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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
The nurse asked Joel, “Are you ready?” The question is reported later after the appointment has ended. Choose the correct indirect report.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A yes/no question is normally reported with “if” or “whether.”
• The reported clause uses statement word order: “he was,” not the inverted question order “was he.”
• “Asked” correctly preserves the original question, while the other options use faulty word order or an unsuitable structure.
• The reported clause uses statement word order: “he was,” not the inverted question order “was he.”
• “Asked” correctly preserves the original question, while the other options use faulty word order or an unsuitable structure.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
She asked me, “Where do you live?” The question is reported later after I have moved away from that place. Which option has the correct reported-question structure?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A reported WH-question retains the question word “where.”
• It uses statement word order, so the subject “I” comes before the verb “lived.”
• The other options retain question inversion or incorrectly insert “that.”
• It uses statement word order, so the subject “I” comes before the verb “lived.”
• The other options retain question inversion or incorrectly insert “that.”
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
On Monday, Mira asked Rani, “Did you submit the form yesterday?” The question is reported a week later. Which option best preserves the meaning?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The original yes/no question is appropriately introduced by “whether.”
• In the later report, “did ... submit” can backshift to “had submitted,” and “yesterday” becomes “the previous day.”
• The other options use inversion, the wrong reporting verb or connector, or an incorrect time reference.
• In the later report, “did ... submit” can backshift to “had submitted,” and “yesterday” becomes “the previous day.”
• The other options use inversion, the wrong reporting verb or connector, or an incorrect time reference.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
The teacher asked, “Who broke the window?” The incident was investigated and reported much later. Which indirect form is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Who” is retained because it is the question word in the original WH-question.
• Here “who” is the subject of “had broken,” so no auxiliary inversion is needed in the reported question.
• The later reporting context supports backshift from “broke” to “had broken.”
• Here “who” is the subject of “had broken,” so no auxiliary inversion is needed in the reported question.
• The later reporting context supports backshift from “broke” to “had broken.”
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which statement about punctuation in indirect reported questions is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• An indirect reported question is grammatically embedded inside the reporting sentence rather than written as the original direct question.
• A declarative reporting sentence such as “He asked where I lived.” normally ends with a full stop, not a question mark.
• Quotation marks and a mandatory comma before “if” or “whether” are not features of ordinary indirect questions.
• A declarative reporting sentence such as “He asked where I lived.” normally ends with a full stop, not a question mark.
• Quotation marks and a mandatory comma before “if” or “whether” are not features of ordinary indirect questions.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
The station manager asked, “What time did the last train leave?” The question is reported the next day. Choose the best indirect form.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The WH-expression “what time” is retained in the reported question.
• The clause uses statement word order: “the last train had left,” not auxiliary–subject inversion.
• In the later report, past simple “did ... leave” can appropriately backshift to past perfect “had left.”
• The clause uses statement word order: “the last train had left,” not auxiliary–subject inversion.
• In the later report, past simple “did ... leave” can appropriately backshift to past perfect “had left.”
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
On Tuesday, Ravi asked, “Is the office open today?” His question is reported on Wednesday after the office has closed. Which option is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A yes/no question can be reported with “whether.”
• The later reporting context justifies “is” → “was” and “today” → “that day.”
• The other options use the wrong connector, retain inversion, misuse “tell,” or distort the time reference.
• The later reporting context justifies “is” → “was” and “today” → “that day.”
• The other options use the wrong connector, retain inversion, misuse “tell,” or distort the time reference.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Anita asked Leela, “Why are you laughing?” The question is reported later after the conversation has ended. Which form is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The question word “why” is retained in the indirect report.
• Reported questions use statement word order, so “she was laughing” is correct.
• The later context supports backshift from “are laughing” to “was laughing,” while the other options use inversion, an unnecessary “that,” or a different reporting structure.
• Reported questions use statement word order, so “she was laughing” is correct.
• The later context supports backshift from “are laughing” to “was laughing,” while the other options use inversion, an unnecessary “that,” or a different reporting structure.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Sara asked me, “Have you seen my keys?” Later, after the keys had been found, I reported her question. Which option is best?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The original yes/no question is correctly introduced by “if.”
• Present perfect “have seen” appropriately backshifts to past perfect “had seen,” and “my” becomes “her” because the keys belong to Sara.
• The other options retain direct-question order, mis-handle pronouns, or use an unsuitable connector.
• Present perfect “have seen” appropriately backshifts to past perfect “had seen,” and “my” becomes “her” because the keys belong to Sara.
• The other options retain direct-question order, mis-handle pronouns, or use an unsuitable connector.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Years later, Arun recalled that his coach had asked him at age ten, “Can you swim?” Which reported form best refers to Arun’s ability at that earlier time?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• In this explicitly past-time context, “can” appropriately becomes “could.”
• The yes/no question is introduced by “if” and uses statement word order: “he could swim.”
• The other options retain question order or use an unsuitable reporting verb or doubled connector.
• The yes/no question is introduced by “if” and uses statement word order: “he could swim.”
• The other options retain question order or use an unsuitable reporting verb or doubled connector.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
On Monday, the coordinator asked Rohan, “Will you attend the workshop tomorrow?” The workshop has now finished. Which indirect form is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A yes/no question is appropriately introduced by “whether.”
• In the later report, “will” becomes “would,” and “tomorrow” becomes “the following day.”
• The other options retain direct-question order, use the wrong time reference, or misuse the reporting structure.
• In the later report, “will” becomes “would,” and “tomorrow” becomes “the following day.”
• The other options retain direct-question order, use the wrong time reference, or misuse the reporting structure.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
The former employee was asked, “How long have you worked here?” After she had left the organisation, the question was reported. Which option is best?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The WH-expression “how long” is retained in the reported question.
• The later context justifies “have worked” → “had worked” and “here” → “there,” while statement word order is preserved.
• The other options retain inversion, add an incorrect “that,” or replace the questioning verb with “told.”
• The later context justifies “have worked” → “had worked” and “here” → “there,” while statement word order is preserved.
• The other options retain inversion, add an incorrect “that,” or replace the questioning verb with “told.”
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
The librarian asked me, “Which book did you choose?” The question is reported later after the borrowing period has ended. Which option is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Which book” is retained as the WH-expression introducing the reported question.
• The clause uses statement order: “I had chosen,” not “had I chosen” or “did I choose.”
• The later context supports backshift from past simple to past perfect.
• The clause uses statement order: “I had chosen,” not “had I chosen” or “did I choose.”
• The later context supports backshift from past simple to past perfect.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which sentence correctly fixes the word-order error in “He asked me where was the bus station”?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A reported WH-question uses statement word order, so the subject “the bus station” precedes “was.”
• The direct-question inversion “where was the bus station” is not retained inside the indirect question.
• “That” is not inserted before the WH-word in the standard construction.
• The direct-question inversion “where was the bus station” is not retained inside the indirect question.
• “That” is not inserted before the WH-word in the standard construction.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
A former employee recalled that the manager had asked her, “Do you work here?” She no longer worked at that place when she told the story. Which report is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The original yes/no question can be introduced by “whether.”
• The recalled past context supports “do ... work” → “worked” and the changed location supports “here” → “there.”
• The other options retain question order, misuse “tell,” or use an incorrect connector sequence.
• The recalled past context supports “do ... work” → “worked” and the changed location supports “here” → “there.”
• The other options retain question order, misuse “tell,” or use an incorrect connector sequence.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which reporting verb is used correctly to report a question without naming an addressee?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Wonder” can introduce an indirect question without requiring a named addressee.
• “She wondered whether the train had arrived” is therefore a standard reported-question structure.
• “Tell,” “say,” and “explain” do not function in the same way here to report the act of asking the question.
• “She wondered whether the train had arrived” is therefore a standard reported-question structure.
• “Tell,” “say,” and “explain” do not function in the same way here to report the act of asking the question.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
The police officer asked me, “Who called you last night?” The question is reported several days later. Which option best preserves both the addressee and the content of the original question?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The addressee “me” is retained after “asked,” and the original “you” also refers to that same person, so it becomes “me” inside the reported clause.
• “Who” is the subject of “had called,” so the reported question uses statement structure without subject–auxiliary inversion.
• In the later context, “called” can backshift to “had called,” and “last night” appropriately becomes “the previous night.”
• “Who” is the subject of “had called,” so the reported question uses statement structure without subject–auxiliary inversion.
• In the later context, “called” can backshift to “had called,” and “last night” appropriately becomes “the previous night.”
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
The travel officer asked me, “Did you come by train or by bus?” The journey was already over when the question was later reported. Which option is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The addressee “me” is preserved, and the original pronoun “you” therefore becomes “I” inside the reported clause.
• An alternative question of this kind can be reported with “whether,” and the clause uses statement word order.
• Because the journey was already over in the later report, “did ... come” can appropriately backshift to “had come”; the other options retain direct-question structure, use “that,” or change the speech act with “told.”
• An alternative question of this kind can be reported with “whether,” and the clause uses statement word order.
• Because the journey was already over in the later report, “did ... come” can appropriately backshift to “had come”; the other options retain direct-question structure, use “that,” or change the speech act with “told.”
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Rohan asked, “Where is my bag?” Later, after the bag had been found and moved elsewhere, his question was reported. Which option is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “My” refers to Rohan and therefore becomes “his.”
• The WH-word “where” is retained, and the reported clause uses statement word order: “his bag was.”
• The other options use inversion, an unsuitable reporting verb, or an incorrect “that + WH-word” structure.
• The WH-word “where” is retained, and the reported clause uses statement word order: “his bag was.”
• The other options use inversion, an unsuitable reporting verb, or an incorrect “that + WH-word” structure.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Several days after the incident had ended, she reported her question to me: “Why were you late?” Which indirect form is appropriate?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The WH-word “why” is retained in the reported question.
• With a later reporting viewpoint, “were” can backshift to “had been,” and statement word order gives “I had been.”
• An indirect question does not retain direct-question inversion or normally take “that” before the WH-word.
• With a later reporting viewpoint, “were” can backshift to “had been,” and statement word order gives “I had been.”
• An indirect question does not retain direct-question inversion or normally take “that” before the WH-word.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. The nurse asked Joel if he was ready. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. She asked me where I lived. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: A. Mira asked Rani whether she had submitted the form the previous day. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. The teacher asked who had broken the window. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. An indirect reported question normally uses the punctuation of the whole reporting sentence, so a statement such as “He asked where I lived.” ends with a full stop. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: A. The station manager asked what time the last train had left. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. Ravi asked whether the office was open that day. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. Anita asked Leela why she was laughing. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Sara asked me if I had seen her keys. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: A. His coach had asked him if he could swim. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. The coordinator asked Rohan whether he would attend the workshop the following day. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. They asked her how long she had worked there. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: D. The librarian asked me which book I had chosen. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. He asked me where the bus station was. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. The manager had asked her whether she worked there. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. She wondered whether the train had arrived. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. The police officer asked me who had called me the previous night. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: D. The travel officer asked me whether I had come by train or by bus. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. Rohan asked where his bag was. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. She asked me why I had been late. సమాధానం: C.