CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Transformation Of Sentences Quiz 10 - MCQExams.com

Write passive voice for the given sentence:
The police arrested two people last night.
  • Two people have been arrested last night by the police.
  • Two people are arrested last night by the police.
  • Two people were arrested last night by the police.
  • Two people was arrested last night by the police.
You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

Gerry: How are you?
Now you tell another friend what Gerry asked you. Use reported speech.
  • Gerry told me how are you?
  • Gerry asked me how are you?
  • Gerry asked me how was I.
  • Gerry asked me how I was.
Transform the given sentence from active to passive:
Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
  • Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.
  • When she retired Janet was given to a present by her colleagues.
  • A present was given to Janet her colleagues when she retired.
  • Janet is being given a present by her colleagues when she retired.
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

"Do you like this restaurant?" he asked me.
  • He asked me do you like this restaurant.
  • He asked me did I like this restaurant.
  • He asked me whether I like this restaurant.
  • He asked me if I liked that restaurant.
Sam: What's your name?
Sue: I am not going to tell you.
Convert into indirect speech.
  • Sam asked what is your name and Sue replied I am not going to tell you.
  • Sam asked what is her name and Sue replied she is not going to tell him.
  • Sam asked what was her name and Sue replied that she was not going to tell him.
  • Sam asked what her name was to which Sue replied that she was not going to tell him

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the brackets.

Ravi Shankar _____(honour) by the Music Society. 
  • honoured
  • was honoured
  • will honour
  • had honoured
Sam: Be careful.
Sue: Don't worry. I'll.
Change the above sentences into indirect speech.
  • Sam told Sue be careful and Sue replied don't worry, I'll.
  • Sam told Sue to be careful and sue replied that don't worry , she would.
  • Sam advised Sue to be careful to which Sue convinced him not to worry and said that she would.
  • Sam advised Sue to be careful to which Sue told him not to worry and said that she would.
Change the voice of the sentence:
Henry borrowed one of my books.
  • One of my books is borrowed by Henry.
  • One of my books has been borrowed by Henry.
  • One of my books was borrowed by Henry.
  • One of my books had been borrowed by Henry.
The line "great quantities of fish were caught with the hand" contains an example of?
  • figurative language
  • colorful adjectives
  • passive verb construction
  • oxymoronic impossibilities
  • pastoral analogies
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

"Will you take part in the elocution competition?" the teacher asked John.
  • The teacher asked John will you take part in the elocution competition.
  • The teacher asked John if he would take part in the elocution competition.
  • The teacher asked John if he will take part in the elocution competition.
  • The teacher asked John will he take part in the elocution competition.
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

Jane asked her sister, "Did you go to the market this morning?"
  • Jane asked her sister did you go to the market this morning.
  • Jane asked her sister did she go to the market this morning.
  • Jane asked her sister did she went to the market this morning.
  • Jane asked her sister if she went to the market that morning.
Choose the option that best converts the sentence from active to passive voice:
He expected us to congratulate him on his new book.
  • He expected us to be congratulated by him on his new book.
  • He expected to be congratulated by us on his new book.
  • He expected that we would congratulate him on his new book.
  • He expected our congratulations on his new book.
Sam: Can I carry your bag for you?
Sue: No thanks, I can manage.
Change into indirect speech.
  • Sam asked Sue can I carry your bag for you and Sue replied no thanks I can manage.
  • Sam asked Sue if he can carry her bag for her and Sue replied no thanks she can manage.
  • Sam asked Sue if he could carry her bag for her to which Sue replied  negatively and said that she can manage.
  • Sam asked Sue if he could carry her bag for her to which Sue replied negatively and said that she could manage.
Choose whether True or False:
The loud sound frightened the baby.
The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

The mother asked her children, "Have you had breakfast yet?"
  • The mother asked her children if they had had breakfast yet.
  • The mother asked her children if they had breakfast yet.
  • The mother asked her children have you had breakfast yet.
  • The mother asked her children have they had breakfast yet.
The horse was tied to a tree.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
The house was burned.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

The principal asked me, "What is your name?"
  • The principal asked me what my name was.
  • The principal asked me what was my name.
  • The principal asked me what is my name.
  • The principal asked me what is your name.
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

"Will you take me to the circus?" the child asked his father.
  • The child asked his father if he would take him to the circus.
  • The child asked his father if you take me to the circus.
  • The child asked his father that will you take me to the circus.
  • The child asked his father that would he take him to the circus.
The man was bitten by a snake.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

My neighbour said, "How are you?"
  • My neighbour said how are you.
  • My neighbour asked me how am I.
  • My neighbour asked me how I was.
  • My neighbour asked me how was I.
Change the following from direct to reported speech:

"Would you like a necklace for your birthday?" he asked her.
  • He asked her that would you like a necklace for your birthday.
  • He asked her that would she like a necklace for her birthday.
  • He asked her that she would like a necklace for her birthday.
  • He asked her if she would like a necklace for her birthday.
Change the following from direct to reported speech:
The girl asked her mother, "When am I going to have a holiday?"
  • The girl asked her mother when I am going to have a holiday.
  • The girl asked her mother when she was going to have a holiday.
  • The girl asked her mother when am I going to have a holiday.
  • The girl asked her mother when was she going to have a holiday.
Transform the following sentence from direct to reported speech.

He asked, "Did she meet her yesterday?"
  • He asked did she meet her yesterday.
  • He asked if she met her yesterday.
  • He asked if she had met her the day before.
  • He asked did she meet her the day before.
The house was built by the villagers.

The verb in the above sentence is in active voice.
  • True
  • False
Her hand was cut by the knife.

The verb in the above sentence is in active voice.
  • True
  • False
The gift has been unwrapped.

The verb in the above sentence is in active voice. State whether true or false. 
  • True
  • False
Choose whether true or false:

'The project was finished yesterday in the evening by us.'
The sentence mentioned above is in the active voice.
  • True
  • False
I can see the garden from here.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
Nothing will be gained by deceit.

The verb in the above sentence is in active voice.
  • True
  • False
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

The boy says to his father, "I like to play in the rain."
  • The boy says to his father I like to play in the rain.
  • The boy said to his father that he liked to play in the rain.
  • The boy says to his father that he likes to play in the rain.
  • The boy says to his father that he liked to play in the rain.
The shop was opened by my mother.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
He was welcomed by all.

The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
  • True
  • False
Select a yes/no question that corresponds to the following response:

No, I do not. 
  • Do you know how to speak French?
  • Have you been to Paris?
  • Will you help me with this?
  • Does she know the answer?
Frame a 'wh' question for the given sentence:
Jay is doing something.
  • Jay is doing what?
  • Jay is doing something, isn't he?
  • Is Jay doing something?
  • What is Jay doing?
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

Mary said, "I will return when I am ready."
  • Mary said that she would return when she was ready.
  • Mary said that I will return when I am ready.
  • Mary said she will return when she is ready.
  • Mary said she will return when she was ready.
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

The teacher told the girl, "I want you to do well in your exams."
  • The teacher told the girl that the teacher wanted the girl to do well in her exams.
  • The teacher told the girl that the teacher wants the girl to do well in her exams.
  • The teacher told the girl I want you to do well in your exams.
  • The teacher told the girl that the teacher wants her to do well in her exams.
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

Eliza said to James, "I will go to school tomorrow."
  • Eliza said to James that I will go to school tomorrow.
  • Eliza said to James that she would go to school the next day.
  • Eliza said to James that she would go to school tomorrow.
  • Eliza said to James that she will go to school the next day.
Select a yes/no question that corresponds to the following response:

Yes, she handed in her assignment yesterday. 
  • When did she hand in her assignment?
  • When had she handed in her assignment?
  • Did she hand in her assignment yesterday?
  • Had she handed in her assignment yesterday?
Frame 'wh' question for the given sentence:
Sandra loves the new cafe.
  • Sandra does love the new cafe, right?
  • Sandra loves the new cafe, doesn't she?
  • Who loves the new cafe?
  • Sandra loves what?
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

Joe said to Mary, "Dinner was ready at eight o'clock."
  • Joe said to Mary that dinner was ready at eight o'clock.
  • Joe said to Mary that dinner is ready at eight o'clock.
  • Joe said to Mary that dinner had been ready at eight o'clock.
  • Joe said to Mary that dinner will be ready at eight o'clock.
Transform the following from direct to indirect speech:

Harry said, "I wanted to play outside."
  • Harry said that he wanted to play outside.
  • Harry said that I wanted to play outside.
  • Harry said that he had wanted to play outside.
  • Harry said that he wants to play outside.
Frame a 'wh' question for the given sentence:
Ajay just left from work.
  • When did Ajay leave from work?
  • Why did Ajay leave from work?
  • Ajay left from work, didn't he?
  • Ajay is leaving from work, isn't he?
Frame 'wh' question for the given sentence:
Monica was sleeping in the afternoon.
  • Monica was doing what in the afternoon?
  • Who was sleeping in the afternoon?
  • Monia was sleeping in the afternoon, wasn't she?
  • What was Monica doing in the afternoon?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
The old man had entrusted all his wealth to his step-daughter
  • To whom had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
  • Who to had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
  • Whom to had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
  • What had the old man entrusted his step-daughter with?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
We stopped at a small vendor's stall near the mountains for breakfast. 
  • Where did you stop for breakfast?
  • Why did you stop for breakfast?
  • How did you have breakfast?
  • When did you stop for breakfast?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
The performance of Martha inspired him immensely. 
  • What inspired him immensely?
  • Who inspired him immensely?
  • Whose performance inspired him immensely?
  • How was he inspired?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
Mariah had the most mesmerizing voice he had ever heard. 
  • Whom had the most mesmerizing voice he had ever heard?
  • Whose voice was the most mesmerizing voice he had ever heard?
  • Who had the most mesmerizing voice he had ever heard?
  • To who did he say had the most mesmerizing voice he had ever heard?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
The hill had one of the best views I have ever seen since it overlooked a beautiful creek in the woods
  • What did the hill have?
  • How was the hill's view?
  • Why did the hill have one of the best views?
  • Which place did the hill overlook?
Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
The city is known for its colorful cities, hospitable people, and beautiful scenery
  • What is known about the city?
  • Which things is the city known for?
  • What is the city known for?
  • How is the city known?
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