Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Doctor : Have you got the tests done?
Karna : No, I have not.
Doctor : Get them done today itself.
The doctor asked Karna (a) ___________________. He replied that (b) ________________. The doctor asked
Answers
The doctor asked Karna (a) if she had got the tests done. He replied that (b) he had not. The doctor asked him to get them done that day itself.
It is a reported speech exercise. The dialogue form is direct speech and the blanks are indirect speech. In blank a ) interrogative sentence was to be reported; in blank b) statement was to be reported; and in blank c) imperative sentence was to be reported.
Explanation:
The doctor asked Karma that whether he got the tests done. He replied that he didn’t get them done yet and the doctor asked Karna to get the tests done by today itself. The doctor was concerned whether Karna was serious about his health. Upon finding that Karna didn’t pay as much heed to the tests that have been suggested to him, the doctor asked Karna to get them done soonest.