GUYS THIS IS ICSE ENG PAPER 1 PRACTISE QUESTIONS PLEASE HELP ME OUT ....
Change the following sentences into Indirect
Speech as directed :
1. Nooris said, "Hurrah! Akash has got a first
division in the ISC exams." (Begin : Nooris
exclaimed............)
2. "Sit down and don't move until I grant
permission," said the hijacker. (Begin : The
hijacker..................)
3. Kamal said to me, "Why do you not lend
me your pen ?" (Begin : Kamal asked
me.............)
4. Anshul said to Umang, "Let me have a cup
of tea, please. I am very tired.” (End :
............... was very tired.)
5. Mohsin said, “How clever I am!" (Begin :
Mohsin exclaimed............)
6. She said, "I am very busy now and can't
come home soon." (Begin : She said that
............)
7. Rishabh said, “The sun rises in the east and
sets in the west." (Begin : Rishabh said .........)
8. The Priest said, “There is so much suffering in the world and I can do so little to relieve it". (Begin : The Priest said ...........)
9. The driver exclaimed, “Who could have
foreseen such bad luck?" (Begin : The driver
exclaimed ..................)
Answers
1) Norris exclaimed with joy that Akash had got a first division in the ISC examination.
2) The hijacker ordered him to sit down & not move until he granted permission
3) Kamal asked me that why did I not lend him my pen.
4) Anshul suggested Umang to to let him have a cup of tea as he was very tired.
5) Mohsin exclaimed that how clear she/he was.
6) She said that she was very busy then & she couldn't come home soon.
7) Rishabh said that the sun rises in the east & sets in the West.
8) The President said that there was so much suffering in the world & he could do so little to relieve it.
9) The driver exclaimed with sadness that who could had forseen such a bad luck.
Donot worry! the questions will be easy a bit tough though in Grammar just be clear with what all you are taught. Mostly the passage in Q5 a would be tough as they are verb forms.
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