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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Narration

1. Turn into the indirect form of speech:

(a) The master said to his servant, "Go out of the room."

Ans: The master ordered his servant to go out of the room.

(b) He said to them, "Don't tell a lie."

Ans: He advised them not to tell a lie.

Ans: I requested my friend to lend me his pen.

(d) He said to his master, "Forgive me, sir."

Ans: He requested his master to forgive him.

(e) I said to my teacher, "Please explain the passage."

Ans: I requested my teacher to explain the passage.

(f) Father said to me, "Be polite to others."

Ans: Father advised me to be polite to others.

(g) He said to the boy, "Wait here till I come back."

Ans: He told the boy to wait there till he came back.

(h) The captain said to the soldiers, "Fire on the enemy."

Ans: The Captain commanded the soldiers to fire on the enemy.

(i) I said to him, "Don't laugh at the lame man."

Ans: I told them not to laugh at the lame man.

(j) He said to me, "Let us try again."

Ans: He proposed to me that we should try again.

(k) She said to her brother, "Let us go to the zoo."

Ans: She proposed to her brother the should go to the zoo.

(l) I said, "Let him read the poem."

Ans: I wished that he might be allowed to read the poem.

(m) He said to them, "Friends, follow me."

Ans: Addressing them as friends he told them to follow him.

2. Turn into the Direct form of Speech:

(a) I requested him to lend me some money.

Ans: I said to him, "Lend me some money."

(b) He told me to go home.

Ans: He said to me, "Go home."

Ans: My uncle said to me, "Don't mix with bad boys."

(d) I proposed that we should play then.

Ans: I said, "Let us play now."

(e) He advised me not to waste time.

Ans: He said to me, "Don't waste time."

(f) He requested them to lend him their ears.

Ans: He said to them, "Lend me your ears.

(g) He wished that he might have a cup of tea.

Ans: He said, "May I have a cup of tea."

(h) He told me not to disturb him.

Ans: He said to me, "Do not disturb me."

1. Translate into English using both Direct and Indirect forms of speech:

(a) তেওঁ মোক কৈছিল, "মনপুতি পঢ়া।"

Ans: He said to me, "Read attentively."

(b) আয়ে মোক কৈছিল, "দুষ্ট ল'ৰাৰ লগত নুফুৰিবা।"

Ans: The grandmother said to me, "Do not mix with the bad boys."

Ans: The Captain said to the soldiers, "Attack the enemy."

(d) সি দেউতাকক কৈছিল, "অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক এশ টকা ধাৰলৈ দিয়ক।"

Ans: He said to his father, "Please lend me a hundred rupees note."

(e) তেওঁ মোক ক'লে, " মোক ৰবিবাৰে লগ ধৰিবা।"

Ans: He said to me, "Meet me on Sunday."

(f) মই তেওঁক কলোঁ, "বলা, ফুৰিবলৈ যাওঁ।"

Ans: I said to him, "Let us go to walk."

(g) তেওঁ ল'ৰাজনক কৈছিল, "জুইৰ লগত ধেমালি নকৰিবা।"

Ans: He said to the boys, " Don't play with the fire."

1. Turn into Indirect Speech:

(a) The old man said to me, "May God bless you."

Ans: The old man prayed that God might bless me.

(b) He said to Prakash, "May you have a son."

Ans: He wished that Prakash might have a son.

Ans: Mother prayed that God bless me.

(d) The players said, "Hurrah! We are winner."

Ans: The players cried out with joy that they were winner.

(e) He said, "How nice is the moon!"

Ans: He cried out in surprise that the moon was very beautiful.

(f) He said, "Good-bye, my brother!"

Ans: He bade good bye to his brother.

(g) The girl said, "What a beautiful rose it is!"

Ans: The girl cried out in surprise that it was a beautiful rose.

(h) "Bravo! well done!" We cried.

Ans: We applauded saying that we had done well.

(i) He said to me, "How happy you are!"

Ans: He exclaimed that I was very happy.

(j) You said, "Good morning, Mr. Baruah!"

Ans: You wished Mr. Baruah good morning.

2. Turn into Direct Speech:

(a) He wished that you might live long.

Ans: He said to me, "May you live long."

(b) He wished (prayed) that I might prosper in life.

Ans: He said to me, "May you prosper in life."

Ans: He said, "Alas! I am ruined."

(d) I bade good-bye to my friend.

Ans: I said, "Good-bye, my friend."

(e) You exclaimed with sorrow that you were very unlucky.

Ans: You said, "What a unlucky I am!"

(f) He bade good-night to his native land.

Ans: He said, "Good night, my native land."

Change the Narrations:

1. He said, "My friend is waiting outside."

Ans: He said that his friend was waiting outside.

2. He asked me if I would give him a pen.

Ans: He said to me, "Will you give me a pen?"

3. John said, "Mary, will you go to school today?"

Ans: John asked Mary if she would go to school that day.

4. He requested Sita to hold the candle.

Ans: He said to Sita, "Hold the candle."

5. He said to me, "Please wait here till I return."

Ans: He requested me to wait there till he return.

6. The teacher said that truth wins in the long run.

Ans: The teacher said, "Truth wins in the long run."

7. He said, "I will visit Delhi tomorrow."

Ans: He said that he would visit Delhi the next day.

8. Lucy asked her friend if he was going to the party.

Ans: Lucy said to her friend, "Are you going to the party?"

9. Gita said to me, "I shall go by the school bus."

Ans: Gita told me that she would go by the school bus.

10. He said to me, "Let me go with my work."

Ans: He wished that he might be allowed to go with his work.

11. The teacher said to me, "Have you read this book?"

Ans: The teacher asked me if I had read the book.

12. He told me that he would not be able to help me.

Ans: He said to me, "I will not be able to help you."

13. The people cried, "We have witnessed the battle."

Ans: The people said that they had witnessed the battle.

14. "Do you have a good journey?" The host asked me.

Ans: The host asked me if I had a good journey.

15. "Why didn't you bring your sleeping bag?" The host asked me.

Ans: The host asked me why I hadn't brought sleeping bag.

16. The man said to me, "Do you play tennis?"

Ans: The man asked me if I played tennis.

17. The man said to me, "Are you a student?"

Ans: The man asked me if I was a student.

18. I replied that I was not.

Ans: I said, "I am not."

19. "I know you well," The man said to me.

Ans: The man told me that he knew me well.

20. I asked him if he was ill.

Ans: I said to him, "Are you I'll?"

21. He said to me, "Where is your book?"

Ans: He asked me where my book was.

22. I replied that I had lost that.

Ans: I said, "I have lost the list."

23. He said to me, "Why did you do it?"

Ans: He asked me why had done that.

24. I replied that I had not done that.

Ans: I said, "I have not done this."

25. He said to me, "I know you."

Ans: He told me that he knew me.

26. He asked me if I could help him.

Ans: He said to me, "Can you help me?"

27. My friends tell me, "You will be a great man one day."

Ans: My friends tell me that I would be a great man one day.

28. The teacher advised Reba not to waste her time.

Ans: The teacher said to Reba, "Do not waste your time.

29. He said, "I shall post the letter tomorrow."

Ans: He said that he would the letter the next day.

30. The boy asked me if I know him.

Ans: The boy said to me, "Do you know me?"

31. Arun said, "I don't know the boy."

Ans: Arun said that he didn't know the boy.

32. I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.

Ans: I said to the boy, " Have you answered all the questions?"

33. Kamal said to me, "You are wrong."

Ans: Kamal told me that I was wrong.

34. He said, "I can give you only five rupees."

Ans: He said that he could give me only five rupees.

35. Raju said to me, "I shall buy a new watch tomorrow."

Ans: Raju told me that he would buy a new watch the day after.

36. He said, "I bought the book yesterday."

Ans: He said that he had bought the book the day before.

37. Kanak said that he did not know how he had look the pen.

Ans: Kanak said, "I don't know how I have taken the pen."

38. Mohan said, "I was ill yesterday."

Ans: Mohan said that he had been ill the day before.

39. She said to me, " I met him in 1996."

Ans: She told me that he had met him in 1996.

40.She said, "I shall come here again,"

Ans: She said that she would go there again.

41. The boy said, "We are playing."

Ans: The boy said that they were playing.

42. My sister said to me, "I sent you the book."

Ans: My sister told me that she had sent me the book.

43. "I have fled away from home." said the boy to the police officer.

Ans: The boy told the police officer that he had fled away from home .

44. Sidda asked Mr. Sibshankar, "Do you want a servant?"

Ans: Sidda said to Mr Sibshankar if he wanted a servant.

45. You said to me, "Do you play football?"

Ans: You asked me if I played football.

46. "Have they come?" She enquired.

Ans: She enquired if they had come.

47. The teacher said to the boys, "Why are you making noise?"

Ans: The teacher asked the boys why they were making noise.

48. The police officer said to the man, "Where do you live?"

Ans: The police officer asked the man where he lived.

49. The teacher said to the boy, 'Where did you go yesterday?"

Ans: The teacher told the boy where he had gone the day before.

50. The old mouse said, "Who will bell the cat?

Ans: The old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

51. Tarun said that he didn't know how to swim.

Ans: Tarun said, "I don't know how to swim?"

52. The man sitting beside Ajoy asked him when the bus would leave.

Ans: The man sitting beside Ajoy said, "When will the bus leave?"

53. He said, "I have finished my work."

Ans: He said that he had finished his work.

54. I told him that he was wrong.

Ans: I said to him, "I am wrong."

55. He told me that he had seen me the day before.

Ans: He said to me, "I saw you yesterday."

56. "May God help me in my journey from this to the other word," said Socrates.

Ans: Socrates said that God might help him in his journey from that to other world.

57. "I made some money yesterday," said Anil.

Ans: Anil said that he had some money the day before.

58. Lila suggested to me that we should have a picnic.

Ans: Lila said to me, "Let us have a picnic.

59. She regretted that he was great fool.

Ans: She said, "Alas! I am fool."

Combined Sentences

1. He was honest. He was poor.

Ans : He was honest but poor.

2. Speak the truth. Then I shall pardon you.

Ans : Speak the truth and I shall pardon you.

3. The hunter looked over the rock. He saw the man-eater.

Ans : The hunter looked over the rock and saw the man-eater.

4. The baby walked. The mother walked along.

Ans : The mother walked along with the baby.

5. They live in a village. It is six miles away.

Ans : They live in a village which is six miles away.

6. The box is very heavy. I can't lift it.

Ans : The box is too heavy to lift.

7. He tried hard. He failed in the examination.

Ans : Though he tried hard, but failed in the examination.

8. A man was running away. We saw the man.

Ans : We saw the man running away.

9. He will pass. There is no doubt about it.

Ans. There is no doubt that he will pass.

10. You were ill. I did not know it.

Ans : I did not know that you were ill.

11. It was a good idea. It was a dangerous idea.

Ans : Though it was a good, but dangerous idea.

12. She sang a song. Everybody liked it.

Ans : Everybody liked the song she sang.

13. He is hard-working. He is also intelligent.

Ans : He is not only hardworking but also intelligent.

14. My uncle built this bridge. He is an engineer.

Ans : My uncle who built this bridge is an engineer.

15. You will do well. There is no doubt about it.

Ans : There is no doubt about that you will do well.

18. This man is not educated. He is not intelligent either.

Ans : This man is neither educated nor intelligent.

19. He said something. I could not understand it.

Ans : I could not understand what he said.

20. My uncle is a novelist. Do you know him?

Ans : Do you know that my uncle is a novelist ?

21. He would not come. He made it clear.

Ans : He made it clear that he would not come.

22. The one-horned rhino is regarded as a rare animal. It is found only in Assam.

Ans : The one-horned rhino which is regarded as a rare animal is found only in Assam.

23. He suspected that the thief might still be inside the house. He quietly went away and informed the police.

Ans : Being suspected that the thief might be still be inside the house, he quietly went away and informed the police.

24. He is very weak. He can not move.

Ans : He is too weak to move.

25. She is not intelligent. She is not sincere.

Ans : She is neither intelligent nor sincere.

26. I know the boy. You helped him yesterday.

Ans : I know the boy who helped him yesterday.

27. I have not met him. I have not written to him.

Ans : I have neither met him nor written to him.

28. He received the news. He started for home.

Ans : Having received the news, he started for home.

29. This is the boy. He stood first in the class.

Ans : This is the boy who stood first in the class.

30. Alexander was the king of Macedonia.

He invaded India.

Ans : Alexander, the king of Macedonia, invaded India.

31. You get more. You want more.

Ans : If you get more, you want more.

32. He gifted me a pen. It's colour was red.

Ans : He gifted me a pen which colour was red.

33. He fled. He had seen a bear coming.

Ans : Having seen a bear coming, he fled.

34. He is honest. It is known to all.

Ans : It is known to all that he is honest.

35. The tiger saw the hunter. Then it ran away.

Ans : Having seen the hunter, the tiger ran away.

36. We must read attentively. We will fail in the examination.

Ans : We must read attentively or we will fail in the examination.

37. The man is sitting under a tree. He was very tired.

Ans : Being tired, the man is sitting under a tree.

38. He saw me. I got off the bus.

Ans : Having seen him, I got off the bus.

39. He is saying something. I can't hear it.

Ans : I can't hear what he is saying.

40. They have suggested something. I am against it.

Ans : I am against what they have suggested.

41. He is rich. He is not happy.

Ans : He is rich but not happy.

42. The stick is very short. It cannot reach the ceiling.

Ans : The stick is too short to reach the ceiling.

Combined Sentences

1. HSLC - 1998

(i) Robin is my friend. He is a

journalist.

Ans : Robin who is my friend is a

journalist.

(ii) You insulted him. This is his

complaint.

Ans : This is his complaint that you

insulted.

2. HSLC - 1999

(i) Where has he gone?Do you know it?

Ans : Do you know where he has gone?

(ii) A boy said this. I know the boy.

Ans : I know the boy who said this.

3. HSLC - 2000

(i) What are you making? Let me see.

Ans : Let me see what you are making?

(ii) Don't overeat. You will be ill.

Ans : Don't overeat or you will be ill.

4. HSLC - 2001

(i) He was ignorant of the matter. His

ignorance was complete.

Ans : He was completely ignorant of

the matter.

(ii) The man created the trouble. He

was arrested by the police.

Ans : The man who created the trouble

was arrested by the police.

5. HSLC - 2002

(i) He is very sencere. Everybody in the

school says this.

Ans : Everybody in the school says that

he is very sencere.

(ii) You can start the machine. You

have to press the button.

Ans : You can start the machine by

pressing the button.

6. HSLC - 2003

(a) I have seen you somewhere. I can't

remember where.

Ans : I can't remember where I have

seen you.

(b) You turn these knobs. You can then

open the box.

Ans : You can open the box by turning

the knobs.

7. HSLC - 2004

(a) She opened the cage. She let the

bird fly away.

Ans : Opening the cage she let the bird

fly away.

(b) I can't buy a car. I don't have the

money.

Ans : I can't buy a car because I have

no money.

8. HSLC - 2005

(a) The earth is round. We can prove it.

Ans : We can prove that the earth is

round.

(b) We should drop the plan.That is my

suggestion.

Ans : My suggestion is that we should

drop the plan.

9. HSLC - 2006

(a) He will pass. There is no doubt

about it.

Ans : There is no doubt that he will

pass.

(b) My uncle built this bridge. He is an

engineer in the P.W.D.

Ans : My uncle who is an engineer in

the P.W.D built this bridge.

10. HSLC - 2007

(a) The rain will stop. Let us wait till

then.

Ans : Let us wait till the rain stops.

(b) He is not sincere. He is not honest.

Ans : He is neither sincere nor honest.

11. HSLC - 2008

(a) The man created the trouble. He

was arrested by the police.

Ans : The man who created the trouble

was arrested by the police.

(b) The earth is round. We can prove it.

Ans : We can prove that the earth is

round.

12. HSLC - 2009

(a) He was innocent. He wanted to

prove it.

Ans : He wanted to prove that he was

innocent.

(b) He brought a news. The news was

not true.

Ans : The news he brought was not

true.

13. HSLC - 2010

(a) Where does he live?Do you know it?

Ans : Do you know where he lives ?

(b) He is innocent.Everybody says this.

Ans : Everybody says that he is

innocent.

14. HSLC - 2011

(a) The businessman is a miser. He

has donated generously today.

Ans : The businessman who is a miser

has donated generously today.

(b) Why are you so late? Tell me.

Ans : Tell me why you are so late.

15. HSLC - 2012

(a) I speak the truth. I am not afraid of

it.

Ans : I am not afraid of speaking the

truth.

(b) Walk fast. You will miss the train.

Ans : Walk fast or you will miss the

train.

16. HSLC - 2013

(a) I have some duties. I must perform

them.

Ans : I must perform my duties.

(b) This is my friend.His name is John.

Ans : This is my friend John.

17. HSLC - 2014

(a) The bird was very small. It could

not fly.

Ans : The bird was too small to fly.

(b) He is not intelligent.He is not brave.

Ans : He is neither intelligent nor brave.

18. HSLC - 2015

(a) I have lost my pen. You gave it to

me.

Ans : I have lost the pen you gave to

me.

(b) Health is very important. It must

not be neglected.

Ans : As health is very important it

must not be neglected.

19. HSLC - 2016

(a) The moon is round. It has been

proved.

Ans : It has been proved that the moon

is round.

(b) Where does he live?Do you know it?

Ans : Do you know where he lives ?

20. HSLC - 2017

(a) Man is mortal. Everybody knows

this.

Ans : Everybody knows that man is

mortal.

(b) Walk fast. You will miss the train.

Ans : Walk fast or you will miss the

train.

21. HSLC - 2018

(a) The boy is not brave. The boy is not

intelligent.

Ans : The boy is neither brave nor

intelligent.

(b) The man created the trouble. The

man was arrested.

Ans : The man who created the trouble

was arrested.

Voice change class 9

1. That boy is known to me.

Ans : I know that boy.

2. The dead body was removed from

the street.

Ans : Some one removed the dead body

from the street.

3. Rose is called the queen of flowers.

Ans : People call rose the queen of

flowers.

4. The bridge was repaired

Ans : The workers repaired the bridge.

5. It will be published by him.

Ans : He will publish it.

6. The president is selected by the

members.

Ans :The members select the president.

7. He was invited to the meeting.

Ans : They invited him to the meeting.

8. His address is not known to me.

Ans : I don't know his address.

9. A fine chair has been made by him.

Ans : He has made a fine chair.

10. English is spoken all over the world.

Ans : People speak English all over the

world.

11. The answer must be written in ink.

Ans : You must write the answer in ink.

12. The chief is being caught by the

police.

Ans : The police is catching the thief.

13. The thief will be caught by the

policeman.

Ans: The policeman will catch the thief.

14. Let the boy be told to get in.

Ans : Tell the boy to get in.

15. They have been invited to the

function.

Ans : We have invited them to the

function.

16. He behaviour displeased me.

Ans : I was displeased at his behaviour.

17. I was invited to the party.

Ans : They invited me to the party.

18. The letters are being delivered by the

postman.

Ans : The postman is delivering the

letters.

19. A letter was being written by the girl.

Ans : The girl was writing a letter.

20. Letter are delivered in the morning.

Ans : The postman delivers letters in

the morning.

21. By whom was the letter posted?

Ans : Who did post the letter?

22. He was made captain of our class.

Ans : We made him captain of our

class.

23. It is regretted very much that we shall

hear his voice no more.

Ans : We regret very much that we shall

hear his voice no more.

24. By whom was the window broken?

Ans : Who did break the window?

25. A letter was being written by Pinki.

Ans : Pinki was writing a letter.

26.My pen has been stolen.

Ans : Someone has stolen my pen.

27. The work had been done by him.

Ans : He had done the work.

28. The book will be read by me.

Ans : I shall read the book.

29. Accidents are caused by

carelessness.

Ans: Carelessness causes accidents.

30.We were satisfied at his behaviour.

Ans : His behaviour satisfied us.

31. Gandhi is called the father of the

nation.

Ans : People call Gandhi the father of

the nation.

32. I am loved by my parents.

Ans : My parents love me.

33. The work has been done by Rita.

Ans : Rita has done the work.

34. A story is being read by my teacher.

Ans : My teacher is reading a story.

35. The gentleman is known to me

well.

Ans : I know the gentleman well.

36. People speak English all over the

world.

Ans : English is spoken all over the

world.

37. We have a lot of work to do.

Ans : A lot of work has to be done by

us.

38. Might I use your phone?

Ans : Might your phone be used by me?

39. The president gave away the prize.

Ans : The prize was given away by the

President.

40. The Principal presided over the

meeting.

Ans : The meeting was presided over

by the Principal.

41. They asked the boy many

questions.

Ans : The boy was asked many

questions by them.

42. He does not know me.

Ans : I am not known to him.

43. I know your father well.

Ans : Your father is known well to me.

44. It is time to stop the war.

Ans : It is time the war to be stopped.

45. You must write the letter in ink.

Ans : The letter must be written in ink.

46. One should keep one's promise.

Ans : One's promise should be kept.

47. A thief has stolen his clothes.

Ans : His clothes has been stolen by a

thief.

48. They made me sing a song.

Ans : I was made sing a song by them.

49. Please enter by this door.

Ans :You are requested to enter by this

door.

50. Mr. Saikia bought a new a car last

month.

Ans :A new car was bought last month

by Mr. Saikia.

51. He was declared L.B.W.

Ans : The empire declared him L.B.W.

52. Do your duty at once.

Ans : Let your duty be done at once.

Narration Class 9 Question Bank

Change the form of narration:

1. (a) The teacher said to me, "What are

you doing?"

Ans : The teacher asked me what I

was doing.

(b) The master ordered his servant to

leave the room.

Ans : The master said to his servant,

"Leave the room."

2. (a) "Will you do this for me?" I said to

him."

Ans :I asked him if he would do that

for me.

(b) He told me that he had seen me

the day before.

Ans : He said to me, "I saw you

yesterday."

3. (a) The teacher said to me, "Why are

you late today?"

Ans : The teacher asked me why I

was late that day.

(b) Mother asked me not to mix up

with Raju.

Ans : Mother said to me, "Do not mix

up with Raju.

4. (a) He said, "I shall post the letter

tomorrow."

Ans : He said that he would post the

letter the day after.

(b) I asked him if he was ill.

Ans : I said to him, "Are you I'll?"

5. (a) The teacher said to the student,

"What is your name?"

Ans : The teacher asked the student

what his name was.

(b) "I know you well", the man said to

me.

Ans : The man told me that he knew

me well.

6. (a) He asked me what I was doing

there.

Ans : He said to me, "What are you

doing here?"

(b) Biju said to Raju, "Will you give me

your pen?"

Ans : Biju asked Raju if he would give

him his pen.

7. (a) Father advised me not to tell a lie.

Ans : Father said to me, "Do not tell a

lie."

(b) Anil said, "I made some money

yesterday."

Ans: Anil said that he had made some

money the day before.

8. (a) The man asked the boy if he was

a student.

Ans : The man said to the boy, "Are

you a student?"

(b) Mina asked me why I was running.

Ans : Mina said to me, "Why are you

running?"

9. (a) Father said to me, "Go home at

once."

Ans : Father told me to go home at

once.

(b) Anil asked Hari Singh if he could

cook.

Ans : Anil said to Hari Singh, "Can you

cook?"

10. (a) He said to me, "I saw you

yesterday."

Ans : He told me that he had seen me

the day before.

(b) She said that she would not go

home.

Ans: She said, "I shall not go home."

11. (a) The doctor advised the patient to

take rest.

Ans : The doctor said to the patient, "Take rest."

(b) I asked him if he would lend me

his book.

Ans : I said to him, "Will you lend me

your book?"

12. (a) I asked the man where he lived.

Ans : I said to the man, "Where do you

live?"

(b) I said to him, "I visited Delhi last

year."

Ans : I told him that I had visited Delhi

last year.

13. (a) The teacher ordered the boys to

stop talking.

Ans : The teacher said to the boys,

"Stop talking."

(b) Kamal said to his sister, "Why are

you laughing?"

Ans : Kamal asked his sister Why she

was laughing.

14. (a) The girl said to me, "Take care of

your health."

Ans : The girl told me to take care of

my health.

(b) He asked me what my name was.

Ans : He said to me, "What is your

name?"

15. (a) Rina said, "I have finished my

work."

Ans : Rina said that she had finished

her work.

(b) Mother said to me, "Shut the door."

Ans : Mother told me to shut the door.

16. (a) The woman said to me, "Are you

ill?"

Ans : The woman asked me if I was ill.

(b) The man said to me, "Do you play

football?"

Ans : The man asked me if I played

football.

17. (a) He said that he had bought that

car the day before.

Ans : He said, "I bought this car

yesterday?"

(b) He said to me, "What are you

doing here now?"

Ans : He asked me what I was doing

there then.

18. (a) He said to me, "What is the matter

with you?"

Ans : He asked me what the matter

was with me.

(b) I replied that I was afraid of him.

Ans : I said, "Are you afraid of me?"

19. (a) Rajib asked me where my book

was.

Ans : Rajib said to me, "Where is your

book?"

(b) He said to me, "God is Almighty."

Ans : He told me that God is Almighty.

20. (a) He asked me if I could help him.

Ans : He said to me, "Can you help

me?"

(b) The teacher said to me, "Don't

waste your time."

Ans : The teacher told me not to

waste my time.

21. (a) He asked me where I lived.

Ans : He said to me, "Where do you

live?"

(b) She said to me, "I do not know

you."

Ans : She told me that she did not

know me.

22. (a) He said to me, "May God bless

you."

Ans : He prayed that God might bless

me.

(b) Ramen told that he had lost his

pen the day before.

Ans : Ramen said, "I lost my pen

yesterday."

23. (a) She said to me, "Where do you

live?"

Ans : She asked me where I lived.

(b) Rita said, "I can not remember

where I have kept the gold chain."

Ans : Rita said that she could not

remember where she had kept the

gold chain.

24. (a) Father said to me, "Are you reading

your lessons?"

Ans :Father asked me if I was reading

my lessons.

(b) The boy said to me, "Please shut

the door."

Ans : The boy requested me to shut

the door.

25. (a) Ram said that man is mortal.

Ans : Ram said, "Man is mortal."

(b) The old lady said, "Alas! I am

undone."

Ans : The old lady exclaimed with

sorrow that she was undone.

26. (a) The girl said that she had done the

work.

Ans : The girl said, "I have done the

work."

(b) They said to us, "Let us go out for

a walk."

Ans : They proposed to us that we

should go out for a walk.

27. (a) Arun says, "I know how to play

football."

Ans : Arun says that he knows how to

play football.

(b) Raja said to Rahim, "When did you

see her last?"

Ans : Raja asked Rahim when he had

seen her last.

28. (a) The boys said that they were

playing football then.

Ans : The boys said, "We are playing

football now."

(b) She proposed that we should go

for a walk.

Ans : She said, "Let us go for a walk."

29. (a) He said that he had come the

previous day.

Ans : He said, "I came yesterday."

(b) Amal said to me, "Are you really

happy?"

Ans : Amal asked me if I was really

happy.

30. (a) Sumita said that she had sung a

song in the meeting the day before.

Ans : Sumita said, "I sang a song in

the meeting yesterday."

(b) Atul said to me, "I bought a new

camera yesterday."

Ans : Atul told me that he had bought

a new camera the day before.

31. (a) The Principal said to me, "When

did you go to Delhi?"

Ans : The Principal asked me when I

had gone to Delhi.

(b) My mother said that kindness is a

great virtue.

Ans : My mother said, "Kindness is a

great virtue."

32. (a) He said to us, "I didn't come here

yesterday."

Ans : He told us that he had not gone

there the day before.

(b) "Don't make a noise," said the

teacher.

Ans : The teacher told not to make a

noise.

33. (a) Mother said to me, "Come here."

Ans : Mother told me to go there.

(b) Uncle wished that I might succeed

in my business.

Ans : Uncle said to me, "May you

succeed in your business."

34. (a) I asked Rita what she was doing.

Ans : I said to Rita, "What are you

doing?"

(b) My friend told me that he was very

thirsty.

Ans : My friend said to me, "I am very

thirsty."

35. (a) I asked my friend why he looked

so sad.

Ans : I said to my friend, "Why do you

look so sad?"

(b) Peter said, "I've just bought a car."

Ans : Peter said that he had just

bought a car.

36. (a) The Principal advised the pupils

not to run in the sun.

Ans : The Principal said to the pupils,

"Do not run in the sun."

(b) Kamal said to his sister, "Why are

you laughing?"

Ans : Kamal asked his sister why she

was laughing.

37. (a) The girl said to me, "Take care of

your health."

Ans : The girl told me to take care of

my health.

(b) I forbade him to invite his uncle to

the meeting.

Ans : I said to him, "Do not invite your

uncle to the meeting."

38. (a) Namrata said to me, "Would you

like to dance with me?"

Ans : Namrata asked me if I would

like to dance with her.

(b) Anupam demanded us thirty

thousand rupees for singing in the

function.

Ans : Anupam said to us, " Give thirty

thousand rupees for singing in the

function."

39. (a) Pratik said to me, "I can easily cure

the patient."

Ans : Pratik told me that he could

easily cure the patient.

(b) I replied that he is a liar.

Ans : I said, "You are a liar."

40. (a) Madhusmita said to her teacher,

"Please teach me for a month."

Ans : Madhusmita requested her

teacher to teach her for a month.

(b) The teacher said to her, "I have no

time to teach you."

Ans : The teacher told her that he had

no time to teach her.

41. (a) We exclaimed with sorrow that we

could not visit the dying man.

Ans : We said, "Alas! we can not visit

the dying man."

(b) The man said to his sons, "Unity is

strength."

Ans : The man told his sons that unity

is strength.

42. (a) The Prime Minister said, "I need

five years more to make India a rich

country."

Ans : The Prime Minister said that he

needed five years more to make India

a rich country.

(b) The opposition party said that he

was telling a lie.

Ans : The opposition party said, "He is

telling a lie."

43. (a) The doctor said, "There is no

remedy to cure this disease."

Ans : The doctor said that there was

no remedy to cure that disease.

(b) The master ordered his servant to

be quite.

Ans : The master said to his servant,

"Be quite."

44. (a) The thief said to the policeman,

"You are a bigger thief than myself."

Ans : The thief told the policeman

that he was a bigger thief than

himself.

(b) The leader said that police had got

licence to rob common people.

Ans : The leader said, "Police has got

licence to rob common people."

45. (a) Parmod said to me, "Beware of

police when it is night."

Ans : Parmod told me to beware of

police when it was night.

(b) I replied that I did not go out at

night.

Ans : I said, "I do not go out at night."

46. (a) Paramananda was shouting for

help.

Ans : Paramananda said, "Help me."

(b) My mother said, "We should help

him."

Ans : My mother said that we should

help him.

47. (a) Bipul said to me, "A coward has no

right to live."

Ans : Bipul told me that a coward had

no right to live.

(b) I said to him that he was partly

right.

Ans : I said to him, "You are partly

right."

48. (a) Uncle said to me, "Study with full

concentration."

Ans : Uncle advised me to study with

full concentration."

(b) I said to him that I would be a

good teacher.

Ans : I said to him, "I shall be a good

teacher.'

49. (a) Jaymati welcomed me to the

party.

Ans : Jaymati said to me, "Welcome

to the party."

(b) Jyoti Prasad said, "I have written a

new play."

Ans : Jyoti Prasad said that he had

written a new play.

50. (a) Dipen thanked me.

Ans : Dipen said to me, "Thank you."

(b) I said to him, "I shall do hard

labour to be a good and intelligent

boy."

Ans : I told him that I would do hard

labour to be a good and intelligent

boy.

51. (a) He said to me, "I saw you

yesterday."

Ans : He told me that he had seen me

the previous day.

(b) Father said to me, "Don't tell a lie."

Ans : Father advised me not to tell a

lie.

Ans : I said to Rita, "What are you

doing?"

(d) The saint said, "Kindness is a

great virtue."

Ans : The saint said that kindness is a

great virtue.

52. (a) Jolly said to me, "I wanted to meet

you yesterday."

Ans : Jolly told me that he had

wanted to meet me the day before.

(b) I asked Rajiv how he was that day.

Ans : I said to Rajiv, "How are you

today?"

53. (a) He said, "What are you doing here,

Mina?"

Ans : He asked Mina what she was

doing there.

(b) She said that she would return the

book next day.

Ans : She said, "I shall return the book

tomorrow."

neglect your study."

Ans : The teacher advised us not to

neglect our study.

54. (a) Rajesh says, "I have done it."

Ans : Rajesh says that he has done

that.

(b) The teacher advised me to read

attentively.

Ans : The teacher said to me, "Read

attentively."

suffering from diarrhoea."

Ans : He told me that his mother was

suffering from diarrhoea.

(d) Julius Caesar said that he was not

a coward.

Ans : Julius Caesar said, "I am not a

coward."

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Vocabulary

i) Today the weather of Shillong is pleasant. (weather/climate)

ii) Both the parties came to an amicable settlement.

(amiable/amicable)

iii) He could not adapt himself to the new environment.

(adapt/adopt)

iv) He has easy access to the ministers. (excess/access)

v) Hundreds of soldiers were wounded in the battle.

(wounded/injured)

vi) The sale in my shop is not good today. (sell/sale)

vii) He speaks good English. (says/speaks)

viii) It is not proper to look through an open window. (see/look)

ix) The old man knew that his death was imminent.

(eminent/imminent)

x) An eminent writer was invited as the chief guest.

(eminent/imminent)

xi) Several boats drowned in the river during the storm.

(drowned/sank)

xii) I wish I had taken your advice. (hope/wish)

xiii) He will leave for England shortly. (shortly/recently)

xiv) He returned from England recently. (shortly/recently)

xv) August 15 is a historic day for the Indians. (historic/historical)

xvi) He will lose marks for his illegible handwriting.

(eligible/illegible)

xvii) You are not eligible for the post. (eligible/illegible)

xviii) A man of principle is respected by all. (principal/principle)

xix) He is the principal of our school. (principal/principle)

xx) We always seek his advice. (advice/advise)

xxi) You advise them the right path. (advice/advise)

xxii) Columbus discovered America. (invented/discovered)

xxiii) Marconi invented wireless. (Invented/discovered)