162. The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.

A. The mother advised her son, “Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
B. The mother said to her son, “Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
C. The mother said to her son, “Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
D. The mother said to her son to “be careful.”
✅ The correct answer is option C.

165. Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Rani ?”

A. Dinesh asked whether Rani was going to the party the next day.
B. Dinesh asked Rani whether you are going to the party the next day.
C. Dinesh asked Rani whether she was going to the party the next day.
D. Dinesh asked Rani are you going to the party tomorrow.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

167. Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it.”

A. Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.
B. Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.
C. Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.
D. Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

168. The king said to his men, “Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely.”

A. The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
B. The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
C. The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.
D. The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

170. The teacher said, “Why can’t you come to school on time, Reema ?”

A. The teacher asked Reema why she can’t come to school on time.
B. The teacher asked Reema why can’t she come to school on time.
C. The teacher asked Reema why couldn’t she come to school on time.
D. The teacher asked Reema why she couldn’t come to school on time.
✅ The correct answer is option D.