CBSE Class 12 English Narration Worksheet

Question. The librarian said to her, “You can borrow only two books at a time.” ?
a) The librarian told her that they could borrow only two books at a time
b) The librarian told her that you can borrow only two books at a tim
c) The librarian told her that she could borrow only two books at a time.
d) The librarian told her that she can borrow only two books at a time

Answer : C

Question. Experts said that several steps were being taken to promote foreign trade as it constituted 45% of the country’s economy. ?
a) Experts are saying, “Several steps were taken to promote foreign trade as it constituted 45% of the country’s economy
b) Experts said, “Several steps should be taken to promote foreign trade as they constitute 45% of The country’s economy
c) Experts said, “Several steps are being taken to promote foreign trade as it constitutes 45% of the country’s economy
d) Experts said, “Several steps had been taken for promoting foreign trade as it constitute 45% of the country’s economy

Answer : C

Question. She asked her mother why she was so upset that day. ?
a) She said to her mother, “Why are you so upset today?”
b) She said to her mother, “Why you are so upset today?”
c) She said to her mother, “Why were you so upset that day?”
d) She said to her mother, “Are you upset today?”

Answer : B

Question. The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend's house. ?
a) The little girl said to her mother,"Why can't I visit my friend's house?
b) The little girl said to her mother,"Should she visit her friend's house
c) The little girl said to her mother,"Can I visit my friend's house?
d) The little girl said to her mother,"I could visit my friend's house

Answer : C

Question. Seema said to her daughter, "Don't go near the well." ?
a) Seema requested to her daughter to go near the well
b) Seema told her daughter that don't go near the well
c) Seema said her daughter you shouldn't go near The well
d) Seema warned her daughter not to go near the well

Answer : D

Question. Sitab asked his m other, “Has it been snowing all night?
a) Sitab asked his mother if it has snowed all night
b) Sitab asked his mother if it is snowing all night
c) Sitab asked his mother if it had been snowing all night
d) Sitab asked his mother if it was snowing all night

Answer : C

Question. The manager said, “I want you to attend the conference.” ?
a) The manager said that she wanted me to attend the conference
b) The manager said that she want me to attend the conference
c) The manager told to me I am to go to attend the conference
d) The manager said I am wanting you to attend the conference

Answer : A

Question. If the rains don’t stop we will have to move the animals t o another place,”said the zoo official. ?
a) The zoo official had been saying said that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place
b) The zoo official said that if the rains didn’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place
c) The zoo official will say that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place
d) The zoo official said that if the rains are not stopping they would have to move the animals to another place.

Answer : B

Question. My teacher says, “We must take care of our hygiene.” ?
a) My teacher said they took care of their hygiene
b) My teacher says that we must take care of our hygiene
c) My teacher says that we took care of our hygiene
d) My teacher said that we must be taking care of our hygiene

Answer : B

Question. Taru said, “Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.” ?
a) Taru said that Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend
b) Taru said that Kavya has gone to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend
c) Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house that day for the Weekend
d) Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend

Answer : C

Question. Garima told her friends that she couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy. ?
a) Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to The movie tonight as I am very busy.
b) Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with them to the movie that night as I was very busy
c) Garima said to her friends, “She couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy
d) Garima said to her friends, “I couldn’t go with you to the movie tonight as I was very busy

Answer : A

Question. Taru told me that Avika was having her online cooking class then. ?
a) Taru said to me, “Avika was having her online cooking class at this time
b) Taru said to me, “Avika will be having her online cooking class now
c) Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class at that time
d) Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class now.

Answer : D

Question. I said to the office boy, “Take these papers to the manager immediately ?
a) I requested the office boy to take these papers to the manager immediately
b) I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately
c) I told the office boy take those papers to the manager immediately
d) I said to the office boy to take these papers to the manager immediately

Answer : B

Question. Sanjeev said that he would surely succeed ?
a) Sanjeev said, “I will surely succeed.”
b) Sanjeev said, “I am going to succeed surely.”
c) Sanjeev says, “I have succeeded surely.”
d) Sanjeev says, “I surely will succeed.”

Answer : A

Question. The landlord said to me, “Did you pay the water bill on time?” ?
a) The landlord asked me if I had paid the water bill on time
b) The landlord asked me if I paid the water bill on time
c) The landlord asked to me that did I pay the water bill on time
d) The landlord asked me did I paid the water bill on time

Answer : A

Question. He said to me, “Your father is waiting for you at the reception.” ?
a) He told me that his father was waiting for you at the reception
b) He told me that my father was waiting for me at the reception
c) He told me that your father was waiting for him at the reception
d) He told to me my father was waiting for you at the reception

Answer : B

Question. My uncle said, “ Just my luck! I’ve missed the bus again.” ?
a) My uncle said he was lucky as he had missed the bus again
b) My uncle exclaimed that he was unlucky as he had missed the bus again
c) My uncle says that he is unlucky as he has missed the bus again.
d) My uncle exclaimed that he is once again lucky to miss the bus

Answer : B

Question. Pushpa said,"I arrived at the workshop an hour ago but nothing much is happening here." ?
a) Pushpa observed that though she had arrived at the workshop an hour ago but nothing much is happening there
b) Pushpa said that she has arrived at the workshop an hour earlier but nothing much is happening here
c) Pushpa asked why she had to arrive at the workshop an hour before when nothing much was happening there
d) Pushpa said that she had arrived at the workshop an hour before but nothing much was happening there

Answer : D

Question. The lawyer says, “My client is innocent.” ?
a) The lawyer said that his client is innocent
b) The lawyer says that his client is innocent
c) The lawyer says my client was innocent
d) The lawyer said that my client is innocent

Answer : B

Question. He exclaimed sadly that it was a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods. ?
a) He said sadly, “It is a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods
b) He said sadly, “What a pity that so many lives are being lost in the floods
c) He said sadly, “What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods
d) He said sadly, “It was a pity that so many lives were loss in the floods

Answer : C

Question. We are going to Tirupati next week,” Deepa told her friends. ?
a) Deepa told her friends that they will go to Tirupati next week.
b) Deepa told to her friends that she is going to Tirupati following week
c) Deepa told her friends that we were going to Tirupati the following week
d) Deepa told her friends that they were going to Tirupati the following week.

Answer : D

Question. ‘Let’s not go out today. It’s going to be a hot day,” he said to me. ?
a) He suggested that we shouldn’t be going out that day as it is going to be a hot day
b) He is suggesting that they shouldn’t go out today as it was going to be a hot day
c) He suggested that we shouldn’t go out that day as it was going to be a hot day
d) He had suggested that they shouldn’t go out today as it was going to be a hot day

Answer : A

Question. The art teacher said, “I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.” ?
a) The art teacher said that I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine
b) The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine
c) The art teacher is saying that she never tells her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine
d) The art teacher had said that she never told her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine

Answer : B

Question. I said to him angrily, “Get out and don’t dare to come here again.” ?
a) I ordered him to get out and not dare to come there again
b) I ordered him to get out and don’t dare to come here again.
c) I ordered him get out and don’t dare to come there again
d) I ordered him that get out and not dare to come here again

Answer : C

Question. The policeman told the inspector that he had arrested a man for breaking the lock-down rules. ?
a) The policeman said to the Inspector, “He would arrest a man for breaking the lock down rules
b) The policeman said to the inspector, “I am arresting a man for breaking the lock down rules.
c) The policeman said to the inspector, “I have arrested a man for breaking the lock down rules.
d) The policeman said to the inspector, “He arrests a man for breaking the lock-down rules

Answer : C
 

Rule 
*If reporting verb is in present or future tense, the tense of reported speech does not change.
*Inverted commas (“ ”) changes into ‘that’
*S O N -1 2 3 formula is used.
Direct : She says , “I am ten years old”.
Indirect : She says that she is ten years old.
Direct : Raju will say , “This is the best book”.
Indirect : Raju will say that that is the best book.
Exercise1

Question. My friend says, “I am getting late.”
Answer : My friend says that he is getting late.

Question. He will say, “I spoiled all my books.”
Answer : He will say that he spoiled all his books.

Question He will say, “The train is coming.”
Answer : He will say that the train is coming.

Question. They say , “Raghav will be late.”
Answer : They say that Raghav will be late.

Question. He says, “I am going to Agra.”
Answer : He says that he is going to Agra

Question. He says, “I am not intelligent.”
Answer : He says that he is not intelligent.”

Question. Ram will say, “You are my best friend.”
Answer : Ram will say that you are his best friend.”

Question. He says, “Man is mortal.
Answer : He says that man is mortal.

Question. Ram will say, “I am very busy.”
Answer : Ram will say that he is very busy.”

Question. You say, “He will go now.”
Answer : You say that he will go then.

Rule 
*If there is a Universal truth, proverbs as habitual fact or historical fact in the reported speech, the tense of the
verb will not change.
*Inverted commas (“”) changes into –that
Direct: He said ,” Union is strength.”
Indirect: He said that union is strength.

Exercise 2

Question. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
Answer : The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.

Question. The teacher said, “The first battle of Panipatwas fought in 1526.”
Answer : The teacher said that the first battle of Panipat was fought in 1526.

Question. Our teacher said, “The earth revolves round the sun.”
Answer : Our teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.

Question. I said , “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
Answer : I said that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Question. He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
Answer : He said that Honesty is the best policy.

Question. The priest said, “Truth wins in the long race.”
Answer : The priest said that truth wins in the long race.

Question. The saint said, “Man is mortal.”
Answer : The saint said that man is mortal.

Rule 
*If the reporting verb is in past tense, the verb in the reported speech will change according to the rules of changes
tenses. The near things will change into the distant ones .
*Inverted commas (“”) changes into that.
Example
Direct: You said,” He is a good boy.”
Indirect: You said that he was a good boy.

Question. The girl said, “I shall do it.”
Answer : The girl said that she will do it.

Question. “I posted the letter,” said the boy.
Answer : The boy said that he had posted the letter.

Question. “I have read a new novel by R.K. Narayan,”said Monika.
Answer : Monika said that she had read a new novel by R.K. Narayan.

Question. Ram said to me, “I was busy in solving a sum yesterday.”
Answer : Ram told me that he had been busy in solving a sum the day before.

Question. I said, “I agree to what he said.”
Answer : I said that I agreed to what he had said .

Question. She said, “I am not well.”
Answer : She said that she was not well.

Question. They said, “The horse died in the night.”
Answer : They said that the horse had died in the night.

Question. She said to me, “It is no longer safe to live here.”
Answer : She told me that it was no longer safe to live there.

Question. John said to me, “You are not coming to school.”
Answer : John told me that I was not coming to school.

Question. Rahul said to me, “I posted your letter.”
Answer : Rahul told me that he had posted my letter.

Question. The little girl said, “I had done my work.”
Answer : The little girl said that she had done her work.

Question. Margie said, “I hate school.”
Answer : Margie said that she hated school

Interrogative sentence

Rule 
*If interrogative sentence begins with helping verb
Inverted commas (“”) changes into If/ whether
said to changes into -- asked /enquired
*If interrogative sentence begins with Wh- family (who, which, what, when, where, whose, whom, how)
Wh word is used in place of inverted commas.
Direct: He said to me, “Who teaches you English?”
Indirect: He asked me who taught me English.
Direct: She said, “Will you give me a pen?”
Indirect: She asked if I would give her a pen.

Question. She said to me, “Are you going to Agra tomorrow?”
Answer : She asked me if I was going to Agra the next day.

Question. He said to me, “Can you meet me at the bus stop?”
Answer : He asked me if I could meet him at the bus stop.

Question. The teacher said, “Boys ,why are you making a noise?”
Answer : The teacher asked the boys why they were making a noise.

Question. I say to you, “Have you gone off your head?”
Answer : I ask you if you have gone off your head.

Question. He said to me, “Have you taken your lunch?”
Answer : He asked me if I had taken my lunch.

Question. He asked me, “Where is the station?”
Answer : He asked me where the station was.

Question. He said to me,“Why have you failed?”
Answer : He asked me why I had failed.

Question. The mother said, “What do you want, son?”
Answer : The mother asked the son what he wanted.

Question. I said to Ram,“Do you know Sita?”
Answer : I asked Ram if he knew Sita.

Question. He said to me,“When did the bus leave?”
Answer : He asked me when the bus had left.

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