Chapter Thirty-Five Assessment
Grand Exercises on Narration
A comprehensive 70-mark evaluation covering tense shifts, word conversions, sentence types (Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory), unreal past rules, special conventions, and passage narration.
0/15
Part 1 (MCQs)
0/20
Part 2 (Single Sentence)
0/20
Part 3 (Passage Narration)
0/15
Part 4 (Rules Synthesis)
0/70
Total Grand Score
Part 1 (15 Marks)
Multiple Choice Questions
Select the correct indirect speech or rule application for each item (1 mark each).
Part 2 (20 Marks)
Sentence Level Direct to Indirect Narration
Convert each direct speech sentence into indirect speech according to Chapter 35 rules (1 mark each).
Part 3 (20 Marks)
Passage Narration Line-by-Line Conversions
Transform the following context-driven dialogue lines into indirect narration (1 mark each).
Part 4 (15 Marks)
Rules Synthesis Gap-Fill Passages
Select the correct term, reporting verb, or structural rule to complete each technical explanation (15 blanks, 1 mark each).
Passage A: Tense Shift & Universal Truth Rules (Questions 1 to 5)
When the reporting verb is in the past tense, Present Simple changes to
, and Past Simple changes to
.
However, if the reported speech expresses a universal truth or habitual fact, the tense remains
.
If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future tense, the tense of the reported speech
.
First person pronouns in direct speech always refer to the
of the reporting verb.
Passage B: Sentence Types & Special Rules (Questions 6 to 10)
Interrogative sentences starting with auxiliary verbs require the linker
.
In imperative sentences, the comma and quotation marks are replaced by an
.
When 'Let' expresses a proposal, the reporting verb changes to
and 'let' is replaced by 'should'.
Unreal past expressions such as 'used to', 'had better', or 'it is time' undergo
.
Addressing someone with 'Sir' or 'Madam' converts in indirect speech into
.
Passage C: Special Expressions & Passage Narration (Questions 11 to 15)
'Yes' in direct speech changes to
, while 'No' changes to
.
Swearing expressions like 'By God' or 'By Allah' are converted using
.
In passage narration, when transforming multiple sentences, the speaker and listener names must be placed at the
of the indirect sentence.
If an assertive sentence ends with a question mark in direct speech, we use
before the reporting verb.