CBSE Class 12 English Narration Worksheet

Question. She says that Rani is a talented actress ?
a) She said,"Rani was a talented actress."
b) She told,"Rani is a talented actress."
c) She says,"Rani is a talented actress."
d) She asks,"is Rani a talented actress?"

Answer : D

Question. Rahul said,"I can speak French." ?
a) Rahul said that he should speak French
b) Rahul said that he can speak French
c) Rahul said that he could speak French
d) Rahul said that I can speak French

Answer : C

Question. Kishore said “I’m leaving now.” ?
a) Kishore said that he was leaving then
b) Kishore said that he left then.
c) Kishore says that I am leaving now
d) Kishore said that he had to leaving then

Answer : A

Question. I said to Promod, “How did you break your leg?” ?
a) I asked Promod how he had broken your leg
b) I asked Promod how he had broken his leg
c) I asked Promod how did you break your leg
d) I asked Promod how you broke your leg

Answer : B

Question. Akshay said, “I am making biryani today.” ?
a) Akshay said that he made biryani today
b) Akshay said that he would be making biryani on the next day
c) Akshay said that he is making biryani today
d) Akshay said that he was making biryani on that day

Answer : D

Question. He asked me to wait there until I got my turn. ?
a) He said to me, “Wait here until you get your turn.”
b) He told to me “Wait here until you get your turn.”
c) He said to me, “You are wait here until you get y our turn.”
d) He asked me to “Wait there until you get my turn.”

Answer : A

Question. The teacher said to Rana, “Have you completed the project?”
a) The teacher asked Rana that if Rana has completed the project
b) The teacher asks Rana have you completed the project
c) The teacher asked Rana whether he had completed the project
d) The teacher asks Rana will you complete the project.

Answer : C

Question. The commander ordered the soldiers to climb the hill. ?
a) The commander ordered to the soldiers, “Go and climb the hill
b) The commander said to the soldiers, ‘Climb the hill.
c) The commander said to the soldiers, “Please climb the hill.
d) The commander said to the soldiers, “Start climbing the hill”

Answer : B

Question. The salesgirl said, “Forgive me but this dress is already sold.” ?
a) The salesgirl said that she is sorry but this dress is already sold
b) The salesgirl begged forgiveness and regretted that that dress was already sold
c) The salesgirl asked to be forgiven but this dress was already sold
d) The salesgirl said to me to forgive her but this dress was sold

Answer : B

Question. "What are you going to call the puppy,Jane?" the boy asked. ?
a) The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy
b) Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy
c) The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy
d) The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy

Answer : A

Question. He advised me to go abroad for higher studies the following year. ?
a) He said to me,"I go abroad for higher studies next year."
b) He said to me,"Please go abroad for higher studies next year."
c) He told to me,"You should go abroad for higher studies the following year."
d) He said to me,"You should go abroad for higher studies next year."

Answer : D

Question. The forecast predicts that there will be little rain in the month of July. ?
a) should be many rain
b) No substitution required
c) must be a little rain
d) would be few rain

Answer : B

Question. The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?" ?
a) The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way
b) The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way
c) The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way
d) The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way

Answer : A

Question. Please bring me a cup of coffee,” Shakila said to the waiter. ?
a) Shakila told the waiter to bring her a cup of coffee
b) Shakila said to the waiter he should bring her a cup of coffee
c) Shakila told to the waiter that he should brought her a cup of coffee
d) Shakila said to the waiter you bring me a cup of coffee

Answer : B

Question. Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for. ?
a) Father said to her, “There was anything else you wished for?
b) Father said to her, “Was there anything else she wished for?
c) Father said to her, “Is there anything else she had wished for?
d) Father said to her, “Is there anything else you wish for?

Answer : D

Question. The Principal said to them that he did not want to see any one to return with a complaint against them. ?
a) The Principal said to them, “I did not want to saw any one to return with a complaint against them
b) The Principal said to them, “I do not want to see any one to return with a complaint against you
c) The Principal said to them, “I do not wanted to see any of them to be returning with a complaint.
d) The Principal said to them, “I do not want to see any one to returns with a complaint against you

Answer : D

Question. Vikas said to Navin that he hadn’t met him since February the previous year. ?
a) Vikas told Navin, “You haven’t meeting me since February last year
b) Vikas said to Navin, “I haven’t met you since February last year
c) Vikas told to Navin, “I haven’t met him since February last year
d) Vikas said, “Navin, I haven’t meet you since February last year

Answer : B

Question. Nidhi exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting. ?
a) Nidhi exclaimed, “What a beautiful painting!
b) Nidhi said to the artist, “That looks like a beautiful painting!
c) Nidhi said to the artist in surprise, “How beautiful you made that painting
d) Nidhi told him in wonder, “How beautiful!

Answer : A

Question. I said, “Mother please let me go out for a movie with my friends.” ?
a) He requested his mother she may please let him go out for a movie with his friends
b) The old woman told her neighbour that buy some vegetables for me tomorrow
c) She is begging her mother to please let me go out for a movie with my friends
d) I begged my mother to let me go out for a movie with my friends

Answer : D

Question. He said to the hotel receptionist,"Can you tell me the tariff of rooms?
a) He asked the hotel receptionist that if he can tell him the tariff of rooms
b) He asked the hotel receptionist if he could tell him the tariff of rooms
c) He asked the hotel receptionist to tell him the tariff of rooms
d) He enquired the hotel receptionist that if he can tell him the tariff of rooms

Answer : B

Question. He said to me, “Where did you go to collect the flower samples?
a) He asked me where did you go to collect the flower samples
b) He asked me where I had gone to collect the flower samples
c) He asked to me that where did I go to collect the flower samples
d) He asked me that where did I went to collect the flower samples.

Answer : B

Question. Mother said to Kavya, "Switch off the light before you go to sleep." ?
a) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before you go to sleep
b) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she is going to sleep
c) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she goes to sleep
d) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she went to sleep

Answer : D

Question. The RWA members said, “We want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.” ?
a) The RWA members are saying that they want to see the audited accounts before they make more payments
b) The RWA members said that they wanted to see the audited accounts before they made more payments
c) The RWA members said that we want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments
d) The RWA members said we wanted to see the audited accounts before we make more payments

Answer : B

Question. Rita said to her friend, “My sister is performing on stage today for the first time.” ?
a) Rita told her friend that her sister was performing on stage that day for the first time
b) Rita said to her friend that my sister is performing on stage today for the first time.
c) Rita told her friend that my sister was performing on stage today for the first time
d) Rita told to her friend that her sister is performing on stage that day for the first Time

Answer : C

Question. She said, “Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate.” ?
a) She said that Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate
b) She said that Deepak was slipping when he was trying to skate
c) She said that Deepak has slipped when he was trying to skate
d) She said that Deepak had slipped when he was trying to skate

Answer : D

Question. Vishnu said, "I am going to the theater this evening." ?
a) Vishnu said that I am going to the theater this evening
b) Vishnu said that he was going to the theater that evening
c) Vishnu said that he would go to the theater that evening
d) Vishnu said that he was going to the theater this evening

Answer : B

Question. Reena said, “What a lovely scene! I wish I could stay here forever!” ?
a) Reena said with happiness that was a lovely scene. She wishes to stay there forever
b) Reena exclaimed that it was a lovely scene. She further wished that she could stay there forever
c) Reena says this is a lovely scene. I wish I could stay there forever
d) Reena said what a lovely scene! She wished she could stay here forever

Answer : B

Question. The old lady said, “May God bless you and give you all you desire in life!” ?
a) The old lady said that God will bless me and give me all I desire in life
b) The old lady says that may God bless you and give you all you desire in life
c) The old lady wished that God would bless me and give me all I desired in life
d) The old lady said that God may bless you and give you all you desire in life

Answer : C

Question. The teacher said to me,"You have not submitted the assignment." ?
a) The teacher said me that I had not submitted the assignment
b) The teacher told to me that I have not submitted that assignment.
c) The teacher told me that I had not submitted the assignment.
d) The teacher said to me that I have not submitted the assignment.

Answer : A

Question. Rama said to me, "I need your help for my new assignment." ?
a) Rama says that she needs my help for the new assignment
b) Rama said to me I need your help for my new assignment
c) Rama said that she was needing my help for her new assignment.
d) Rama told me that she needed my help for her new assignment.

Answer : D

Question. A mar urged Amit to stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor. ?
a) Amit,please stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor,”Amar was advising
b) Amit said to Amar, "Please stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor
c) Amit,please stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor,” said Amar.
d) Amar says to Amit,“ Please consult the doctor before taking tranquillizers.

Answer : C

Question. My friend told me I could stay at his place in Dehradun whenever I wished. ?
a) My friend said, “You will be coming to stay at my place in Dehradun whenever you wish.
b) My friend said, “If you are wishing to come to Dehradun come and stay in my place
c) My friend said, “You can stay at my place in Dehradun whenever you wish
d) My friend said, “You will come and be staying in my place in Dehradun whenever you wish.

Answer : C

Question. Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said,"Whatever talks take place t hey will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir." ?
a) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh asked whatever talks took place,why they were not on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
b) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said that whatever talks take place, they will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
c) Addressing a public meeting,Rajnath Singh announced that whatever talks took place, they would be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
d) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said that if there were talks, that had to be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Answer : C

Question. The policeman enquired where his helmet was. ?
a) The policeman asked him, “Where is your helmet?
b) The policeman enquired, “Where his helmet was?
c) The policeman enquired, “Where your helmet is?
d) The policeman asked him, “Where his helmet is?.

Answer : A

Question. I told him that if he went around the park he would see some rare flowers. ?
a) I said to him, ”If you went around the park you would see some rare flowers
b) I said to him, ”If you go around the park you would saw some rare flowers
c) I said to him, ”If you go around the park you will see some rare flowers.
d) I said to him, ”If he went around the park he will see some rare flowers

Answer : C
 

Rule
Imperative Sentence (order, request, advice)
Said to changes into----requested /order/advised
Inverted commas (“”) changes into --to
S O N------123 rules of pronoun will be used
He said to me, “Do not smoke.”
He advised me not to smoke.
Use of Let
Direct: Father said to me, “Let the child play.”
Indirect: Father told me to let the child play.
We use let us as proposal.
Mohan said, “Come, let us play.”
Mohan proposed that we should play.

Question. I said to him, “Please don’t smoke here.”
Answer : I requested him not to smoke there.

Question. Mother said to me, “Go and wash your hand.”
Answer : Mother ordered me to go and wash my hands.

Question. I said Naman, “Look at the map.”
Answer : I asked Naman to look at the map.

Question. The mother said to Meena , “Don’t waste your time.”
Answer : The mother ordered Meena not to waste her time.

Question. He said to me , “Don’t touch this wire? It is live.”
Answer : He forbade me not to touch that wire because it was live.

Question. The Principal said to the peon, “Ring the bell.”
Answer : The principal ordered the peon to ring the bell.

Question. She said to the servant, “Open the door.”
Answer : She ordered the servant to open the door.

Question. The teacher said to Vishal , “Get out of the class.”
Answer : The teacher ordered Vishal to get out of the class.

Question. Ram said to me, “Do what I say.”
Answer : Ram asked me to do what she said .

Question. He said, “Help the poor”.
Answer : He advised me to help the poor.

Question. He said, “Let us go for a movie today.”
Answer : He suggested that we should go for a movie that day.

Rule
Exclamatory sentence (feeling of joy, sorrow ,wonder)
Said to--------- -- exclaimed with joy
exclaimed with sorrow
exclaimed with wonder
Inverted commas (“”) changes into -------that
Direct:-The old man said,”Alas!I am ruined.”
Indirect:- The old man exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
Words to remember:-
Aha! ha !hurrah! express : joy
Alas! ah ! express: pain
Oh! what !express : surprise

Question. The captain said, “Hurrah! We have won the match”
Answer : The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

Question. I said, “How sad she is!”
Answer : I exclaimed that she was very sad.

Question. He said, “What a great mystery!”
Answer : He exclaimed with sorrow that it was a great mystery.

Question. I said to him, “Good morning !”
Answer : I wished him good morning .

Question. She said to me, “Good bye!”
Answer : She bade me good bye.

Question. He said to me, “Welcome!”
Answer : He welcomed me.

Question. He said , “Farewell, my comrades!”
Answer : He bid farewell to his comrades.

Question. My friend said, “Alas! My new pen has lost”
Answer : My friend exclaimed with sorrow that his new pen had lost .

Question. He said , “What a beautiful sight!”
Answer : He exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful sight.

Question. Anil said, “How foolishly you acted!”
Answer : Anil regretted that he had acted very foolishly.

Question. Reena said, “Hurrah! I have topped the class.”
Answer : Reena exclaimed with joy that she had topped the class.

Question. I said to my brother, “Congratulations!”
Answer : I congratulated my brother.

Rule
Optative sentence (wish, pray or bid)
Said to changes into wished /prayed
Inverted commas (“”) changes into ---that

Question. I said, “May our teacher live long!”
Answer : I prayed that our teacher might live long.

Question. The beggar said,“May God bless you!”
Answer : The beggar wished that God might bless me.

Question. He said, “Would that I were a king!”
Answer : He wished that he had been a king.

Question. He said to me, “May you win the lottery!”
Answer : He wished that I might win the lottery.

Question. They said, “May her soul rest in peace!
Answer : They prayed that her soul might rest in peace.

Question. The people said, “Long live the king!”
Answer : The people prayed that the king might live long.

Question. The leader said, “Farewell, my country man!”
Answer : The leader bade his countryman farewell.

Question. He said,“May god grant her peace !”
Answer : He prayed that God might grant her peace.

Question. The old man said, “You may be happy!”
Answer : The old man wished that I might be happy.

Question. The teacher said to the boy, “May you pass with first division!”
Answer : The teacher wished that they might pass with first division

th first division

A. Long Answers (150 words)

1. Saheb and Mukesh are mute victims of an apathetic and insensitive social set up. Justify

2. ‘The Tiger King’ is a story about Crime and Retribution’ Comment.

B. Poetry (short answers – 30-40 words)

1. How was the little boy different from the older boys and girls?

2. What do the ‘window’ and the ‘map’ symbolize in the poem?

3. What do the ‘Catacombs’ refer to in this poem? Justify the comparison.

4. What kind of education does he recommend for the poor children? What will it achieve?

C.Ans in 30-40 words each-

1.What were Saheb’s dreams as a young child?

2. Why does Saheb lose his youthful zest?

3. What did the Dewan do in order to save his job?

4.Describe the childhood of the Maharaja.

WRITING SKILLS

1. As Sanjana/ Sanjay a Student Editor of the Sagarika, write a report on the Satrarambh Ceremony organised in your school..

2. You are the Rakesh Verma , Secretary of the Old Students’ Association, Mayo School, Ajmer. The 20th Alumni Meet will be held on Sunday the 28th Sept. 2001