Q1. [1]
Read the dialogue between Karan and his teacher regarding his absence from school.
Teacher: Karan, why were you absent yesterday?
Karan: Yesterday I had cold and fever, sir.
Teacher: You should have informed me beforehand. Take care of your health.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
The teacher asked Karan _________________. Karan replied that he had cold and fever the previous day and [said he should have informed] the teacher beforehand. The teacher advised him to take care of his health.
- A why did he remain absent the previous day
- B why he had been absent the previous day
- C the reason he was absent
- D why was he absent yesterday
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2024 2/5/1 Q3 (vii)
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-15 07:12 · grounding rag
Model Answer
The correct option is B: why he had been absent the previous day.
Explanation
In reported speech, the question word order changes (no inversion), "yesterday" changes to "the previous day," and the tense shifts from simple past to past perfect. Option B correctly applies all these rules.
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