Narration For Exercise JSC-JDC, SSC-Dakhil & HSC-Alim
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31. Rahim said to Hamid, 'How are you? I went to your hostel yesterday, but did not find you. Where did you go?' 'I went to the station,' said Hamid, 'I had to receive my maternal uncle there.' [SB.'13]
Answer: Rahim asked Hamid how he was. He added that he went to his hostel the previous day, but did not find him. He further asked him where he had gone. Hamid replied that he had gone to the station. He added that he had to receive his maternal uncle there.
32. "Take the fan", said Edna, offering a fan to him. "Oh, no Thank you. It does no good. You have to stop fanning some time and feel all the more uncomfortable afterward." [BB.'13]
Answer: Offering a fan to him Edna told him to take it. He replied in the negative expressing boredom but thanked her. Then he said that it did no good. He further said that she had to stop fanning some time and feel all the more uncomfortable afterward.
33. "Do you have any dream? What is your dream?", said Zayed. "Yes, I have a dream," said Robi. "I like to have a plate full of rice." Zayed got surprised. "I will make your dream come true." Zayed said with an affectionate note in his voice.
Answer: Zayed asked Robi if he had any dream. He further asked him what his dream was. Robi admitted having a dream. He added that he liked to have 'a plate full of rice, At this Zayed got surprised. Then with an affection note in his voice he told him that he would make his dream come true.
34. He said, "I can chop some wood today." "I said, " But I have a boy coming from the orphanage." "I" m the boy." "You? But you're small, "Size' doesn't matter chopping wood," he said. [DjB.'13]
Answer: He told me that he could chop some wood that day. But I said that I had a boy coming from the orphanage. He said that he was the boy. Being astonished, I asked him if he was the boy and said with dissatisfaction that he was small. At this he assured me that size didn't matter chopping wood. He added that he had been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long' time.
35. "Oh, my Lord, please do not kill the child," said the woman. "Let her have him." The king said, "Now everything is clear to me." Pointing to the woman,.hé said to the servant, "Give her the child. She is the mother of the baby." [DB.'10]
Answer: Addressing the king as her Lord the woman requested him not to kill the child and said that she might be allowed to have him. The king said that then everything was clear to him and pointing to the woman he ordered the servant to give her the child. He added that she was the mother of the baby.
36. "Have you heard the name of Aesop?" asked the teacher. "No, sir, who was he?" "Read the lesson attentively and then you will be able to know about him. How interesting and instructive his fables are!" said the teacher. [Previous B.Q.Kha Set]
Answer: The teacher asked the student if he had heard the name of Aesop. The student respectfully replied in the negative and asked him who he had been. In reply the teacher advised him to read the lesson attentively and said that thus he would be able to know about him. He also exclaimed with joy that his fables are very interesting and instructive.
37. "She likes white gloves," he said. "Do you think I can get them for a dollar?" "I think so." I said. "Do you know her size?" He said. " I think her hands are bigger than yours."
Answer: He told me that she liked white gloves. He also asked me if I thought he could get them for a dollar. I replied that I thought so and asked him if he knew her size.. He thought that her hands were bigger than mine.
38. "Why are you putting the foods in your pocket, Sir? Why don't you eat?" asked the nobleman. "I'm doing the right thing. My dress deserves these rich dishes," replied Sheikh Saadi. "I'm sorry. I don't understand what you mean to say," said the nobleman. [SB.'15]
Answer: The noble man respectfully asked Sheikh Saadi why he was putting up the food in his pocket and why he didn't eat. Sheikh Saadi replied that he was doing the right thing as his dress deserved those rich dishes. The noble man made an apológy and told him that he didn't understand what he meant to say.
39. "Have you cut your hair off?" asked Jim. "I have cut it off and 'sold it," said Della. "Don't you like me just as well, anyhow?. I'm me without my hair, ain't I?" [RB.'15]
Answer: Jim asked Della if she had cut her hair off. Della replied that she had cut it off and sold it. and asked him if he didn't like her just as well anyhow. She added that she was she without her hair and asked him if she was not.
40. "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della. 'I buy hair," said Madame. "Take your hat off and let's have a sight at the looks of it." 'Twenty dollars," said Madame. "Give it to me quick," said Della. [Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: Della asked Madame whether she would buy her hair. In reply the Madame told her that 'she would buy hair and asked her to take her hat off and proposed that they should have 'a sight at the looks of it. Then she offered Della twenty dollars for her hair. Della told her to give it to her quick.
41. "You look a little bit like my mother," he said. "But you were only four, Jerry. When you came here? Do you remember her face all these years?" "My mother lives in Marinville." "Have you seen her lately?” I said. [JB.;CtgB, BB. '10,'14]
Answer: Jerry told the person spoken to that she looked a little bit like his mother. I addressed him as Jerry and said, that he was only four when he went there. I again asked him if he remembered her face all those years. He told me that his mother lived in Mannville. I asked him if he had seen her lately.
42. "I came here yesterday from my village", he said. "Why did you come?" I asked. "My mother sent me to you with this letter." "How is your mother? Í have not seen her for a long time. I hope she is quite well." [Previous B. g. Kha Set]
Answer: He told me that he had come here the previous day from his village. I asked him why he had' come. He replied that his mother had sent him to me with that letter. Then I asked him how his mother was. I added that I had not seen her for a long time and hoped that she was quite well.
43. "Porter, you may go," said the mistress of the house laughing. 'You have gained your freedom.” By Allah," he replied, "I will not leave this house until I have heard the stories of my companion is." [CB.;DjB. '11,'15]
Answer: The mistress of the house told the porter laughing that he might go. She added that he had gained his freedom. Swearing by Allah the porter replied that he would not leave the house until he had heard the stories of his companions.
44. "Will you come to my house tomorrow?" I asked the boy. "We can discuss terms and conditions then, "I said, "I shall be very happy to meet you at your house. Thank you so much," he replied. [Previous B.Q.Kha Set]
Answer: I asked the boy if he would go to my house the next day. I also said that we could discuss terms and conditions then. He replied that he would be very happy to meet me at my house. He also thanked
me very much.
45. "Could I help you, Sir?" said the receptionist. The man replied, "Sure, I want to meet the Managing Director of the company." The receptionist said, "Do you have an appointment?" "Yes, I have," he said.
[Previous B.Q. Kha Set:-Alim Exam 20191
Answer: The receptionist asked the man respectfully if he could help him . The man replied in the affirmative and said that he wanted to meet the Managing Director of the company. Then the receptionist asked him if he had an appointment. The man replied that he had.
46.The stranger said to the boy, 'Will you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?" "Yes, I will. Do you want a residential one in which you can spend the night?” the boy said, "I do not want to stay here, but I only want a meal" the stranger replied. The boy said," Follow me". [DJB.'11]
Answer: The stranger asked the boy if he could tell him the way to the nearest hótel. The boy replied that he could. Then he asked him if he wanted a residential one in which he could spend the night. The stranger replied that he did not wish to stay there, but he only wanted a meal. Then the boy told him to follow him.
47. "Where are you going?" said the merchant. "I was coming to see you". "What do you want?" 'To earn my bread by the labour of my hands." "Do you really want work?" said the merchant. "yes, if you have any". "Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house." "I do not see how I can do that," said the youth. [DB:10]
Answer: The merchant asked the youth where he was going. The youth replied that he had been going to see him. The merchant then asked him what he wanted. The youth replied that he wanted to earn his bread by the labour of his hands. The merchant again asked him if he really wanted work. The youth replied in the affirmative and said that he really wanted work if he had any. At this, the merchant ordered him to follow him and carry a box from a shop to his house. The youth said that he did not see how he could do that.
48. A hawker said, "Will you buy any paper? I have all types of newspapers and magazines. Please take one from me." "I buy books but now I need a weekly. Don't you have any Weekly Magazine?" said Rima. [RB.'10] [Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: A hawker asked Rima whether she would buy any paper. He added that he had all types of newspapers and magazines. Then he requested her to take one from him. Rima told him that she bought books but then she needed a weekly. Then she asked him whether he had any weekly magazine.
49. "Stop! You're eating all our bread," shouted the two rats. "I'm doing my best but I've told you that it's very difficult," said the monkey. "Give us that little piece," said the rats. 'This is my piece,. Haven't I laboured a lot for you?" replied the monkey. "How foolish we are believing you!" said the rats.
[Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: Shouting to the monkey the two rats told him to stop and added that he was eating all their bread. The monkey said that he was doing his best, but he had told them that it was very difficult. Then the rats asked him to give them that little piece. At this the monkey told them that was his piece and asked them if he had not laboured a lot for them. At this the rats exclaimed with repentance that they were very foolish believing him.
50. "May I come in, sir?" A boy standing at the door said to him. Then without waiting for his reply the boy entered the room and said. "Sir, I have come from Palashpur with a letter from Tanveer Hasan." 'Tanveer Hasan? How is he?" He said smiling. "He is not well. He has been suffering from a serious illness for two years." The boy said "How sad it is! May Allah cure him," He said. [CB.'15]
Answer: A boy standing at the door respectfully asked him if he might go in. Then without waiting for his reply the boy entered the room and told him respectfully that he had' gone from Palaspur with a letter from Tanveer Hasan. He was astonished hearing about Tanveer Hasan and asked the boy smilingly how Tanveer Hasan was. The boy replied that he was not well. He added that he had been suffering from a serious illness for two years. At this he exclaimed with grief that it was very sad. He then prayed that Allah might cure him.
51. The beggar said. 'Will you give me some food to eat? I have been without food for two days". The housewife said, "Why don't you work? You can earn your own food." "Oh my God" said the beggar, "I am disabled. I can't work". [Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: The beggar asked the housewife if she could give him some food to eat. He added that he had been without food for two days. The housewife asked him why he didn't work. She also told him that he could earn his own food. At this the beggar said swearing by god that he was disabled and so he couldn't work.
52. "Ill pay for it," he said. "I broke it. I brought the axe down careless." "But no one hits accurately every time, Jerry. Moreover, the fault was in the wood of the handle. I'll 'see the man who I have bought it from," I told him. [Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: Jerry told me that he would pay for it. He added that he had broken it. He further added that he had brought the axe down careless. I contradicted that no one hit accurately every time. and added that the fault had been in the wood of the handle. I further added that I would see the man who I had bought it from.
53. "Will you go to college today?" the mother said to her son. "No, mother. Our classes are suspended." 'Then go to the market and bring some vegetables." "Let me be ready and give me money." [BB. '10]
Answer: The mother asked her son whether he would go to college that day. The son replied in the negative and said that their classes were suspended. Then the mother asked him to go to the market and bring some vegetables. At this the son requested his mother to let him be ready and give him money.
54. "Why don't you attend classes regularly?" the teacher said to the student. "you can't expect good results unless you attend classes as I tell you". "I am sorry sir, I have offended you." said the student. [DjB.'10]
Answer: The teacher asked the student why he did not attend the classes regularly and said that he (student) could not expect good results unless he (student) attended classes as he (teacher) told him (student). The student courteously apologies because he (student) had offended him (teacher).
55. "Have you seen your mother, Jerry?" "I see her every summer. She sends for me." I wanted to cry out. 'Why are you not with her? How can she let you go away again?" He said, "She comes up here from Mannville whenever she can. She does not have a job now." [Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: I asked Jerry if he had seen his mother. Jerry replied that he saw her every summer. He added that she sent fór him. I wanted to cry out and asked him why he was not with her and how she could let him go away again. Jerry replied that she went up there from Manville whenever she could. He added that she did not have a job then.
56. 'Where are you from?" said the teacher. "I am from Nepal," said the student. "How did you find Dhaka when you first arrived?" said the teacher. "Well, Í like it. I think the city is, very beautiful." said the student. [RB.'09]
Answer: The teacher asked the student where he was from. The student replied that he was from Nepal. Then the teacher asked him how he found Dhaka when he had first arrived. The student replied that he liked it. He added that he thought the city was very beautiful.
57."Where is my son?" said the Grocer. "A crow carried your son away" said the fruit seller. "You are liar. How can a crow carry away such a big boy?" "Just the same way as mice can eat away the balance and weights." [CtgB.'09]
Answer: The grocer asked the fruit seller where his son was. The fruit seller replied that a crow had carried his son away. Hearing it the grocer called him a liar and enquired of him how a crow could carry away such a big boy. The fruit seller replied that it was just the same way as mice could eat away the balance and weights.
58. ' Once I said to a sweet girl, "What is your mother's name?" She replied cleverly. "I know my mother's name but I won't tell you that." I said, 'What a clever girl you areal" "I don't tell my mother's name to anybody whom I don't know," She spoke with an air of confidence.[Previous B.Q. Kha Set]
Answer: Once I asked a sweet girl what her mother's name was. She replied cleverly that she knew her mother's name but she wouldn't tell me that. I exclaimed with admiration that she was a very clever girl. She spoke with an air of confidence that she didn't tell her mother's name to anybody whom she didn't know.
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