CBSE Class 11 English Transformation of Sentences Worksheet Set 02

Question. Read the dialogue between Raman and Sukanya. Report the dialogues by choosing the correct option.
Raman: Sukanya, why is this old lady shouting at you?
Sukanya: I don’t know. I haven’t done anything to her, yet I am afraid.
Raman asked Sukanya (i) __________________________________. Sukanya replied (ii) ___________________________ and she thought (iii) ___________________________ yet she was afraid.

Question. (i)
(a) why that old lady is shouting at her
(b) why that old lady was shouting at her
(c) why that old lady was shouting at you
(d) why that old lady is shouting at you
Answer: (a) why that old lady is shouting at her

Question. (ii)
(a) that I did not know
(b) that she does not know
(c) that I do not know
(d) that she didn’t know
Answer: (d) that she didn’t know

Question. (iii)
(a) she had not done anything to her
(b) I had not done anything to her
(c) she hadn’t done anything to her
(d) I have not done anything to her
Answer: (c) she hadn’t done anything to her

Question. Manoj shared some information with Neeraj about his flight to Kanpur. Report Neeraj’s question.
Were you excited on your first flight?
____________________________________________
Answer: Neeraj asked Manoj if he was on his first flight.

Question. Change the speech by choosing the correct option.
My brother said, “I bought a cricket bat.”
(a) My brother said that I bought a cricket bat.
(b) My brother said that he bought a cricket bat.
(c) My brother said that he had bought a cricket bat.
(d) My brother said that he has bought a cricket bat.
Answer: (d) My brother said that he has bought a cricket bat.

Question. Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing the given sentence:
Grandson : Grandpa, can you tell me what inspired you to set up a school in the village?
Grandfather : Seeing the lack of adequate facilities and the children’s eagerness to learn.
In response to the question about his reason for setting up of a village school, the grandfather says that ____________________________________________.
Answer: he did so seeing the lack of adequate facilities and the children’s eagerness to learn

Question. Rahul shared some information with Shahid about a marathon. Report Shahid’s question.
Did you participate in the Flash Virtual Marathon?
____________________________________________
Answer: Shahid asked Rahul if he had participated in the Flash Virtual Marathon.

Question. Read the dialogue between teacher and student. Report the dialogues by choosing the correct option.
Teacher: Has anyone of you seen a camel’s skin?
Student: Yes, madam.
Teacher: Where did you see it?
Student: On camel’s back madam.
Raman asked Sukanya (i) ________________________________. Sukanya replied (ii) ___________________________ and she thought (iii) ___________________________ yet she was afraid.

Question. (i)
(a) if anyone of them have seen a camel’s back
(b) if anyone of them has seen a camel’s skin
(c) if anyone of them had seen a camel’s skin
(d) if anyone of them saw a camel’s skin
Answer: (c) if anyone of them had seen a camel’s skin

Question. (ii)
(a) that I have seen it
(b) that he had seen it
(c) that I had seen it
(d) that he has seen it
Answer: (b) that he had seen it

Question. (iii)
(a) where he had seen it
(b) where you have seen it
(c) where you had seen it
(d) where he has seen it
Answer: (a) where he had seen it

Question. Androcles stood in the arena in dismay. The king was watching the hungry lion coming to eat Androcles. Report the dialogue between King and Androcles by completing the given passage:
King : The lion is going to kill and eat you.
Androcles : Oh God! Please help me.
King : Why didn’t the lion kill you?
Androcles : We are old friends.
The king told Androcles that the lion (i) ___________________________ kill and eat him. Androcles prayed to God (ii) ___________________________. The King asked him (iii) _____________________________ him. Androcles replied that they (iv) ___________________________.

Question. (i)
Answer: was going to

Question. (ii)
Answer: to help him

Question. (iii)
Answer: why the lion had not killed

Question. (iv)
Answer: were old friends

Question. Select the correct option to report the conversation between Rekha and Dolly.
Rekha : Anita’s mother is seriously ill and is in the hospital.
Dolly : What has happened to her?
Rekha : She complained of chest pain yesterday.
Rekha told Dolly ___________________________. Dolly asked what had happened to her. Rekha told her that she had complained of chest pain the previous day.
(a) that Anita’s mother had been seriously ill and is in the hospital
(b) that Anita’s mother was seriously ill and was in the hospital
(c) that Anita’s mother is seriously ill and is in the hospital
(d) that Anita’s mother has been seriously ill and has been in the hospital
Answer: (b) that Anita’s mother was seriously ill and was in the hospital

Question. Select the correct option to report the conversation between Sumit and Kapil.
Sumit : My father has decided to gift me a bike on my birthday.
Kapil : It is a wonderful news!
Sumit informed his friend Kapil that _________________. Kapil was very happy and said that it was a wonderful news.
(a) my father had decided to gift me a bike on my birthday
(b) his father has decided to gift me a bike on my birthday
(c) my father has decided to gift him a bike on his birthday
(d) his father had decided to gift him a bike on his birthday
Answer: (d) his father had decided to gift him a bike on his birthday

Question. Ritu met Anita and saw her crying. Report Ritu’s question.
Anita, what is the matter?
Answer: Ritu asked Anita what the matter was.

Question. Report the dialogue between Tony and Sarita, by completing the sentence:
Tony : Why did you call me?
Sarita : Will you go to the museum with me?
Tony asked Sarita why she had called him. Sarita wanted to know whether Tony _____________________.
Answer: would go to the museum with her

Question. Select the correct option to complete the conversation between Kamal and Disha.
Kamal : Disha, are you going to attend the concert tomorrow?
Disha : No, I have my assignments pending. I need to submit all the pending assignments by tomorrow without fail.
Kamal asked Disha whether she was going to attend the concert the next day. In response to his question, Disha replied in negative and said that she had her assignments pending and she ____________________________________________without fail.
(a) needs to be submitted all the pending assignments by the next day
(b) needs to submit all the pending assignments by the next day
(c) needs to submit all the pending assignments by tomorrow
(d) needed to submit all the pending assignments by the next day
Answer: (b) he needs to submit all the pending assignments by the next day

Question. Report the dialogue between Ram and Shyam, by completing the given passage:
Ram : What a cold day it is! I think this must be the coldest day of the season.
Shyam : I don’t mind the cold. It is the summer that bothers me.
Ram explained that (i) _____________ and was positive that (ii)______________. Shyam replied that (iii)_____________ and further added that (iv) ___________.

Question. (i)
Answer: it was a very cold day

Question. (ii)
Answer: it must be the coldest day of the season

Question. (iii)
Answer: he did not mind the cold

Question. (iv)
Answer: it was the summer that bothered him

Question. Report the dialogue between Sanjay and Madan, by completing the given passage:
Sanjay : I am surprised to see you here in my office. When did you come?
Madan : I came here yesterday. I have been offered a job here.
Sanjay told Madan (i) _________________ and asked (ii) ____________. Madan replied that he had come there the previous day and added that (iii) ____________.

Question. (i)
Answer: that he was surprised to see him there in his office

Question. (ii)
Answer: when he had come

Question. (iii)
Answer: he had been offered a job there

Question. Report the dialogue between two students. Complete the sentence by reporting the reply correctly.
Ramesh : Are you planning to participate in the annual play?
Saera : I would like to but I don’t think I will be selected.
Ramesh asked Saera whether she was planning to participate in the annual day to which Saera replied ____________.
Answer: that she would like to but she didn’t think she would be selected