Voice & Narration · NDA previous year questions

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{lll}& \text{Active Voice}& \text{Passive Voice}\\ \text{I.}& \text{These grapes taste sour.}& \text{These grapes are sour when they are tasted.}\\ \text{II.}& \text{Forget the past.}& \text{Let the past be forgotten.}\end{array}$$ Identify the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{lll}& \text{Active Voice}& \text{Passive Voice}\\ \text{I.}& \text{They asked me my name.}& \text{My name was asked by them.}\\ \text{II.}& \text{They found him guilty.}& \text{He found them guilty.}\end{array}$$ Identify the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{lll}& \text{Direct Speech}& \text{Indirect Speech}\\ \text{I.}& \text{He said, “Bravo! You have written the best answer.”}& \text{He applauded him saying that he had written the best answer.}\\ \text{II.}& \text{“The sun rises in the East,” said the teacher.}& \text{The teacher said that the sun rose in the East.}\end{array}$$ Identify the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{lll}& \text{Direct Speech}& \text{Indirect Speech}\\ \text{I.}& \text{He said to him, “Wait here until I return.”}& \text{He ordered him to wait here until he returned.}\\ \text{II.}& \text{He said, “Alas! I am undone.”}& \text{He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.}\end{array}$$ Identify the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{Direct Speech}& \text{Indirect Speech}\\ \text{The policeman said to us, "Where are you going?"}& \text{The policeman asked where were we going.}\\ \text{"Call the first witness", said the Judge.}& \text{The Judge said them to call the witness first.}\end{array}$$ Select the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Read the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{Active Voice}& \text{Passive Voice}\\ \text{They laughed at his warnings and objected to all his proposals.}& \text{His warnings were laughed at and his proposals were objected to.}\\ \text{Do not insult the weak.}& \text{You are advised to not insult the weak.}\end{array}$$ Select the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated.

1. A.I only
2. B.II only
3. C.Both I and II
4. D.Neither I nor II

Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct into indirect speech. Ayushi said to the group, "We have had enough of suffering today. It is time to march forward."

1. A.Ayushi told the group that they had had enough of suffering that day and it was time to march forward
2. B.Ayushi asked the group that they had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward
3. C.Ayushi told the group that they had enough of suffering and that it is time to march forward
4. D.Ayushi told the group that we had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward

Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct speech into indirect speech. "Alas! We lost the match by one point," said the Captain

1. A.The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point
2. B.The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
3. C.The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
4. D.The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point

Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct speech into indirect speech. "Where were you last week?" Alok asked Sheela

1. A.Alok told Sheela where she had been the week before
2. B.Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before
3. C.Alok asked Sheela where she was the week before
4. D.Alok asked Sheela where she had been the last week

Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago

1. A.The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people
2. B.The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
3. C.The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
4. D.The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king

Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The company has recruited four hundred engineers who will have to complete an internship for three weeks

1. A.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and an internship of three weeks will have to be completed by them
2. B.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and they will have to complete an internship of three weeks
3. C.The company has been recruited by four hundred engineers and an internship of three week will have to be completed by them
4. D.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company. Internship of three weeks will have had to be completed by them

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech : Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.”

1. A.Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
2. B.Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
3. C.Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
4. D.Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech : Nitin said to his brother, “What a beautiful painting it is ?”

1. A.Nitin wondered to his brother that what a beautiful painting it was
2. B.Nitin wondered before his brother that it was a beautiful painting
3. C.Nitin exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting
4. D.Nitin asked his brother whether it was beautiful painting

Convert from indirect speech to direct speech : The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.

1. A.The teacher asked her students, “Why were they keeping quiet in the previous class ?”
2. B.The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in the previous class ?”
3. C.The teacher said to her students, “Why had you been quiet in the previous class ?”
4. D.The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in previous class ?”

$\underline{\text{Direction}}$: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Be out of action

1. A.To get punishment
2. B.To get reward
3. C.To become dysfunctional
4. D.To become superactive

Directions for the following 7 (seven) items: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. The small boy who $\underline{\text{broke his leg}}$ P $\underline{\text{fell down}}$ Q $\underline{\text{and}}$ R $\underline{\text{climbed the wall}}$ S The exhibition committee $\underline{\text{attractive and useful}}$ P $\underline{\text{to make exhibition}}$ Q $\underline{\text{making efforts}}$ R $\underline{\text{has been}}$ S The proper sequence should be

1. A.Q - S - R - P
2. B.S - R - Q - P
3. C.Q - P - S - R
4. D.S - P - Q - R

Some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. Rearrange them to produce the correct sentence and choose the proper sequence. The common man / in nurturing (P) / a more active role (Q) / communal harmony (R) / should play (S)

1. A.P - R - S - Q
2. B.S - Q - P - R
3. C.S - Q - R - P
4. D.P - R - Q - S