Q1. [1]
Read the conversation between the store supervisor and the salesman:
Supervisor: "Did you switch off all the lights before leaving office yesterday?"
Salesman – "Yes, I did and I also handed over the keys to the night supervisor."
A store supervisor asked the salesman whether he had switched off all the lights before leaving the office the day before.
The salesman confirmed _________.
Report the salesman's response.
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2026 2/5/1 Q3 (iii)
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-15 07:09 · grounding rag
Model Answer
The salesman confirmed that he had switched off all the lights before leaving the office the previous day and had also handed over the keys to the night supervisor.
Explanation
In reported speech, "Yes, I did" becomes "confirmed that he had done so." Tense shifts from simple past to past perfect. "yesterday" changes to "the previous day/the day before." The blank requires a that-clause summarising both actions the salesman confirmed.
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