DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION
HSLC Exam. Questions
From 1998-2020
Change the form of narration-
1. H.S.L.C – 1998
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Arun said, “I do not know this boy”
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Arun said that he did not know that boy.
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I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.
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I said to the boy, “Have you answered all the
questions?”
2. H.S.L.C – 1999
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“I made some money yesterday,” Anil said.
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Anil said that he had made some money the previous
day.
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Raju told me that he would meet me the next day.
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Raju said to me, “I will meet you tomorrow”
3. H.S.L.C
– 2000
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Anita said to Ravi. “Please lend me your pen”
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Anita requested me to lend her my pen.
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The boy told me that his father would meet me soon.
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The boy said to me, “My father will meet you soon.”
4. H.S.L.C – 2001
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He said to me, “Lend me your book for today.”
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He requested me to lend him my book that day.
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He said to me, “You will be tired before you arrive”
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He told me that I would be tired before I arrive
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Ram asked me if I had a car.
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Ram said to me, “Do you have a car?”
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The old man wished that I might be happy.
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The old man said, “May you be happy”
5. H.S.L.C – 2002
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He said to me, “When did you buy these books?”
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He asked me when I had bought those books.
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I said, “I bought it yesterday”
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I said that I had bought it the day before.
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Ravi thanked me for my help.
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Ravi said to me, “Thank you for your help.”
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The old man prayed that God might help me.
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The old man said to me, “May God help you.”
6.H.S.l.C – 2003
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Mohan said to Hari, “Can I borrow a hundred rupees
from you?”
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Mohan asked Hari if he could borrow a hundred rupees
from him (Hari)
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“Can you ride a bicycle?” I asked Gita.
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I asked Gita if she could ride a bicycle.
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The teacher said, “The earth is round”
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The teacher said that the earth is round.
7. H.S.L.C – 2004
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The teacher said to me, “Don’t neglect your studies”
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The teacher advised me not to neglect my studies.
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The headmaster asked me who I was.
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The headmaster said to me, “who are you?”
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He told his wife that he might be late.
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He said to his wife, “I may be late.”
8. H.S.L.C – 2005
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“I made some money yesterday.” He said to Hari.
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He told Hari that he had made some money the day
before.
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Mohan said that he goes for a walk every morning.
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Mohan said, “I go for a walk every morning”
9. H.S.L.C - 2006
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The boy said, “Sir, please explain the poem once
more.”
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The boy requested the teacher to explain the poem
once more.
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The teacher said that he would do that the next day.
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The teacher said, “I will do that tomorrow”
10. H.S.L.C – 2007
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He said to them, “Good-bye my friends”
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He bade his friends goodbye.
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I said to her, “Do you want my help?”
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I asked her if she wanted my help.
11. H.S.L.C – 2008
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The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy”
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The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
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Anita said, “I do not know the boy.”
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Anita said that she did not know the boy.
12. H.S.L.C – 2009
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The lady said to the man, “I don’t know you”
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The lady told the man that she didn’t know him.
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She asked him to keep quiet.
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She said to him, “keep quiet”
13. H.S.L.C – 2010
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The lady said to me, “I will tell you my story”
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The lady told me that she would tell me her story.
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I told her that I had no time for that.
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I said, “I have no time for this”
14. H.S.L.C – 2011
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The mechanic said, “I will repair your car tomorrow”
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The mechanic said that he would repair my car the next
day.
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The teacher enquired the pupil if he had done his
homework.
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The teacher said, “have you done your homework?”
15. H.S.L.C – 2012
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He said, “Honesty is the best policy”
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He said that honesty is the best policy.
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He said that he takes bath in the Brahmaputra every
morning.
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He said, “I
take bath in the Brahmaputra every morning.
16. H.S.L.C – 2013
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She said, “The water is boiling”
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She said that the water was boiling.
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Mira said that her mother had been suffering from
fever.
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Mira said, “My mother has been suffering from fever”
17. H.S.L.C – 2014
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He told her not to disturb him
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He said her, “Don’t disturb me”
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Mother said to me, “Don’t tell a lie”
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Mother advised me not to tell a lie.
18. H.S.L.C – 2015
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“What a beautiful building!” he said.
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He exclaimed what a beautiful building it was.
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He proposed that we should go for a walk.
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He said, “Let's go for a walk”
19. H.S.L.C – 2016
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“Can you drive a car?” I said to Rahim.
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I asked Rahim if he could drive a car.
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The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the post office.
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The stranger said, “Can you tell me the way to the post
office?”
20. H.S.L.C – 2017
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Anita said, “I do not know the boy”
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Anita told me that she didn’t know the boy.
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Rahim said that his mother had been suffering from
fever.
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Rahim said, “My mother has been suffering from fever.”
21. H.S.L.C- 2018
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Rahim said to me, “Do you know the man standing at the
gate.”
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Rahim asked me if I knew the man standing at the gate.
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The young man told me that he had come from Jorhat to
work in Guwahati.
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The young man said, “I have come from Jorhat to work
in Guwahati.”
22. H.S.L.C – 2019
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She asked me why the teacher had punished me.
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She said, “Why have the teacher punished you.”
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Anita said to Ravi, “Please, lend me your pen”
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Anita requested me to lend her my pen.
23. H.S.L.C- 2020
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Rashid asked me if I knew Rahim.
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Rashid said to me, “Do you know Rahim”
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Mother said to me, “what will you do after the
examination?”
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Mother asked me what I would do after the examination.
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