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পারুলিয়া তফশীলি হাইস্কুল, লালমনিরহাট
1.Change the narrative style of the following text.
The police officer said to Mita, “How can I help you?” Mita replied. “While I was coming home alone by a taxi last night, two snatchers rode into my taxi.” “Did they snatch anything from you?” “Yes sir, they took away my cell phone and some money,” said Mita. “Let me record a complaint,” said the police officer.
1.Answer: The police officer asked Mita how he could help her. Mita replied that while she was going home alone by a taxi the previous night two snatchers had ridden into her taxi. The police officer asked her if they had snatched anything from her. Mita politely replied in the affirmative and said that they had taken away her cell phone and some money. The police officer told her that he might record a complaint.
2. Change the narrative style of the following text.
“Hello rickshaw puller, will you go?” said I. “Where?” said the rickshaw puller. “I want to go to the railway station.” “I may go, if you pay me 200 taka.” said the rickshaw puller.
2. Answer: Drawing attention I asked the rickshaw puller if he would go. The rickshaw puller asked me where I would go. I told him that I wanted to go to the railway station. The rickshaw puller said that he might go if I paid him 200 taka.
3.Change narrative style of the following text. “What’s your programme after the examination?” Asked Hira. Mira said, “I’ve not decided. Can you suggest any?” “Let us go on a picnic,” said Hira. “What an excellent idea it is!” said Mira.
3. Answer: Hira asked Mira what her (M) programme after the examination was. Mira replied that she (M) had not decided. She (M) asked Hira if she (H) could suggest any. Hira proposed that they should go on a picnic. Mira exclaimed with joy that it was a very excellent idea.
4. Change the narrative style of the following text. The stranger said to the boy, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?” “Yes, sir, I can. Do you want a residential one in which you can spend the night?” said the boy. “I do not want to stay there but I only want a meal,” replied the man.
4. Answer: The stranger asked the boy if he could tell him (stranger) the way to the nearest hotel. The boy politely replied in the affirmative and said that he could. Then he asked the stranger if he (stranger) wanted a residential one in which he (stranger) could spend the night. The man replied that he (stranger) did not want to stay there but he (stranger) only wanted a meal.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text.
“May I come in, Sir?” said the guardian. “Yes, come in, please”, said the Headmaster. The guardian said, “We, all the guardians along with you must do something for the betterment of our children. They are losing their morality”. The Headmaster said, “Let’s plan something for their betterment.”
5. Answer: The guardian politely asked the Headmaster if he might go in. The Headmaster replied in the affirmative and requested the guardian to go in. Then the guardian said that they along with the Headmaster had to do something for the betterment of their children. He (G) also added that the children were losing their morality. The Headmaster proposed that they should plan something for their children’s betterment.