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The correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Key Points

• In the original sentence, the coach is asking the student about a future event ("When will you come for practice?").
• In indirect speech, we generally use reporting verbs like "asked" to convey the speaker's words.
• In the indirect form, we need to make changes to the pronouns, verb tense, and word order. Here's the breakdown of the correct answer:
• The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked" to indicate a question.
• The pronoun "you" changes to "he" to match the third-person perspective of the coach.
• The verb "will come" changes to "would come" to shift from direct to indirect speech.
• The word order in the question changes from "When will you come for practice?" to "when he would come for practice."

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The coach asked the student when he would come for practice.'

The correct answer is The French scientist said that he wanted to study how bees and wasps found their way home.

Key Points

• The given sentence is a direct speech.
• The basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:​
• The commas, inverted commas are removed, and 'that' is added.
• The first-person pronoun ''I'' becomes the third-person pronoun ''he''.
• The present simple tense format 'Subject + V1 (want) + Object' will be changed into the past simple tense format 'Subject + V2 (wanted) + Object'.
• The present simple tense format 'Subject + V1 (find) + Object' will be changed into the past simple tense format 'Subject + V2 (found) + Object'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Additional Information

• The following table will enable us to know how tense changes into Indirect speech:-

Hinglish

• दिया गया वाक्य direct speech है।
• Direct speech को indirect speech में बदलने या बदलने के लिए बुनियादी नियम:
• Commas, inverted commas हटा दिए जाते हैं और 'that' जोड़ा जाता है।
• The first-person pronoun ''I'', third-person pronoun ''he'' बन जाता है।
• Present simple tense format 'Subject + V1 (want) + Object' को past simple tense format 'Subject + V2 (wanted) + Object' में बदल दिया जाएगा।
• Present simple tense format 'Subject + V1 (find) + Object' को past simple tense format 'Subject + V2 (found) + Object' में बदल दिया जाएगा।

अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 4 है।

The indirect form of the given sentence is 'His mother advised him not to work until late at the night.'

Key Points

  Reporting clause                                 Reported speech

The sentence which is used to convey a command, a request, or a forbiddance is called an imperative sentence. So the given speech is an imperative one.

While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow the given steps-

• Change 'said to' in reporting clause into ordered/forbade/suggested/advised, etc.
• 'Do not' is changed into 'not to'.
• 'To' is followed by the base form of the verb.
• At last line up the remaining part.

The final sentence- His mother advised him not to work until late at the night.

The correct answer is "She said that she was going to town with her father."

Key Points

• The given sentence is in direct speech so it will change to indirect speech.
• There are a few rules to remember when changing a sentence from direct to indirect speech.
• If the reporting verb is in the past tense in direct speech then the tense of the sentence will change in indirect speech.
• The given sentence is in the present continuous tense in direct speech which will change to the past continuous tense in indirect speech.
• The helping verb "am" is used for the present tense in the given sentence and will change to "was" in indirect speech.
• The first person pronoun "I" in direct speech will change to the third person pronoun "she".
• The first-person pronoun "my" in direct speech will change to the third-person pronoun "her".
• Only option 1 has the correct indirect speech.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is "Teacher asked the children if they had prepared well for the finals."

Key Points

• The given sentence is in direct speech so it will be changed to indirect speech.
• There are a few rules when changing a sentence from direct to indirect speech.
• If the reporting verb is in the past tense of the direct speech, the tense of the sentence will change in indirect speech.
• The given sentence is in the present tense in direct speech so it will change to the past tense in indirect speech.
• The auxiliary verb "have" in direct speech will change to "had" in indirect speech.
• The interrogative sentence in the direct speech will have the conjunction "if or whether" in the direct speech.
• The second-person pronoun "you" in direct speech will change to the third-person pronoun "they" in indirect speech.
• Only option 4 has the correct indirect speech sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

The correct answer is 'Phenomonen'.

Key Points

• The correct spelling is "Phenomenon".
• It refers to an observable event or, in general, something remarkable or extraordinary. ("घटना").
• For example: A solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon.

Therefore, the correct answer is- 'Option 4'.

Additional Information

• "Remuneration" - it means the money paid for work or a service. ("मुआवजा").
• "Inconvenience" - it refers to trouble or difficulty caused to one's personal requirements or comfort. ("असुविधा").
• "Indispensable" - it refers to something absolutely necessary or essential. ("अनिवार्य").

The correct answer is "Indigenous".

Key Points

• The correct spelling of the term, which refers to originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native, is "indigenous."
• Looking at the provided options:
• "Indigenous" - This is the correct spelling of the word.
• "Indegenous" - This spelling is incorrect. The 'e' after 'd' should be 'i', and the 'e' after 'g' should be 'o'.
• "Indiginous" - This spelling is incorrect. The 'i' after 'd' should be 'e', and the 'i' after 'g' should be 'o'.
• "Indiegenus" - This spelling is incorrect. The 'e' after 'd' should be 'i', the 'e' after first 'g' should be 'o', and 'e' after last 'g' is not needed.
• Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

The correct answer is Option (2). i.e. "Braed".

Key Points

• "Braed" is  Incorrectly spelt in the given sentence.
• The Correct spelling is Bread (ब्रेड) A food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed and baked.
• Example: She baked bread.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Braed".

Additional Information

• Isle (द्वीप) - A small island.
• Achieve (प्राप्त करना) - Successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.
• Amicable (मैत्रीपूर्ण) - Characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable.

The correct answer is: "rescind".

Key Points

• The word "rescind" is spelled correctly.
• It means to revoke, cancel, or annul something. (रद्द कर देना)
• For example- The company decided to rescind their offer of employment after discovering the applicant's criminal history.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

• Option 1, "recind", is misspelled.
• Option 3, "recsind", is misspelled.
• Option 4, "resind", is missing a letter and should be spelled "rescind".

The correct answer is 'Made a scapegoat'.

Key Points

• The phrase "Made a scapegoat" means being blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others. (बलि का बकरा बनाना)
• It accurately describes the situation where someone is unfairly blamed for something that others have done.

​Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Complete Sentence: She believed she had been made a scapegoat for the mistakes of others for what happened.

Additional Information

• Made a sceptic (संदेहवादी बनाना): means causing someone to doubt or question.
• Made a spinster (कुंवारी बनाना): refers to an unmarried woman, typically an older one.
• Made a savage (क्रूर बनाना): means causing someone to become ferocious or aggressive.