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Class 10 English Grammar – Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech) Complete Question Answers and Exam Solutions (ASSEB / SEBA Assam)
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Class 10th English
HSLC Board Previous Year Narration
1. Direct speech of “She asked me if I read novels” is {2026}
(A) She said to me, “Do you read novels?”
(B) She said to me, “Did you read novels?”
(C) She said to me, “Have you read novels?”
(D) She said to me, “If you read novels?”
Answer: A
2. Change the form of narration: {2026}
The villagers said, “We saw a tiger here yesterday, but we have not seen that today.”
Answer: The villagers said that they had seen a tiger there the previous day, but they had not seen it that day.
3. Rewrite the sentence using direct speech: {2025}
I went to the market to buy some fruit, but the shopkeeper said that there were no fresh fruits that day.
Answer: The shopkeeper said, “There are no fresh fruits today.”
4. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2024}
(i) The teacher said, “Today we will learn a poem.”
Answer: The teacher said that they would learn a poem that day.
(ii) Father told me not to waste my time.
Answer: Correct as is (already in indirect speech).
5. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2023}
(i) He said, “I can do it.” (Change into indirect)
Answer: He said that he could do it.
(ii) Rina asked him politely not to go home then. (Change into direct)
Answer: Rina said to him, “Please do not go home now.”
6. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2022}
(a) Mitali asked me if I had a pen to spare.
Answer: “Do you have a pen to spare?” Mitali asked me.
(b) Mother said to Rafique, “Do not keep evil company in your life.”
Answer: Mother advised Rafique not to keep evil company in his life.
7. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2020}
(a) Rashid asked me if I knew Rahim.
Answer: Do you know Rahim?” Rashid asked me.
(b) Mother said to me, “What will you do after the examination?”
Answer: Mother asked me what I would do after the examination.
8. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2019}
(a) She asked me why the teacher had punished me.
Answer: “Why did the teacher punish you?” she asked me.
(b) Anita said to Ravi, “Please lend me your pen.”
Answer: Anita requested Ravi to lend her his pen.
9. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2018}
(a) Rahim said to me, “Do you know the man standing at the gate?”
Answer: 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.
Answer: The young man said, “I have come from Jorhat to work in Guwahati.”
10. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2017}
(a) Anita said, “I do not know the boy.”
Answer: Anita said that she did not know the boy.
(b) Rahim said that his mother had been suffering from fever.
Answer: Rahim said, “My mother has been suffering from fever.”
11. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2016}
(a) “Can you drive a car?” I said to Rahim.
Answer: 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.
Answer: “Can you tell me the way to the Post Office?” said the stranger.
12. Change the narration of the following sentences: {2015}
(a) “What a beautiful building!”, he said.
Answer: He exclaimed that it was a beautiful building.
(b) She proposed that we should go for a walk.
Answer: She said, “Let’s go for a walk.”
Common Pre-Board Narration (2025–26)
1. Choose the indirect form of the following sentence: “She said,” My son leaves for Delhi tomorrow”. {Bajali}
(A) She said that her son left for Delhi next day
(B) She said that her son should left for Delhi the next day
(C) She said that her son would leave for Delhi the next day
(D) She said that her son should leaving for Delhi the next day
Answer: C
2. Choose the indirect form of the following sentence: Father said to me, “You must do this tomorrow.” {Baksa}
(A) Father said to me that I had to do that the next day.
(B) Father said to me that I must do that the next day.
(C) Father said to me that I have to do that the next day.
(D) Father said to me that I should have to do that the next day.
Answer: A
3. Read the direct speech carefully and choose the option that correctly expresses it in indirect speech. He said, “Good morning, everyone.” {Bongaigaon}
(A) He told me that good morning.
(B) He prayed for everyone that good morning.
(C) He wished everyone good morning
(D) He wished that good morning.
Answer: C
4. Choose the correct form of indirect narration for the given direct form. Ramen said to me, ” If I hear any news, I’ll phone you.” {Golaghat}
(A) Ramen told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
(B) Ramen told that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
(C) Ramen told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
(D) Ramen told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
Answer: D
5. Choose the indirect form of the following sentence: The teacher said to the boy, “Have you done your homework?” {Jorhat}
(A) The teacher asked the boy if he had done his homework.
(B) The teacher told the boy if he had done his homework.
(C) The teacher said to the boy if he had done his homework.
(D) The teacher said to the boy if he had done his work.
Answer: A
6. Choose the correct option to change the direct and indirect speech. She asked, “Where do you live?” {Kamrup M}
(A) She asked where did I live.
(B) She asked where I live.
(C) She asked where I lived.
(D) She asked where I was living.
Answer: C
7. Choose the correct option to change the direct and indirect speech. They told us that they had never been to New York. {Kamrup M}
(A) They said to us, “We never been to New York,”
(B) They said to us, “We have never been to New York”,
(C) They said, “They never been to New York.”
(D) They said, “They had never been to New York.”
Answer: B
8. Choose the correct direct speech of the following sentence: He asked me to sit down and tell him what my problem was. {Lakhimpur}
(A) He said to me, “Sit down and tell me what your problem is.”
(B) “Sit down and told him what your problem was.” He said to me.
(C) He said to me, “Sit down and tell me what his problem was.”
(D) “Sit down and tell his what him problem is.” He told me
Answer: A
9. Choose the indirect form of the following sentence: Bibek said to me. “I saw you last week”. {Majuli}
(A) Bibek told me that he had seen me the previous week.
(B) Bibek told me that he has seen me the previous week.
(C) Bibek told me that he saw me the previous week.
(D) Bibek told me that he had seen you previous week.
Answer: A
10. The traveller said, “Can you tell me the way to the railway station?” ‘Yes I can’, replied the little boy. (Choose the correct indirect form of narration) {Morigaon}
(A) The traveller enquired the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.
(B) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he might.
(C) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell me the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.
(D) The traveller asked the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he can.
Answer: A
11. She asked me what my name was. Choose the correct form of direct narration for the given indirect form. {Nalbari}
(A) She asked me, “What my name was?”
(B) She said to me, “What my name was?”
(C) She says to me, “What is your name?”
(D) She said to me, “What is your name?”
Answer: D
12. Ram said to me, “I am suffering from fever.” Choose the correct form of indirect narration for the given direct form. {Nalbari}
(A) Ram said to me that he is suffering from fever
(B) Ram told me that he was suffering from fever
(C) Ram told me that he had been suffering from fever
(D) Ram told me that he has been suffering from fever
Answer: B
13. He said to his servant, “ Why are you so lazy today ?”(Change the form of narration). {Sibsagar}
(A) He asked his servant why is he so lazy that day.
(B) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
(C) He asked his servant why he is so lazy that day.
(D) He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.
Answer: B
14. She suggested us that we should go to some hill station for a picnic.(Write the direct speech form). {Sibsagar}
(A) She said to us,”Let us go to some hill station for a picnic .”
(B) She said to us,”We shall go to some hill station for a picnic.”
(C) She said to us,”Let him go to some hill station for a picnic.”
(D) She said to us,”We will go to some hill station for a picnic.”
Answer: A
15. He said to me, “when did you return my book?” (Choose the correct indirect speech) {Sonitpur}
(A) He asked me when I would return the book.
(B) He asked me when I had returned the book.
(C) He asked me when I Have returned the book.
(D) He asked me when will I return the book.
Answer: B
16. Choose the indirect form of the following sentence :- She said to the girl, “What is your name?” {Sribhumi}
(A) She asked the girl what was her name.
(B) She said to the girl what her name was.
(C) She told to the girl what is your name.
(D) She asked the girl what her name was.
Answer: D
17. The man asked me if I could show him the way to the hospital. The direct speech for this sentence is {SSM}
(A) The man said to me, “Do you show me the way to the hospital”?
(B) The man said to me, “Can you show him the way to the hospital “?
(C) The man said to me, “Can you show me the way to the hospital”?
(D) The man said to me, “Could you show me the way to the hospital “.
Answer: C
18. She said, “They will be leaving soon”. (choose the correct indirect) {Tamulpur}
(A) She said that they would leave soon.
(B) She said that they are leaving soon.
(C) She said that they will leave soon.
(D) She said that they would be leaving soon.
Answer: D
Short Questions
1. You said to me, “Do you listen to what I say ?” (Rewrite the sentence using indirect speech) {Bajali}
Answer: You asked me if I listened to what you said.
2. I asked Radha what she was doing. Radha replied that she was preparing her lesson. (Change the form of narration) {Baksa}
Answer: I said to Radha, “What are you doing?” Radha said, “I am preparing my lesson.”
3. Change the form of Narration: {Barpeta}
(a) Mother said to me, “What will you do after the examination?”
(b) She proposed that we should go for a walk.
Answer: (a) Mother asked me what I would do after the examination. (b) She said, “Let us go for a walk.”
4. The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the post office. (Rewrite the sentence using direct speech) {Bongaigaon}
Answer: The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the post office?”
5. He said, “We can never be happy here”. (change into Indirect Speech) {Cachar}
Answer: He said that they could never be happy there.
6. Change the narration of the following sentences. {Charaideo}
a) She said, “Mohan please bring me that book”.
b) The teacher asked the boy if he had done his homework.
Answer: a) She requested Mohan to bring her that book.
b) The teacher said to the boy, “Have you done your homework?”
7. He exclaimed with joy that India had won the T-20 World Cup. (Write the direct Speech form) {Darrang}
Answer: He said, “Hurrah! India has won the T-20 World Cup.”
8. John advised his sister never to waste her time. (Turn into direct speech) {Dhubri}
Answer: John said to his sister, “Never waste your time.”
9. The prisoner enquired if a lawyer had been arranged for him. (Rewrite the sentence using direct speech) {Golaghat}
Answer: The prisoner said, “Has a lawyer been arranged for me?”
10. Change the following direct speeches into indirect. {Hailakandi}
a) The teacher said to the students, “You must complete the assignment by tomorrow.”
b) The doctor said to the patient, “Take this medicine twice a day.”
Answer: a) The teacher told the students that they must complete the assignment by the next day.
b) The doctor advised the patient to take that medicine twice a day.
11. She said to him, ‘Will you help me with my homework?’ (Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech) {Jorhat}
Answer: She asked him if he would help her with her homework.
12. Change the form of narration of the following: {Kokrajhar}
a) “can you ride a scooty?” I asked Gita.
b) Gita replied that she didn’t know how to ride a scooty.
Answer: a) I asked Gita if she could ride a scooty.
b) Gita said, “I don’t know how to ride a scooty.”
13. Raju Said, “I will lend you the book if you return it soon.” (Rewrite the sentence using indirect speech) {Majuli}
Answer: Raju said that he would lend me the book if I returned it soon.
14. She said to me, “I shall help you.” (Change the narration) {Morigaon}
Answer: She told me that she would help me.
15. The teacher advised me not to waste my time. (Change the narration) {Morigaon}
Answer: The teacher said to me, “Do not waste your time.”
16. She said to me, “I shall help you.” (Change the narration) {Sibsagar}
Answer: She told me that she would help me.
17. The teacher advised me not to waste my time. (Change the narration) {Sibsagar}
Answer: The teacher said to me, “Do not waste your time.”
18. The teacher said to the student, “Stand up.” (Re-write the sentence using indirect speech) {Sribhumi}
Answer: The teacher ordered the student to stand up.
19. The teacher said that they would learn a poem that day. (Rewrite the sentence using direct spech) {SSM}
Answer: The teacher said, “We would learn a poem today.”
20. Change the form of narration– {Tamulpur}
(i) The teacher said to me, “Why were you absent yesterday”?
(ii) I replied that I had gone to the market.
Answer: (i) The teacher asked me why I had been absent the previous day.
(ii) I said, “I went to the market.”
