Class 10 || English Grammar || NARRATION - RG's QUESTION BANK


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1998 - 2018

1. HSLC - 1998
(i) Arun said,"I do not know this boy.
Ans : Arun said that he didn't know that boy.

(ii) I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.
Ans : I said, "Have you answered all the
questions?"

2. HSLC - 1999
(i) "I made some money yesterday, " Anil said.
Ans : Anil said that he had made some money the day before.

(ii) Raju told me that he would meet me the next day.
Ans : Raju said to me, "I shall meet you tomorrow."

3. HSLC - 2000
(i) Anita said to Ravi, "Please lend me your pen."
Ans : Anita requested Ravi to lend her his pen.

(ii) The boy told me that his father would meet me soon.
Ans : The boy said to me,"My father will meet you soon."

4. HSLC - 2001
(i) He said to me, "Lend me your book for today."
Ans : He requested me to lend him my book for that day.

(ii) He said to me, "You will be tired before you arrive."
Ans : He told me that I would be tired before I arrived.

(iii) Ram asked me if I had a car.
Ans : Ram said to me, "Do you have a car?"

(iv) The old man wished that I might be happy.
Ans : The old man said, "May you be happy."

5. HSLC - 2002
(i) He said to me, "When did you buy this books?"
Ans : He asked me when I had bought that book.

(ii) I said, "I bought it yesterday."
Ans : I said that I had bought that the day before.

(iii) Ravi thanked me for my help.
Ans : Ravi said to me, "Thank you for your help."

(iv) The old man prayed that God might help me.
Ans : The old man said, "May God help you."

6. HSLC - 2003
(i) Mohan said to Hari, "Can I borrow a hundred rupees from you?"
Ans : Mohan asked Hari if he could borrow a hundred rupees from him.

(ii) Hari replied that he had no money to lend him.
Ans : Hari said, " I have no money to lend you".

(iii) " Can you ride a bicycle?" Anil said.
Ans : Anil asked if he could ride a bicycle.

(iv) The teacher said, " The earth is round."
Ans : The teacher said that the earth is round.

7. HSLC - 2004
(i) The teacher said to me, "Don't neglect your studies."
Ans : The teacher told me not to neglect my studies.

(ii) The doctor said to her, "Can you buy the medicines?"
Ans : The doctor asked her if she could buy the medicines.

(iii) The headmaster asked me who I was.
Ans : The headmaster said to me, "Who are you? "

(iv) He told his wife that he might be late.
Ans : He said to his wife,"I may be late."

8. HSLC - 2005
(i) "I made some money yesterday." he said to Hari.
Ans : He told Hari that he had made some money the day before.

(ii) Mohan said that he goes for a walk every morning.
Ans : Mohan said, "I go for a walk every morning".

9. HSLC - 2006
(i) The boy said, "Sir, please explain the poem once more".
Ans : The boy requested the teacher to explain the poem once more.

(ii) The teacher said that he would do that the next day.
Ans : The teacher said, "I shall do this tomorrow".

10. HSLC - 2007
(i) He said to them, "Good bye, my friends!"
Ans : He addressed them as his friends and wished them good bye.

(ii) I said to her, "Do you want my help?"
Ans : I asked her if she wanted my help.

11. HSLC - 2008
(i) The teacher said, "Honesty is the best policy."
Ans : The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.

(ii) Anita said, "I do not know the boy".
Ans : Anita said that she did not the boy.

12. HSLC - 2009
(i) The lady said to the man, "I didn't know you".
Ans : The lady told the man that she hadn't known him.

(ii) She asked him to keep quite.
Ans : She said to him, "Keep quite".

13. HSLC - 2010
(a) The lady said to me, "I will tell you my story".
Ans : The lady told me that she would tell me her story.

(b) I told her that I had no time for that.
Ans : I said to her, "I have no time for this".

14. HSLC - 2011
(a) The mechanic said, "I will repair your car tomorrow".
Ans : The mechanic said that he would repair his car the next day.

(b) The teacher enquired of the pupil if he had done his homework.
Ans : The teacher said to the pupil, "Have you done your homework?"

15. HSLC - 2012
(a) He said, "Honesty is the best policy".
Ans : He said that honesty is the best policy.

(b) He said that he takes bath in the Bhramaputra every morning.
Ans : He said, "I take bath in the Bhramaputra every morning".

16. HSLC - 2013
(a) She said, "The water is boiling".
Ans : She said that the water was boiling.

(b) Mira said that her mother had been suffering from fever.
Ans : Mira said, "My mother has been suffering from fever".

17. HSLC - 2014
(a) He told her not to disturb him.
Ans : He said to her, "Do not disturb me".

(b) Mother said to me, "Don't tell a lie".
Ans : Mother told me not to tell a lie.

18. HSLC - 2015
(a) "What a beautiful building!" he said.
Ans : He exclaimed with surprised that
the building was very beautiful.

(b) She proposed that we should go for a walk.
Ans : She said, "Let's go for a walk"

19. HSLC - 2016
(a) "Can you drive a car?" I said to Rahim.
Ans : I asked Rahim if he could drive a car.

(b) The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the Post office.
Ans : The stranger said to me, "Can you tell me the way to the post office?"

20. HSLC - 2017
(a) Anita said, "I do not know the boy."
Ans : Anita said that she did not the boy.

(b) Rahim said that his mother had been suffering from fever.
Ans : Rahim said, "My mother has been suffering from fever."

21. HSLC - 2018
(a) Rahim said to me, "Do you know the man standing at the gate?"
Ans : Rahim asked me if I knew the man standing at the gate.

(b) The young man told me that he had come from Jorhat to work in Guwahati.
Ans : The young man said to me,"I have come from Jorhat to work in Guwahati.



1. (i) He said, "Where does the man
live?
Ans : He asked where the man lived.

(ii) I replied that I did not know.
Ans : I said, "I don't know."

2. (i) The man said to me, "Do you play tennis?"
Ans : The man asked me if I played
tennis?"

(ii) I replied that I did not.
Ans : I said, "I do not."

3. (i) The man said to me, "Are you a student?"
Ans : The man asked me if I was a
student.

(ii) I replied that I was not.
Ans : I said, "I am not."

4. (i) He said to me, "Where is your
book?"
Ans : He asked me where my book
was.

(ii) I replied that I had lost that.
Ans : I said, " I have lost this."

5. (i) He said to me, "Why did you do it?"
Ans : He asked me where I did that.

(ii) I replied that I had not done that.
Ans : I said, "I have not done this."

6. (i) He said to me, "I know you."
Ans : He told me that he knew me.

(ii) He asked me if I could help him.
Ans : He said to me, "Can you help
me?"

7. (i) My friends tell me, "You will be a great man one day."
Ans : My friends tell me that I will be a great man one day.

(ii) The teacher advised Reba not to
waste her time.
Ans : The teacher said to Reba, "Do
not waste your time."

8. (i) He said, "I shall post the letter tomorrow."
Ans : He said that he would post the letter the day after.

(ii) The boy asked me if I knew him.
Ans : The boy said to me, "Do you
know me?"

9. (i) I said to him, "Where are you going at this time?"
Ans : I asked him where he was going at that time.

(ii) He told me that he would return my book the next day.
Ans : He said to me, "I shall return
your book tomorrow."

10. (i) Minati said to me, "My father has gone to Shillong."
Ans : Minati told me that her father
had gone to Shillong.

(ii) The man asked me if I was free at that time.
Ans : The man said to me, "Are you
free at this time?"

11. (i) He said to me, "Where did you go yesterday?"
Ans : He asked me where I had gone the day before.

(ii) My brother asked him if he played football.
Ans : My brother said to him, "Do you play football ?"

12. (i) Father said to me, "Do as I do?"
Ans : Father advised me to do as he
did.

(ii) She asked me if I could show him the way to the post office.
Ans : She said to me, "Can you show me the way to post office?"

(iii) He suggested that we should go
for a walk.
Ans : He said, "Let us go for a walk."

13. (i) The teacher said to her, "Spell the word 'naughty'."
Ans : The teacher told her to spell the word 'naughty'.

(ii) He said to me, "May God bless
you."
Ans : He prayed that God might bless me.

(iii) Ramen asked him when he would pay the debt.
Ans : Ramen said to him, "When will you pay the debt?"

(iv) The woman asked me whether I had passed the HSLC Test
Examination.
Ans : The woman said to me, "Have
you passed the HSLC Test
Examination?"

14. (i) He said to me, "I was not present in the meeting last Sunday."
Ans : He told me that he had not been present in the meeting last Sunday.

(ii) She said to us, "Good morning, my friends."
Ans : Addressing us as her friends,
she wished us good morning.

(iii) Father asked me why I had gone to school the day before.
Ans : Father said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?"

(iv) My friends suggested to me that we should arrange a picnic the
following week.
Ans : My friends said to me, " Let us
arrange a picnic the following week."

15. (i) I said to him, "Can you lend me ten rupees?"
Ans : I asked him if he could lend me ten rupees.

(ii) The teacher wished that God
might bless me.
Ans : The teacher said, "May God
bless you."

(iii) My friend said to me, "Let us go
for a picnic."
Ans : My friend suggested to me that we should go for a picnic.

(iv) The boys said that they were
playing.
Ans : The boys said, "We are playing."

16. (i) My friend said to me, "I bought the car yesterday."
Ans : My friend told me that he had
bought the car the day before.

(ii) I said to my wife, "Let us enjoy the evening in the park."
Ans : I suggested to my wife that we should enjoy the evening in the park.

(iii) He asked me when I had gone
there.
Ans : He said to me, "When did you
go there?"

(iv) The members of the party prayed that their leader might live long.
Ans : The members of the party said, "May our leader live long."

17. (i) He said to me, "I know you."
Ans : He told me that he knew me.

(ii) The teacher advised the students to be kind to the poor.
Ans : The teacher said to the
students, "Be kind to the poor."

(iii) Anil said to him, "What is you
name?"
Ans : Anil asked him what his name was.

18. (i) Crito said to Socrates, "Is there anything else?"
Ans : Crito asked Socrates if there
was anything else.

(ii) "May the gods help me in my
journey from this to that other world," said Socrates.
Ans : Socrates prayed that the gods
might help him in his journey from
this to that other world.

19. (i) He said to us, "Did you finish the sums?"
Ans : He asked us if we had finished the sums.

(ii) "Let us have a talk," he said to
them.
Ans : He suggested to them that they should have a talk.

(iii) The man said with pride that he was very clever.
Ans : The man said, "How clever I
am !"

(iv) They told us that we should meet them.
Ans : They said to us, " You should
Kmeet us."

20. (i) He said, "What a beautiful picture it is!"
Ans : He cried out in surprise that it was a very beautiful picture.

(ii) She asked me where I was going.
Ans : She said to me, "Where are you going?"

(iii) He said to me, "Don't do it."
Ans : He told me not to do that.

21. (i) The man said to me, ""I do not know you."
Ans: The man told me that he did not know me.

(ii) I asked the boy if he had
answered all the questions.
Ans : I said to the boy, "Have you
answered all the questions?"

(iii) The girl said to me, "I do not
know how to swim."
Ans : The girl told me that she did not know how to swim.

(iv) The examiner asked me if I was a regular student.
Ans : The examiner said to me, "Are
you a regular student?'

22. (i) Mother said to us, "Always speak the truth."
Ans : Mother advised us to speak the truth always.

(ii) The old man said that I might
prosper in life.
Ans : The old man said, "May you
prosper in life."

(iii)The teacher said, 'Fortune favours the brave."
Ans : The teacher said that fortune
favours the brave.

(iv) The man asked me what my
name was.
Ans :The man said to me, "What is
your name?"

23. (i) The teacher wished that God
might bless me.
Ans : The teacher said, "May God
bless you."

(ii) The teacher said, "Have you all
understood the question?"
Ans : The teacher asked if I had
understood all the question.

(iii) He said, "Good bye, my friend."
Ans : He bade his friends good bye.

(iv) The teacher said to me, "Don't
ask such a silly question?"
Ans :The teacher told me not to ask
such a silly question.

24. (i) He said, "This book costs ruppees twenty."
Ans : He said that that book costed
rupees twenty.

(ii) Raju asked me if that was my
pen.
Ans : Raju said to me, "Is this your
pen.?"

(iii) Mr Dutta bade his friends good
bye.
Ans : Mr Dutta said, "Good bye, my
friends."

25. (i) The teacher said to us, "You
should keep strict discipline to
prosper in life."
Ans : The teacher told us that we
should keep strict discipline to
prosper in life.

(ii) The girl exclaimed with surprise that it was a very big and black snake.
Ans : The girl said, "How much big
and black snake it is!"

(iii) He told us that his father had
been suffering from fever for a long month.
Ans : He said to us, "My father has
been suffering from fever for a long month."

26. (i) My friend said, "If you behave like this, I will leave your company."
Ans : My friend said that if I behaved like that, he would leave my company.

(ii) I said, "I shall not do anything that may offend you."
Ans : I said that I would not do
anything that might offend him.

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