Narration
[Board Questions – 2018- 2022]
1. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [ COMBINED BOARD EXAM-
2018 (CODE-184) ]
"How much do you want?" said the Mayor. "A thousand guilders," said the pied piper. "All right", said
the Mayor. "We'll pay you a thousand guilders. When will you set to work?" "Now", said the pied piper.
2. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [COMBINED BOARD EXAM-
2018 (CODE-185) ]
"Will you buy my hair?" asked Della. "I buy hair," said Madame. "Take your hat off and let's have a sight
at the looks of it." "Twenty dollars," said Madame, lifting the mass with a practiced hand. "Give it to me
quick," said Della.
3. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches : [DHAKA BOARD-2019]
"Where do you like to go, sir?" asked the ticket seller. 'Cox's Bazar,' replied the stranger. "How many
tickets do you need?" "I will buy five tickets." "Take these tickets. They will cost three thousand taka,"
said the ticket seller.
4. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [RAJSHAHI BOARD-2019]
A cat hearing that a hen was laid up sick in her nest, paid her a visit of condolence and said, "How are
you, my dear? What can I do for you? Only tell me. Is there anything in the world that I can bring for
you?" "Thank you," said the hen. "Do you be good enough to leave me, and I have no fear but I shall soon
be well.
5. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [JASHORE BOARD-2019]
"Have you learnt your lessons?" father said to Arman. "No, I've forgotten," said he. "That's very bad. You
must be more careful about your preparation for the examination. By doing so, you can make a good
result," said his father. "Thank you very much for your timely advice."
6. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [CUMILLA BOARD-2019]
"Why are you loitering here and there now? Are you in trouble?" said the school teacher. "I am loitering
because I have none to take care of me," said the boy. The school teacher said, "Do you feel hungry?"
"Yes, I am very hungry now" said the boy.
7. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [CHATTOGRAM BOARD-2019]
"Whose picture is it?" I asked. "A little girl's of course," said Grandmother. "Can't you tell?" "Yes, but did
you know the girl?" "Yes, I knew her," said Granny, "But she was a very wicked girl and I shouldn't tell
you about her.
8. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [SYLHET BOARD-2019]
"Why did you stop me? I don't do anything wrong, did I?" asked Riyad. "You were driving too fast," said
the traffic sergeant, giving him a glare, "Now! Show me your driving license."
9. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [BARISHAL BOARD-2019]
Returning home, my mother said to me, "Your progress in studies is very slow. You always move about
with a group of your friends. Aren't you idling away your time with them? Can't you be more serious?" "I
am sorry and I will amend myself," I replied.
10. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [DINAJPUR BOARD-2019]
"My sons" Said he. "A great treasure lies hidden in the estate I am about to leave you." "Where is it
hidden?" Said the sons. "I am about to tell you." Said the old man. "But you must dig the land for it."
11. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [DHAKA BOARD-2022]
"Follow my example," she said as we shook hands. "and never eat more than one thing for luncheon."
"I'll do better than that," I retorted. "I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight." "Humorist! you're quite a
humorist," she cried gaily, jumping into a cab.
12. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [RAJSHAHI BOARD-2022]
"What happened to you, Tareq?" said Rashed. "I was sick with the flu. Have you heard anything about
our exam?" said Tareq. "It is on 23 October. You need to collect the admit card of the exam," said
Rashed. "From where can I get it?" said Tareq. "It is in the office room," said Rashed
13. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [JASHORE BOARD-2022]
"Why are you crying? Do you have any problem?" asked the passer-by. "I am crying because I have none
to look after me," said the street child. "Are you hungry?" "Yes, I am," said the boy.
14. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [CUMILLA BOARD-2022]
"Stop. Didn't I tell you to stop? You cannot go there," said the sergeant. "Oh! very well, it is hard thing to
be very poor. All the world is against the poor," said the man.
15. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [CHATTOGRAM BOARD-2022]
He said, "I can chop some wood today," "You? But you're small." "Size don't matter, chopping wood,"
Jerry said. "Some of the big boys don't chop good. I've been chopping wood at the orphanage for a
longtime."
16. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [SYLHET BOARD-2022]
"Could I help you, Sir?" said the receptionist. The man replied, "Sure, I want to meet the Managing
Director of the company." The receptionist said, "Do you have an appointment?" "Yes, I have," he said.
"Wait for a while," said the receptionist.
17. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [BARISHAL BOARD-2022]
"Oh, my Lord, please do not kill the child," said the woman. "Let her have him." The king said, "Now
everything is clear to me." Pointing to the woman, he said to the servant, "Give her the child. She is the
mother of the baby."
18. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [DINAJPUR BOARD-2022]
"Where is the cattle which these people graze and where are the fields they plough, uncle?" he asked,
turning to Daya Ram. "They have no cattle and no fields here," said the chaprasi, pushing his neck back to
stiff uprightness. "It is only the rustics in the villages who graze cattle and plough the land," he said.
