve been home this whole week,” said Anna. ?
a) Anna said to me that we must go out for dinner as she has been home that whole week
b) Anna told me she was wanting to go out for dinner and had been home this whole week
c) Anna told me she is at home the whole week and would like to go out for dinner
d) Anna suggested we go out for dinner as she had been home that whole week

Answer : D

Question. The guard said to the visitors,"Do not take photographs inside the museum." ?
a) The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum
b) The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum
c) The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum
d) The guard the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum

Answer : A

Question. The teacher said to Mohit,"Go to your seat and sit quietly" ?
a) The teacher requested Mohit to go to his seat and sit quietly
b) The teacher instructed Mohit to go to his seat and sit quietly
c) The teacher instructed Mohit that he must go to his seat and sit quietly
d) The teacher told Mohit to go to your seat and sit quietly

Answer : B

Question. She said to me, “Have you ever flown a kite?
a) She asked me if I ever flew a kite
b) She asked me if I had ever flown a kite
c) She asked me if you have ever flown a kite.
d) She asked me that had I ever flown a kite

Answer : B

Question. She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress. ?
a) She said, “How beautiful I look in this dress!”
b) She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”
c) She said, “How beautiful she looks in this dress!”
d) She said, “How beautiful I looked in that dress!”

Answer : B

Question. Hemant said to the hotel receptionist, "Please tell Bharat I will come to see him tomorrow at 10 am.” ?
a) Hemant said to the hotel receptionist please to tell Bharat he will come to see me tomorrow at 10 am
b) Hemant requested to the hotel receptionist please inform Bharat I will come to see him tomorrow at 10 am
c) Hemant said to the hotel receptionist to please tell Bharat that I will come to see him tomorrow at 10 am
d) Hemant requested the hotel receptionist to inform Bharat that he would come to see him the next day at 10 am

Answer : D

Question. Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day ?
a) Anshul said to me, “My mother was not at home. She will be back the following day.
b) Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow
c) Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She would be back the following day
d) Anshul said to me, “His mother was not at home. She would be back tomorrow

Answer : B

Question. The teacher asked Avika what had happened to her and why her nose was bleeding. ?
a) The teacher said to Avika,"What happened to her? Why was her nose bleeding?
b) The teacher said to Avika,"What happened to you? Why is your nose bleeding?
c) The teacher said to Avika,"What had happened to you? Why w as your nose bleeding?
d) The teacher said to Avika,"What is happening to you? Why is your nose bleeding?

Answer : B

Question. He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations. ?
a) He said, “He regrets the mistake he made in my calculations.
b) He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations
c) He said, “I am sorry for the mistake I made in his calculations.
d) He said, “I regretted the mistake I made in my calculations.

Answer : B

Question. She suggested that we should distribute food among the needy. ?
a) She said, “Let us distribute food among the needy
b) She said, “We could distribute food among the needy
c) She said, “Let them distribute food among the needy
d) She ordered, “Distribute food among the needy.

Answer : A

Question. Rohan smiled and said that he thought Jojo liked him. ?
a) Rohan smiled and said he thought, “Jojo likes me!”
b) Rohan smiled and said, “I think Jojo likes me!”
c) Rohan smiled and said, “They think Jojo likes me!”
d) Rohan smiled and asked, “Do you think Jojo likes me?”

Answer : B

Question. Mother said to her, “Paint the river blue.” ?
a) Mother said her to paint the river blue
b) Mother told her to paint the river blue
c) Mother told to her paint the river blue
d) Mother asked her paint the river blue

Answer : B

Question. He asked me if I would like to learn French ?
a) He said to me, “Do you like to learn French?”
b) He said to me, “Would you like to learn French?”
c) He said to me, “You would like to learn French?”
d) He said to me, “I would like to learn French.”

Answer : B

Question. Rita said, “I’m not feeling well.” ?
a) Rita said that she was not feeling well.
b) Rita said she will not be feeling well.
c) Rita said she is not feeling well.
vRita says that I’m not feeling well.

Answer : A

Question. She said, “Is anyone there in the house?” ?
a) She told there is someone in the house.
b) She asked if anyone was there in the house.
c) She asked there is anyone in the house.
d) She enquired if someone is there in the house.

Answer : B

Question. Lokesh said, “I am very busy this week” ?
a) Lokesh said that I am very busy this week.
b) Lokesh said that I am very busy that week.
c) Lokesh said that he was very busy that week.
d) Lokesh said that he are very busy this week.

Answer : C

Question. Kishore said “I’m leaving now.” ?
a) Kishore said that he was leaving then.
b) Kishore said that he left then.
c) Kishore says that I am leaving now.
d) Kishore said that he had to leaving then.

Answer : A

Question. Peter said, "He broke his glasses." ?
a) Peter said that he had broken his glasses.
b) Peter said that he is going to break his glasses.
c) Peter said that he is breaking his glasses.
d) Peter said that he break his glasses.

Answer : A

Question. "What a good idea!", Seema remarked ?
a) Seema said what a good idea it is.
b) Seema told what an idea!
c) Seema exclaimed that it was a very good idea.
d) Seema exclaimed that the idea is good.

Answer : C

Question. “Don’t overspeed at night,” I said to Irina ?
a) I warned Irina not to overspeed at night.
b) Over speeding at night is not good, I said to Irina.
c) I warn to Irina not to overspeed at night.
d) I had been warning Irina not to overspeed at night.

Answer : A

Question. The thief said to the judge, “Pardon me.” ?
a) The thief requested the judge for pardon me.
b) The thief said to the judge to pardon.
c) The thief begged the judge to pardon him.
d) The thief urged to pardon to the judge.

Answer : C

Question. Neha exclaimed that it was a very pleasant surprise. ?
a) Neha said, “What a pleasant surprise!”
b) Neha said, “It is a very pleasant surprise.”
c) Neha said, “Is it a very pleasant surprise?”
d) Neha said, “How a pleasant surprise!”

Answer : A

Question. I told them to be quiet. ?
a) I said to them “Be you quiet!”
b) I told to them, “You must be quiet.”
c) I told them, “Be quiet!”
d) I said them, “You be quiet.”

Answer : C

Question. The Principal says, “Hard work is the key to success” ?
a) The Principal say that Hard work is the key to success.
b) The Principal said that Hard work was the key to success.
c) The Principal says that Hard work was the key to success.
d) The Principal says that Hard work is the key to success.

Answer : D

Question. The doctor said to Anita, “Are you feeling better now?” ?
a) The doctor asked to Anita if she was feeling better now.
b) The doctor asked Anita that if she were feeling better now.
c) The doctor asked Anita was she was feeling better then.
d) The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.

Answer : D

Question. Vandana said, “I’m being dropped to office today’’ ?
a) Vandana said that she should be dropped to office today.
b) Vandana said that I am being dropped to office on that day.
c) Vandana said that she was being dropped to office that day.
d) Vandana said she was dropped to office today.

Answer : C

Question. “I’m hungry” said the child to his mother ?
a) The child said his mother that he is hungry.
b) The child said to his mother that I am hungry.
c) The child told his mother that she was hungry.
d) The child told his mother that he was hungry.

Answer : D

Question. The boy requested his mother to give him a mango. ?
a) The boy said to his mother, “Will you give me a mango?”
b) The boy said to his mother, “Please give me a mango.”
c) The mother said to the boy, “Give him a mango.”
d) The boy said to his mother, “Give me a mango now”

Answer : B

Question. The teacher said to Rana, “Have you completed the project?” ?
a) The teacher asked Rana that if Rana has completed the project.
b) The teacher asks Rana have you completed the project.
c) The teacher asked Rana whether he had completed the project.
d) The teacher asks Rana will you complete the project.

Answer : C

Question. He said to me,"What time do the banks open and close?" ?
a) He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.
b) He asked me what time do the banks open and close.
c) He said me what time did the banks open and close.
d) He wanted to know what time the banks open and close.

Answer : A

Question. Anshul said,"Should we go to the zoo today?" ?
a) Anshul told that they should go to the zoo that day.
b) Anshul wondered if they should go t o the zoo that day.
c) Anshul asked if we should go to the zoo today.
d) Anshul announced that they would go to the zoo that day.

Answer : B

Question. The teacher said to the parents, “Young children are very restless.” ?
a) The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.
b) The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.
c) The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.
d) The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.

Answer : C

Question. The commander ordered the soldiers to climb the hill. ?
a) The commander ordered to the soldiers, “Go and climb the hill.”
b) The commander said to the soldiers, ‘Climb the hill.”
c) The commander said to the soldiers, “Please climb the hill.”
d) The commander said to the soldiers, “Start climbing the hill”

Answer : B

Question. Mahesh said to Priya, “How will you pay off your debts?” ?
a) Mahesh asked Priya how will she pay off her debts.
b) Mahesh asked Priya that how you will pay off your debts
c) Mahesh asked Priya how she would pay off her debts.
d) Mahesh asked Priya how she would pay off your debts.

Answer : C

Question. The doctor asked her what medicine she had taken then. ?
a) The doctor said to her, “What medicine have you taken now?”
b) The doctor said to her, “What medicine you are taking now?”
c) The doctor said to her, “What medicine you have taken then?”
d) The doctor said to her, “What were medicine you have taken then?”

Answer : A

Question. The salesgirl said, “Forgive me but this dress is already sold.” ?
a) The salesgirl said that she is sorry but this dress is already sold.
b) The salesgirl begged forgiveness and regretted that that dress was already sold.
c) The salesgirl asked to be forgiven but this dress was already sold.
d) The salesgirl said to me to forgive her but this dress was sold.

Answer : B

Question. The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend's house. ?
a) The little girl said to her mother,"Why can't I visit my friend's house?"
b) The little girl said to her mother,"Should she visit her friend's house?
c) The little girl said to her mother,"Can I visit my friend's house?
d) The little girl said to her mother,"I could visit my friend's house?

Answer : C

Question. The lawyer says, “My client is innocent.” ?
a) The lawyer said that his client is innocent.
b) The lawyer says that his client is innocent.
c) The lawyer says my client was innocent.
d) The lawyer said that my client is innocent.

Answer : B

Question. The forecast predicts that there will be little rain in the month of July. ?
a) should be many rain
b) No substitution required
c) must be a little rain
d) would be few rain

Answer : B

Question. Ravina asked her little brother, “Where are you going to play?” ?
a) Ravina asked her little brother where he was going to play.
b) Ravina said to her little brother where he was going to play.
c) Ravina asked her little brother where he would like to go to play.
d) Ravina asked her little brother where will he be going to play.

Answer : A

Question. Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day. ?
a) Saaransh said, “I have solved the crossword the previous day.”
b) Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”
c) Saaransh said, “He have solved the crossword yesterday.”
d) Saaransh said, “He has solved the crossword the previous day.”

Answer : B

Question. Avika said to her mother,"You are very late today." ?
a) Avika asked her mother why she was late today.
b) Avika told her mother that she is very late that day.
c) Avika told her mother that she was very late that day.
d) Avika told her mother that you were very late that day.

Answer : C

Question. Rani said to me, “A monkey bit me in the park.” ?
a) Rani asked me if a monkey bit me in the park.
b) Rani told me that a monkey bit me in the park.
c) Rani told me that a monkey had bitten her in the park.
d) Rani told me that a monkey has bitten her in the park.

Answer : C

Question. Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.” ?
a) Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost.
b) Our Principal said that rules had to be followed a t any cost.
c) Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost.
d) Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.

Answer : D

Question. " What a rare flower!" she said ?
a) She exclaimed what a rare flower it is.
b) She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
c) She asked if it was a rare flower.
d) She told that what a rare flower it was.

Answer : B

Question. Sanjeev said that he would surely succeed ?
a) Sanjeev said, “I will surely succeed.”
b) Sanjeev said, “I am going to succeed surely.”
c) Sanjeev says, “I have succeeded surely.”
d) Sanjeev says, “I surely will succeed.”

Answer : A

Question. My grandmother said, ' 'I bore six children." ?
a) My grandmother told that she had bore six children
b) My grandmother said that she had borne six children
c) My grandmother said that she has born six children
d) My grandmother said she bore six children

Answer : B

Question. Mahesh said to Rita,"Don't play in the sun" ?
a) Mahesh told to Rita to not play in the sun.
b) Mahesh requested Rita that don't play in the sun.
c) Mahesh advised Rita not to play in the sun.
d) Mahesh ordered Rita that not play in the sun.

Answer : C

Question. I said to Promod, “How did you break your leg?” ?
a) I asked Promod how he had broken your leg.
b) I asked Promod how he had broken his leg.
c) I asked Promod how did you break your leg.
d) I asked Promod how you broke your leg.

Answer : B

Question. I prayed that his mother might recover soon. ?
a) I say, “Your mother may recover soon.”
b) I said, “May your mother recover soon!”
c) I said, “Oh God! Your mother may recover soon.”
d) I said, “Might his mother soon recover.”

Answer : B

Question. “I have joined computer classes” Rudra said. ?
a) Rudra said that he had joined computer classes.
b) Rudra said that I am joining computer classes.
c) Rudra said that I joined computer classes.
d) Rudra said that I join computer classes.

Answer : A

Question. “Oh no! We have missed the flight,” she said. ?
a) She cried that we have missed the flight.
b) She was sorry that they missed the flight.
c) She regretted that they had missed the flight.
d) She exclaimed that we had missed the flight.

Answer : C

Question. The judge said to Jia, “Stand in the witness box.” ?
a) The judge told Jia you are standing in the witness box.
b) The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box.
c) The judge told to Jia stand in the witness box.
d) The judge told Jia you will stand in the witness box.

Answer : B

Question. The traveller inquired, "Will there be a shelter for strangers?” ?
a) The traveller inquired if there will be a shelter for strangers.
b) The traveller inquired if there would be a shelter for strangers.
c) The traveller inquired if would there be a shelter for strangers.
d) The traveller inquired whether will there be a shelter for strangers.

Answer : B

Question. My sister said,"What time will the train reach Bhopal?" ?
a) My sister asked what time the train reaches Bhopal.
b) My sister asked what time the train will reach Bhopal.
c) My sister asked what time the train reached Bhopal.
d) My sister asked what time the train would reach Bhopal.

Answer : D

Question. Kiran said, “I will reach Patna tomorrow morning.” ?
a) Kiran said that she will reach Patna tomorrow morning.
b) Kiran says that she will reach Patna tomorrow morning.
c) Kiran said that I will reach Patna the next morning.
d) Kiran said that she would reach Patna the next morning.

Answer : D

Question. She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress. ?
a) She said, “How beautiful I look in this dress!”
b) She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”
c) She said, “How beautiful she looks in this dress!”
d) She said, “How beautiful I looked in that dress!”

Answer : B

Question. He exclaimed, ”What a fine piece of architecture it is!” ?
a) He exclaimed was it a fine piece of architecture
b) He exclaimed that what a fine piece of architecture it was
c) He exclaimed that it was a fine piece of architecture
d) He exclaimed what a fine piece of architecture is it.

Answer : C

Question. She asked her mother where her gold bracelet was ?
a) She asked to her mother, “Where my gold bracelet is?”
b) She said to her mother, “Where is my gold bracelet?”
c) She said to her mother, “Where was my gold bracelet?’
d) She said to her mother, “Where was her gold bracelet?”

Answer : B

Question. " Why is everybody leaving so early today?" said the manager. ?
a) The manager asked why was everybody leaving so early that day.
b) The manager asked why everybody left so early that day.
c) The manager asked why everybody was leaving so early that day.
d) The manager asked why everybody was leaving so early today.

Answer : C

Question. Mary said, “I have to be there by 10 am tomorrow.” ?
a) Mary says to me that she has to be there by 10 am.
b) Mary tells me she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow.
c) Mary told me that she had to be there by 10 am the next day.
d) Mary is telling me that she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow.

Answer : C

Question. "What are you going to call the puppy,Jane?" the boy asked. ?
a) The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.
b) Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy.
c) The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy.
d) The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy.

Answer : A