Narration: Interrogative

Narration Worksheet-1. Yes/No Question

(a) Nazrul said to Nadia, “Are you reading now?”

(b) We said to them, "Have you seen the man?" 

(c) He said to me "Is your father at home?"  

(d) He said to me, "Are you waiting for me?"  

(e) The boy said to Hafiz, “Will you help me?” 

(f) The man said to his brother, "Can you do it alone?"

Narration Worksheet-2. Interrogative sentences: WH-QUESTION

(a) The man said to Shaila, “What are you reading now?”

(b) I said to him, "When will you go there?"  

(c) They said to us, "How will you sink a tube-well?”  

(d) The man said to the boy, "When will you go home?"  

(e) Kabya said to Asif, “When will you return the book?”

Narration Worksheet-3. Interrogative sentences:

(a) He said to me, "Do you know me?"

(b) He said to me, "Why do you go there?" 

(c) He said to me, "Do you not go there?"

(d) Selim said to Anarkoli, “Don’t you love me?”

(e) He said to me, "Why did you go there?"

(f) He said to me, "Did you write a letter?"  

(g) The stranger said to me, "Did you not see me?" 

(h) The lady said to her husband, “How did you manage it?" 

(i) He said to me, "When did you do the work?" 

(j) He says to Nadia, "Why did you go there?"

Narration Worksheet-4. Interrogative sentences:

(a) My mother said to me, “Will you go to school tomorrow?”

(b) He said to me, “Do you want any help?”

(c) Mr. Bari said to me, “Are all the bananas being taken to Dhaka?”

(d) The postman said, “May I come in?”

(e) You said to me, “Would you help me, please?”

(f) My father said to me, “Will you go to school tomorrow?”

(g) Mother said to me, “Did you go to school yesterday.”

(h) He said to me, “Can I help you?”

(i) He said to us, “Have you done your duties?”

(j) He says to me, "When did you get up?"

Narration Worksheet-5. Interrogative sentences:

(a) The passenger said to the porter, “When will the train arrive?”

(b) He said to me, “Which book do you want?”

(c) He said to me, “Where did you go yesterday?”

(d) They said to us, “Why did you write those letters to us?”

(e) Abir said to Arif, “Where have you come from?”

(f) Thomas said to Josh, “Why do you always think about the bad side of things?”

(g) My mother said to me, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”

(h) The officer said to Raja, “Why have you come here?”

(i) They said to us, “Why did you write those letters to us?”

(j) They said to us, “When will you return home?”

(k) He said to me, “When will the next letter come?”

Answer to Direct & Indirect Speeches Worksheets: Interrogative sentences

Narration Worksheet-1. Yes/No Question Answers

(a) Direct: Nazrul said to Nadia, “Are you reading now?”

Indirect: Nazrul asked Nadia if she was reading then.

(b) Direct: We said to them, "Have you seen the man?" 

Indirect: We asked them if they had seen the man.

(c) Direct: He said to me "Is your father at home?"  

Indirect: He asked me if my father was at home.

(d) Direct: He said to me, "Are you waiting for me?"  

Indirect: He asked me if I was waiting for him.

(e) Direct: The boy said to Hafiz, “Will you help me?” 

Indirect: The boy asked Hafiz if he (H) would help him (B).

(f) Direct: The man said to his brother, "Can you do it alone?"

Indirect: The man asked his father if he could do that alone.

Narration Worksheet-2. WH-QUESTION Answers

(a) Direct: The man said to Shaila, “What are you reading now?”

Indirect: Nazrul asked Nadia what she was reading then.

(b) Direct: I said to him, "When will you go there?"  

Indirect: The man asked Shaila when she would go there.

(c) Direct: They said to us, "How will you sink a tube-well?”  

Indirect: They asked us how we would sink a tube well.

(d) Direct: The man said to the boy, "When will you go home?"  

Indirect: The man asked the boy when he would go home.

(e) Direct: Kabya said to Asif, “When will you return the book?”

Indirect: Kabya asked Asif when he (A) would return the book.

Narration Worksheet-3. Interrogative sentences: Answers

(a) Direct: He said to me, "Do you know me?"

Indirect: He asked me if I knew him.

(b) Direct: He said to me, "Why do you go there?" 

Indirect: He asked me why I went there.

(c) Direct: He said to me, "Do you not go there?"

Indirect: He asked me if I did not go there.

(d) Direct: Selim said to Anarkoli, “Don’t you love me?”

Indirect: Selim asked Anarkoli if she didn’t love him.

(e) Direct: He said to me, "Why did you go there?"

Indirect: He asked me why I had gone there.

(f) Direct: He said to me, "Did you write a letter?"  

Indirect: He asked me if I had written the letter.

(g) Direct: The stranger said to me, "Did you not see me?" 

Indirect: The stranger asked me if I had not seen him.

(h) Direct: The lady said to her husband, “How did you manage it?" 

Indirect: The lady asked her husband how he had managed that.

(i) Direct: He said to me, "When did you do the work?" 

Indirect: He asked me when I had done the work.

(j) Direct: He says to Nadia, "Why did you go there?"

Indirect: He asks Nadia why she went there.

Narration Worksheet-4. Interrogative sentences: Answers

(a) Direct: My mother said to me, “Will you go to school tomorrow?”

Indirect: My mother asked me if I would go to school the next day.

(b) Direct: He said to me, “Do you want any help?”

Indirect: He asked me if I wanted any help.

(c) Direct: Mr. Bari said to me, “Are all the bananas being taken to Dhaka?”

Indirect: Mr Bari asked me if all the bananas were being taken to Dhaka.

(d) Direct: The postman said, “May I come in?”

Indirect: The postman asked (the person spoken to) if he might go in.

(e) Direct: You said to me, “Would you help me, please?”

Indirect: You politely asked me if I would help you.

(f) Direct: My father said to me, “Will you go to school tomorrow?”

Indirect: My father asked me if I would go to school the next day.

(g) Direct: Mother said to me, “Did you go to school yesterday.”

Indirect: Mother asked me if I had gone to school the previous day.

(h) Direct: He said to me, “Can I help you?”

Indirect: He asked me if he could help me.

(i) Direct: He said to us, “Have you done your duties?”

Indirect: He asked us if we had done our duties.

(j) Direct: He says to me, "When did you get up?"

Indirect: He asks me when I got up.

Narration Worksheet-5. Interrogative sentences: Answers

(a) Direct: The passenger said to the porter, “When will the train arrive?”

Indirect: The passenger asked the porter when the train would arrive.

(b) Direct: He said to me, “Which book do you want?”

Indirect: He asked me which book I wanted

(c) Direct: He said to me, “Where did you go yesterday?”

Indirect: He asked me where I had gone the previous day.

(d) Direct: They said to us, “Why did you write those letters to us?”

Indirect: They asked us why we had written those letters to them.

(e) Direct: Abir said to Arif, “Where have you come from?”

Indirect: Abir asked Arif where he (Arif) had come from.

(f) Direct: Thomas said to Josh, “Why do you always think about the bad side of things?”

Indirect: Thomas asked Josh why he always thought about the bad side of things.

(g) Direct: My mother said to me, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”

Indirect: My mother asked me why I had not gone to school the previous day.

(h) Direct: The officer said to Raja, “Why have you come here?”

Indirect: The officer asked Raja why he had gone there.

(i) Direct: They said to us, “Why did you write those letters to us?”

Indirect: They asked us why we had written those letters to them.

(j) Direct: They said to us, “When will you return home?”

Indirect: They asked us when we would return home.

(k) Direct: He said to me, “When will the next letter come?”

Indirect: He asked me when the next letter would come.