Homework Assignment: 32 | BBC Compacta Solution For Class 8 PDF Download

(A) Rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech.

Ans 1. The patient asked the doctor how often he should take that medicine.

Ans 2. The doctor told the patient that he could come back if that problem continued.

Ans 3. The reporter said that he had met the minister at a meeting the previous day.

Ans 4. The policeman asked the driver why he had jumped the red light.

Ans 5. The leader told the reporter to sit down and stop interrupting him.

Ans 6. Sukhbir suggested to Smitha that they should go on a world tour in a yacht.

Ans 7. Mother told Aunt Malti that she wasn't expecting her that day.

Ans 8. I requested my teacher to forgive me for breaking the rule and promised to be careful next time.

Ans 9. My friend asked me how long I had been living in that colony.

Ans 10. I exclaimed with worry that I had left my text book in the canteen.

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I called upon God with regret that I had left my text book in the canteen.

Ans 11. He said that it was his fault. 

Ans 12. Ben told Tina that she had been selected for the summer camp. 

Ans 13. Rekha told Yogesh that she would not be going to school the next day. 

Ans 14. The Boss told Ria that she had to finish the work before she went home that day. 

Ans 15. Lily told John that he was looking very handsome. 

Ans 16. King Midas exclaimed with delight that he had got a wonderful gift.

Ans 17. The players exclaimed with great joy that they had won the match.

(B) Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.

Ans 1. He said to his friends, "The Principal has called us to her office." 

Ans 2. Lisa said to Dennis, "We are already too late." 

Ans 3. She said to him, "We have not been planning to go anywhere.” 

Ans 4. Mother said, "I had left for the office in a hurry." 

Ans 5. He said to his friends, "Let's use my car." 

Ans 6. She said to the driver, "Drive fast so that we can reach the station in time." 

Ans 7. He said, "I am in trouble." 

Ans 8. She said, "I know the answer." 

Ans 9. She said to him, "Do you like eggs or porridge for breakfast?" 

Ans 10. She said, "Ugh! It is useless."

(C) Rewrite the following conversation in indirect speech. 

Ans. Mr. Atkins tried to wake up his son David by saying that it was already very late for the walk. David yawned and told his father that he was feeling very sleepy and asked him if he could sleep for another hour. Mr. Atkins called David a lazy boy and asked him to get up quickly and added that the boy had to accompany him for the morning walk.

(D) Rewrite the following passage in indirect speech. 

Ans. Tom asked Jack if he was free the next day. Jack replied that he was expecting his friend Mike to come to spend the day with him. Tom was very excited to hear this and told Jack to bring Mike along with him and they would have a good day's fishing.