CBSE Class 12 English Narration Worksheet

Rule
Imperative Sentence (order, request, advice)
Said to changes into----requested /order/advised
Inverted commas (“”) changes into --to
S O N------123 rules of pronoun will be used
He said to me, “Do not smoke.”
He advised me not to smoke.
Use of Let
Direct: Father said to me, “Let the child play.”
Indirect: Father told me to let the child play.
We use let us as proposal.
Mohan said, “Come, let us play.”
Mohan proposed that we should play.

Question. I said to him, “Please don’t smoke here.”
Answer : I requested him not to smoke there.

Question. Mother said to me, “Go and wash your hand.”
Answer : Mother ordered me to go and wash my hands.

Question. I said Naman, “Look at the map.”
Answer : I asked Naman to look at the map.

Question. The mother said to Meena , “Don’t waste your time.”
Answer : The mother ordered Meena not to waste her time.

Question. He said to me , “Don’t touch this wire? It is live.”
Answer : He forbade me not to touch that wire because it was live.

Question. The Principal said to the peon, “Ring the bell.”
Answer : The principal ordered the peon to ring the bell.

Question. She said to the servant, “Open the door.”
Answer : She ordered the servant to open the door.

Question. The teacher said to Vishal , “Get out of the class.”
Answer : The teacher ordered Vishal to get out of the class.

Question. Ram said to me, “Do what I say.”
Answer : Ram asked me to do what she said .

Question. He said, “Help the poor”.
Answer : He advised me to help the poor.

Question. He said, “Let us go for a movie today.”
Answer : He suggested that we should go for a movie that day.

Rule
Exclamatory sentence (feeling of joy, sorrow ,wonder)
Said to--------- -- exclaimed with joy
exclaimed with sorrow
exclaimed with wonder
Inverted commas (“”) changes into -------that
Direct:-The old man said,”Alas!I am ruined.”
Indirect:- The old man exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
Words to remember:-
Aha! ha !hurrah! express : joy
Alas! ah ! express: pain
Oh! what !express : surprise

Question. The captain said, “Hurrah! We have won the match”
Answer : The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

Question. I said, “How sad she is!”
Answer : I exclaimed that she was very sad.

Question. He said, “What a great mystery!”
Answer : He exclaimed with sorrow that it was a great mystery.

Question. I said to him, “Good morning !”
Answer : I wished him good morning .

Question. She said to me, “Good bye!”
Answer : She bade me good bye.

Question. He said to me, “Welcome!”
Answer : He welcomed me.

Question. He said , “Farewell, my comrades!”
Answer : He bid farewell to his comrades.

Question. My friend said, “Alas! My new pen has lost”
Answer : My friend exclaimed with sorrow that his new pen had lost .

Question. He said , “What a beautiful sight!”
Answer : He exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful sight.

Question. Anil said, “How foolishly you acted!”
Answer : Anil regretted that he had acted very foolishly.

Question. Reena said, “Hurrah! I have topped the class.”
Answer : Reena exclaimed with joy that she had topped the class.

Question. I said to my brother, “Congratulations!”
Answer : I congratulated my brother.

Rule
Optative sentence (wish, pray or bid)
Said to changes into wished /prayed
Inverted commas (“”) changes into ---that

Question. I said, “May our teacher live long!”
Answer : I prayed that our teacher might live long.

Question. The beggar said,“May God bless you!”
Answer : The beggar wished that God might bless me.

Question. He said, “Would that I were a king!”
Answer : He wished that he had been a king.

Question. He said to me, “May you win the lottery!”
Answer : He wished that I might win the lottery.

Question. They said, “May her soul rest in peace!
Answer : They prayed that her soul might rest in peace.

Question. The people said, “Long live the king!”
Answer : The people prayed that the king might live long.

Question. The leader said, “Farewell, my country man!”
Answer : The leader bade his countryman farewell.

Question. He said,“May god grant her peace !”
Answer : He prayed that God might grant her peace.

Question. The old man said, “You may be happy!”
Answer : The old man wished that I might be happy.

Question. The teacher said to the boy, “May you pass with first division!”
Answer : The teacher wished that they might pass with first division

th first division

A. Long Answers (150 words)

1. Saheb and Mukesh are mute victims of an apathetic and insensitive social set up. Justify

2. ‘The Tiger King’ is a story about Crime and Retribution’ Comment.

B. Poetry (short answers – 30-40 words)

1. How was the little boy different from the older boys and girls?

2. What do the ‘window’ and the ‘map’ symbolize in the poem?

3. What do the ‘Catacombs’ refer to in this poem? Justify the comparison.

4. What kind of education does he recommend for the poor children? What will it achieve?

C.Ans in 30-40 words each-

1.What were Saheb’s dreams as a young child?

2. Why does Saheb lose his youthful zest?

3. What did the Dewan do in order to save his job?

4.Describe the childhood of the Maharaja.

WRITING SKILLS

1. As Sanjana/ Sanjay a Student Editor of the Sagarika, write a report on the Satrarambh Ceremony organised in your school..

2. You are the Rakesh Verma , Secretary of the Old Students’ Association, Mayo School, Ajmer. The 20th Alumni Meet will be held on Sunday the 28th Sept. 2001