‘I’ll take a quick nap here in this soft grass’, said the hare.

A. The hare said that he would take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
B. The hare said that he would take a quick nap there in that soft grass.
C. The hare said he will take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
D. The hare said that I will take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

The policeman said to the violent crowd,”Stop all this or you will be arrested.”

A. The policeman said to the violent crowd to stop all this or be arrested.
B. The policeman said to the violent crowd that they should stop or else be arrested.
C. The policeman advised the violent crowd to stop or else be arrested.
D. The policeman ordered the violent crowd to stop all that or they would be arrested.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Vissu said, “We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa.”

A. Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
B. Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
C. Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
D. Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

Kala said to Radha, “who were you speaking to over the phone?”

A. Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
B. Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
C. Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.
D. Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

“You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”

A. He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
B. He said that you couldn’t bathe in that sea if it was very rough.
C. He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
D. He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

The man said to the boy, “It only seems complicated because you’re not used to it.”

A. The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
B. The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
C. The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
D. The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
✅ The correct answer is option C.