HSC Narration Guide for 2026–2027: 2017–2025 সব বোর্ড প্রশ্ন & সম্পূর্ণ Solution Bank (Full English Narration)
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Change the narrative style using indirect speech:
1. “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.
Answer:
The
merchant asked the youth where he (youth) was going. The youth replied that he
(youth) was coming to see him (merchant). The merchant asked him (youth) what
he (youth) wanted. The youth replied that he (youth) wanted to earn his
(youth’s) bread by the labour of his hands. The merchant asked him (youth) if
he (youth) really wanted work. The youth replied that he (youth) did, if he
(merchant) had any. Then the merchant told him (youth) to follow him (merchant)
and carry a box from a shop to his (merchant’s) house. The youth replied that
he (youth) did not see how he (youth) could do that.
2.
“What kind of stories did Aesop tell?” asked Anwar. “Fables”, replied Mrs.
Amin. “Do you know what fables are? No” replied Anwar. “Well,” said Mrs. Amin,
“fables are stories with a message or a moral.” “Who is Aesop and where does he
live?” asked Anwar. “Aesop entertained people telling stories,” said Mrs. Amin.
Answer:
Anwar
asked Mrs. Amin what kind of stories Aesop told. Mrs. Amin replied that Aesop
told fables. She (Mrs. Amin) then asked him (Anwar) if he (Anwar) knew what
fables were. He (Anwar) replied that he (Anwar) did not. Mrs. Amin said that
fables were stories with a message or a moral. Anwar asked her (Mrs. Amin) who
Aesop was and where he (Aesop) lived. Mrs. Amin said that Aesop entertained
people by telling stories.
3.
After telling the story of a sinking ship, the teacher asked the students,
“What do you think the drowning woman told to her husband?” According to most
of the students, the woman said, “Please save my life.” From the back a boy
said, “I believe, she would have said— ‘take care of our child’.” Being
surprised the teacher asked him, “Have you heard the story before?” “No, sir,
actually these were also my mom’s last words to my dad before she died from a
serious disease.”
Answer
After
telling the story of a sinking ship, the teacher asked the students what they
thought the drowning woman had told her (woman’s) husband. According to most of
the students, the woman had said that he (husband) should save her (woman’s)
life. From the back a boy said that he (boy) believed she (woman) would have
told him (husband) to take care of their child. Being surprised, the teacher
asked him (boy) if he (boy) had heard the story before. He (boy) replied
respectfully that he (boy) had not and added that those were also his (boy’s)
mother’s last words to his (boy’s) father before she (mother) had died from a
serious disease.
4.
“Have you seen your mother, Jerry?” “I see her in every summer. She sends for
me.” The authoress wanted to say to, “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.”
Answer
The
authoress asked Jerry if he (Jerry) had seen his (Jerry’s) mother. Jerry
replied that he (Jerry) saw her (mother) every summer and that she sent for him
(Jerry). The authoress wanted to ask him (Jerry) why he was not with her
(mother) and how she (mother) could let him (Jerry) go away again. He (Jerry)
said that she (mother) came up there from Mannville whenever she could and that
she did not have a job then.
5. “Why are you putting up the food in your pocket, Sir? Why don’t you eat?”
asked the noble man. “I am doing the right thing. My dress deserves these rich
dishes.” replied Sheikh Saadi. “I don’t understand what you mean to say.” said
the noble man. “And I’m sorry.”
Answer
The
noble man asked Sheikh Saadi why he (Saadi) was putting up the food in his
(Saadi’s) pocket and why he (Saadi) did not eat. Sheikh Saadi replied that he
(Saadi) was doing the right thing and that his (Saadi’s) dress deserved those
rich dishes. The noble man said that he (noble man) did not understand what he
(Saadi) meant to say and added that he (noble man) was sorry.
6.
“Have you killed the rats?” said the Mayor. “Yes, I have,” replied the piper.
“Give me the promised money.” “How funny you are!” said the Mayor. “Take only
fifty.” “I was supposed to be given fifty thousand guilders,” said the piper.
“What have you done? The work you have done is very simple,” said the Mayor.
Answer:
The
Mayor asked the piper if he (piper) had killed the rats. The piper replied that
he (piper) had and requested the Mayor to give him (piper) the promised money.
The Mayor exclaimed that he (piper) was funny and told him (piper) to take only
fifty. The piper said that he (piper) was supposed to be given fifty thousand
guilders. The Mayor asked him (piper) what he (piper) had done and added that
the work he (piper) had done was very simple.
7.
“Oh, my Lord do not kill the child”, said the woman. “Let her have it.” The
king said, “Now everything is clear to me”. Pointing to the woman, he said to
the servant, “Give her the child. She is the mother of the child.”
Answer:
The
woman begged her Lord not to kill the child and requested that he (Lord/king)
should let her (other woman) have it. The king said that everything was clear
to him then. Pointing to the woman, he (king) told the servant to give her
(woman) the child and said that she (woman) was the mother of the child.
8.
The three witches stood amidst the swirling mist.
“When
shall we three meet again?” asked the first witch.
“When
the hurly-burly is done; when the battle is lost and won,” replied the second
witch.
“Where
is the place?” inquired the third with her impatient tone.
“Upon
the health,” answered the first.
Answer:
The three witches stood amidst the swirling mist.
The first witch asked when they (the three witches) would meet again. The
second witch replied that they (the three witches) would meet when the
hurly-burly was done and when the battle was lost and won. The third witch
asked where the place was, speaking in an impatient tone. The first witch
replied that it would be upon the heath.
9.
“I will pay for it.” he said. “I broke it. I brought the axe down careless.”
“But no one hits accurately every time.” I told him, “The fault was in the wood
of the handle. I will see the man from whom I bought it.” “Thanks” he said.
Answer:
He
said that he would pay for it and added that he had broken it and had brought
the axe down carelessly. I told him that no one hit accurately every time and
that the fault was in the wood of the handle. I also said that I would see the
man from whom I (speaker) had bought it. He thanked me
10.
“Oh, my Lord! Please do not kill the child,” cried the woman, “Let her have the
child.” The king said, “Now everything is clear to me.” Pointing to the woman,
the king king again said to the servant, “Give her the child. She is the real
mother.” The woman addressed the king as her lord and told him (king) not to
kill the child. Then the king ordered his servant to let her (the woman) have
the child.
Answer:
The
woman cried out addressing the king as her lord and begged him not to kill the
child and to let her have the child. The king said that everything was clear to
him then. Pointing to the woman, he (the king) again told the servant to give
her (the woman) the child, saying that she (the woman) was the real mother.
11.
“Are you ready to order, sir?” said the waiter. “I would like to have a plain
vegetable soup for starter. Then grilled chicken, boiled potatoes and garlic
bread for main course.”, replied the customer. “Anything for dessert?”, asked
the waiter. “Just a scoop of ice cream, please.”, said the customer.
Answer
The
waiter asked the customer if he (customer) was ready to order. The customer
replied that he (customer) would like to have a plain vegetable soup for
starter and then grilled chicken, boiled potatoes, and garlic bread for the
main course. The waiter asked if he (customer) wanted anything for dessert. The
customer replied that he (customer) wanted just a scoop of ice cream.
12.
A man, lost in a forest, saw another man and rushed to him and said, “Oh! How
happy I am to meet you! Unfortunately I have been lost in this forest for four
days. Can you help me get out of this forest?” “No, Actually you don’t need to
be so happy, my friend,” replied the another man, “I myself have been lost here
for a week.”
Answer:
A
man, lost in a forest, saw another man, rushed to him, and said that he (man)
was very happy to meet him (other man) and added that, unfortunately, he (man)
had been lost in the forest for four days. He (man) asked him (other man) if he
could help him (man) get out of the forest. The other man replied that he
(other man) did not think he (man) needed to be so happy and added that he
(other man) himself had been lost there for a week.
13.
“Why are your children crying daughter?” “They have been starving,” said the
said the woman, “Have you none else in the world?” “My husband died some months
ago, He left them neither money nor any property. So So, they are in great
distress. They have to starve sometimes.” “What a pity it is!” said the
Caliph..
Answer:
The
Caliph asked the woman why her children were crying. The woman replied that
they had been starving and asked him (Caliph) if he had no one else in the
world. She (woman) added that her husband had died some months ago and that he
had left them neither money nor any property. She further said that they were
in great distress and had to starve sometimes. The Caliph exclaimed that it was
a great pity.
14.
The old man said, “Can you give me some food? I have been starving for two
days.” The maid said, “Why do you beg? Can’t you work?” “No, I’m unable to
work,” said the man. The maid again said, “Don’t you have anyone to look after
you?” “No, I have none on this earth who can take care of me,” said the old
man.
Answer:
The
old man asked the maid if she could give him some food and added that he had
been starving for two days. The maid asked him why he begged and whether he
could not work. He (old man) replied that he was unable to work. The maid again
asked him if he had anyone to look after him. He (old man) replied that he had
none on this earth who could take care of him.
15.
The king said to the astrologer, “How long do you want to live? For you will be
hanged very soon.” Looking at the sky the astrologer said, “My Lord, the
positions of the stars declare that I’ll die only a week before your Majesty.
Good bye.” The king turned pale and ordered his courtiers, “Drive this wretch
away and never allow him to come for disturbing peace.”
Answer:
The
king asked the astrologer how long he (astrologer) wanted to live and added
that he (astrologer) would be hanged very soon. Looking at the sky, the
astrologer said that the positions of the stars declared that he (astrologer)
would die only a week before the king and bade him (king) goodbye. The king
turned pale and ordered his courtiers to drive this wretch away and never allow
him (astrologer) to come for disturbing the peace.
16.
“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 companions.”
Answer:
The
mistress of the house, laughing, told the porter that he might go and added
that he had gained his freedom. He (porter) replied by Allah that he would not
leave the house until he had heard the stories of his companions.
17.
The class teacher said to the students, “Do you like to go for study tour?”
“Yes,” said all the students. Then he said, “Take permission of your parents.”
One of the students said, ” Let us go to Cox’s Bazar.” The Principal said, “May
your journey be safe and sound.”
Answer:
The class teacher
asked the students if they liked to go for a study tour. All the students
replied that they did. Then he (class teacher) told them to take permission
from their parents. One of the students suggested that they go to Cox’s Bazar.
The Principal wished them that their journey might be safe and sound.
18.
“Where will you get admission after your HSC Examination? Do you have any
choice?” said the teacher to Susmita. “I’m not yet sure what I have to do
because everything depends on my result.” “You should have a choice. Be
positive and optimistic.”
Answer:
The teacher asked
Susmita where she (Susmita) would get admission after her HSC examination and
whether she had any choice. Susmita replied that she was not yet sure what she
had to do because everything depended on her result. The teacher advised her
(Susmita) that she should have a choice and be positive and optimistic.
19.
“What’s your dream? Do you have any dream?” said Zayed. “Yes, I have a dream.
My dream is a full plate of rice,” said Robi. “Come with me. I am going to
materialize your dream.” “How kind you are!” said Robi.
Answer:
Zayed asked Robi
what his (Robi’s) dream was and whether he had any dream. Robi replied that he
had a dream and added that his (Robi’s) dream was a full plate of rice. Zayed
told him (Robi) to come with him as he was going to materialize his (Robi’s)
dream. Robi exclaimed that he (Robi) was very kind.
20.
“Why do you stop me?” asked Rubel. “Have I done any wrong?” “You are driving so
fast. It is not the rule,” said the traffic sergeant. “Sorry Sir. My mother is
in the hospital. So, I am in a hurry,” said Rubel.
Answer:
Rubel asked the
traffic sergeant why he (sergeant) was stopping him and whether he (Rubel) had
done any wrong. The traffic sergeant told him (Rubel) that he was driving so
fast and that it was not the rule. Rubel apologized and said that his mother
was in the hospital, so he was in a hurry.
21.
“I can chop some wood today,” said Jerry. “But I have a boy coming from the
orphanage.” “I am the boy.” “You? But you are small.” Size does not matter,
chopping wood,” said Jerry. “Some of the big boys don’t chop good. I’ve been
chopping wood for a long time,” said Jerry to the writer.
Answer:
Jerry said that he
could chop some wood that day but added that he had a boy coming from the
orphanage. The writer replied that he was the boy. Jerry expressed surprise and
said that he (writer) was small. He (Jerry) added that size did not matter in
chopping wood and that some of the big boys did not chop well. He (Jerry) told
the writer that he had been chopping wood for a long time.
22.
“I have won a lottery and got 10 lakh taka,” said Samira. “Congratulations!” I
said. “What do you intend to do with the large amount of money?” “I want to
serve my poor village people. So, I have made up my mind to establish a
hospital in our rural area,” Samira replied. “Thank you,” I said. “I shall also
help you in this respect.”
Answer:
Samira said
that she had won a lottery and got 10 lakh taka. I congratulated her (Samira)
and asked what she (Samira) intended to do with the large amount of money.
Samira replied that she wanted to serve her poor village people and had made up
her mind to establish a hospital in their rural area. I thanked her (Samira)
and added that I would also help her in this respect.
23.
“What’s a puppet show?” Mita said to her father. Father said, “Let’s go inside
and you can see yourself.” Inside the tent Mita said, “How strange! A doll is
dancing and talking.” Father said, “A man behind the screen is moving the doll.
Do you understand who is talking?”
Answer:
Mita asked her
father what a puppet show was. Her father said that they should go inside and
she could see for herself. Inside the tent, Mita exclaimed that it was strange
that a doll was dancing and talking. Her father explained that a man behind the
screen was moving the doll and asked her if she understood who was talking.
24.
“What kind of stories did Aesop tell?” asked Anwar. “Fables,” replied Mr.
Rahman. “Do you know what fables are?” “No,” replied Anwar. “Well,” continued
Mr. Rahman, “Fables are stories with a moral. And Aesop entertained people by
telling these stories.”
Answer:
Anwar
asked Mr. Rahman what kind of stories Aesop told. Mr. Rahman replied that they
were fables. He (Mr. Rahman) then asked Anwar if he (Anwar) knew what fables
were. Anwar replied that he (Anwar) did not. Mr. Rahman continued that fables
were stories with a moral and added that Aesop entertained people by telling
those stories.
25.
“How is your mother, Habib?” said Fahim. “She is better today,” said Habib.
“Did you take her to any doctor?” “Yes, and the doctor has x-rayed her.” “Now,
take a good care of her and ensure all medications as prescribed,” said Fahim.
“Of course, thank you a lot,” said Habib.
Answer:
Anwar
asked Mr. Rahman what kind of stories Aesop told. Mr. Rahman replied that Aesop
told fables. He (Mr. Rahman) then asked him (Anwar) if he (Anwar) knew what
fables were. He (Anwar) replied that he did not. Mr. Rahman continued that
fables were stories with a moral and added that Aesop entertained people by
telling these stories.
26.
Mr. Kalam said to the bank manager. May I get in, sir?” “Yes, come in,” said
the bank manager. Mr. Kalam said. “I want to open a bank account.” The manager
said. “What type of account will you open? I want to open a savings account,
“said Mr. Kalam. “Please go to the front desk. The officer will help you.”
“Thank you very much.” Mr. Kalam said.
Answer:
Mr. Kalam asked
the bank manager if he (Mr. Kalam) might get in. The bank manager replied that
he could come in. Mr. Kalam said that he wanted to open a bank account. The
manager asked what type of account he (Mr. Kalam) would open. Mr. Kalam replied
that he wanted to open a savings account. The manager told him (Mr. Kalam) to
go to the front desk as the officer would help him. Mr. Kalam thanked him
(manager) very much.
27.
“Why are you crying? Do you have any problem?” asked the passer-by. “I am
crying because I have none to look after me,” said the street child. “Are you
hungry?” “Yes, I am,” said the boy.
Answer:
The
passer-by asked the street child why he (street child) was crying and whether
he had any problem. The street child replied that he was crying because he had
none to look after him. The passer-by asked if he (street child) was hungry.
The boy replied that he was.
28.
“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, he
said to the servant, “Give her the child. She is the mother of the baby.”
Answer:
The
woman begged her Lord not to kill the child and requested that he should let
her have him. The king said that everything was clear to him then. Pointing to
the woman, he told the servant to give her the child and added that she was the
mother of the baby.
29.
“Stop. Didn’t I tell you to stop? You cannot go there,” said the sergeant. “Oh!
Very well, it is hard Two thing to be very poor. All the world is against the
poor,” said the man.
Answer:
The
sergeant told the man to stop and asked if he (man) had not been told to stop,
adding that he could not go there. The man replied that very well, it was hard
for a poor person and added that all the world was against the poor.
Change
the narrative style by using indirect speeches.
30.
“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. “Wait for a while,” said the
receptionist.
Answer:
The
receptionist asked the man if she could help him. The man replied that he
wanted to meet the Managing Director of the company. The receptionist asked him
if he had an appointment. He replied that he did. The receptionist then told
him to wait for a while.
31.
He said, “I can chop some wood today.” “You? But you’re small.” “Size don’t
matter chopping wood,” Jerry said. “Some of the big boys don’t chop good. I’ve
been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.”
Answer:
He
said that he could chop some wood that day. The other boy (other boy) expressed
surprise and said that he (other boy) was small. Jerry (Jerry) added that size
did not matter in chopping wood and that some of the big boys did not chop
well. He (Jerry) further said that he had been chopping wood at the orphanage
for a long time.
32.
“What happened to you, Tareq?” said Rashed. “I was sick with the flu. Have you
heard anything about our exam?” said Tareq. “It is on 23 October. You need to
collect the admit card of the exam,” said Rashed. “From where can I get it?”
said Tareq. “It is in the office room,” said Rashed.
Answer:
Rashed asked Tareq
what had happened to him. Tareq (Tareq) replied that he had been sick with the
flu and asked if he (Rashed) had heard anything about their exam. Rashed
(Rashed) said that it was on 23 October and added that he (Tareq) needed to
collect the admit card of the exam. Tareq (Tareq) asked from where he could get
it. Rashed (Rashed) replied that it was in the office room.
33.
“Follow my example,” she said as we shook hands, “and never eat more than one
thing for luncheon.” “I’ll do better than that,” I retorted. “I’ll eat nothing
for dinner tonight.” “Humorist!” You’re quite a humorist,” she cried gaily,
jumping into a cab.
Answer:
She
said, as we shook hands, that I should follow her example and never eat more
than one thing for luncheon. I (speaker) retorted that I would do better than
that and added that I would eat nothing for dinner that night. She (the woman)
cried gaily, calling me a humorist and added that I was quite a humorist, while
jumping into a cab.
34.
Jerry said. “I can chop some wood today.” “But I have a boy coming from the
orphanage.” “I’m the boy. “You? But you are small.” “Size does not matter, chopping
wood,” Jerry said, “Some of the big boys don’t chop good. I’ve been chopping
wood at the orphanage for a long time.”
Answer:
Jerry
said that he could chop some wood that day. The other boy (the boy) replied
that he was the boy. He (Jerry) expressed surprise and said that he (the boy)
was small. He (Jerry) added that size did not matter in chopping wood and that
some of the big boys did not chop well. He (Jerry) further said that he had
been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.
35.
“Where is the cattle which these people graze and where are the fields they
plough, uncle?” he asked, turning to Daya Ram. “They have no cattle and no
fields here,” said the chaprasi, pushing his neck back to stiff uprightness.
“It is only the rustics in the villages who graze cattle and plough the land,”
he said.
Answer:
He asked Daya Ram
where the cattle were, which those people grazed, and where the fields were
that they ploughed. The chaprasi (the chaprasi) replied that they had no cattle
and no fields there, pushing his neck back to stiff uprightness. He (the
chaprasi) added that it was only the rustics in the villages who grazed cattle
and ploughed the land.
36.
“Where do you like to go, sir?” asked the ticket seller. “Cox’s Bazar,” replied
the stranger. “How many tickets do you need?” “I will buy five tickets.” “Take
these tickets. They will cost three thousand taka,” said the ticket seller.
Answer:
The ticket seller
asked the stranger where he (stranger) liked to go. The stranger (stranger)
replied that he wanted to go to Cox’s Bazar. The ticket seller asked how many
tickets he (stranger) needed. The stranger (stranger) said that he would buy
five tickets. The ticket seller told him (stranger) to take the tickets and
added that they would cost three thousand taka.
37.
“My sons,” said he, “Listen to me. A great treasure lies hidden in the estate.
I am about to leave you.” “Where is it hidden?” said the sons. “I am about to
tell you,” said the old man. “But you must dig the land for it.”
Answer:
He
said to his sons to listen to him and added that a great treasure lay hidden in
the estate and that he was about to leave them. His sons (the sons) asked where
it was hidden. The old man (the old man) said that he was about to tell them
but added that they must dig the land for it.
38.
“Whose picture is it?” I asked. “A little girl’s of course,” said Grandmother.
“Can’t you tell?” “Yes, but did you know the girl?” “Yes, I knew her,” said
Granny, “But she was a very wicked girl and I shouldn’t tell you about her.”
Answer:
I
asked Grandmother whose picture it was. She (Grandmother) replied that it was a
little girl’s of course and asked if I could not tell. I said that I could tell
but asked if she (Grandmother) had known the girl. She (Granny) replied that
she had known her but added that she was a very wicked girl and that she
(Granny) should not tell me about her.
39.
A cat hearing that a hen was laid up sick in her nest, paid her a visit of
condolence and said, “How are you, my dear? What can I do for you? Only tell
me. Is there anything in the world that I can bring for you?” “Thank you,” said
the hen. “Do you be good enough to leave me, and I have no problem but I shall
soon be well.”
Answer:
A cat, hearing that a hen was laid up sick in her
nest, paid her a visit of condolence and asked how she (the hen) was and what
he (the cat) could do for her, adding that she should only tell him if there
was anything in the world he could bring for her. The hen (the hen) thanked him
and requested him to be good enough to leave her, adding that she had no
problem and would soon be well.
40.
“Have you learnt your lessons?” father said to Arman. “No. I’ve forgotten,”
said he. “That’s very bad. You must be more careful about your preparation for
the examination. By doing so, you can make a good result,” said his father.
“Thank you very much for your timely advice.”
Answer:
Father
asked Arman if he (Arman) had learnt his lessons. He (Arman) replied that he
had not and added that he had forgotten them. His father (father) said that it
was very bad and told him (Arman) that he must be more careful about his
preparation for the examination, adding that by doing so he (Arman) could make
a good result. He (Arman) thanked him (father) very much for his timely advice.
41.
“Why are you loitering here and there now? Are you in trouble?” said the school
teacher. “I am loitering because I have none to take care of me,” said the boy.
The school teacher said, “Do you feel hungry?” “Yes, I am very hungry now,”
said the boy.
Answer:
The school
teacher asked the boy why he (boy) was loitering there and there and whether he
(boy) was in trouble. The boy (boy) replied that he was loitering because he
had none to take care of him. The school teacher asked if he (boy) felt hungry.
The boy (boy) replied that he was very hungry then.
42.
“Why did you stop me? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?” asked Riyad. “You
were driving too fast,” said the traffic sergeant, giving him a glare, “Now,
show me your driving license.”
Answer:
Riyad asked the traffic sergeant why he (sergeant)
had stopped him and whether he (Riyad) had done anything wrong. The traffic
sergeant (sergeant), giving him a glare, told him (Riyad) that he was driving
too fast and asked him to show his driving license
43.
Returning home, my mother said to me, “Your progress in studies is very slow.
You
always move about with a group of your friends. Aren’t you idling away your
time with them? Can’t you be more serious?” “I am sorry and I will
amend myself,” I replied.
Answer:
Returning home, my mother said to
me that my progress in studies was very slow and added that I always moved
about with a group of my friends. She asked if I was idling away my time with
them and whether I could not be more serious. I (speaker) apologized and
replied that I was sorry and would amend myself.