Grammar in use
4. Change the following into indirect speech:
(a) Rahul asked Dipa,” Will you go to school today?”
Ans: Rahul asked Dipa if she would go to school that day.
(b) Rita said to Ayesha, “Please give me a glass of water.”
Ans: Rita requested Ayesha to give her a glass of water.
(c) The old man told the little girl, “May you be happy!”
Ans: The old man wished that the little girl might be happy.
5. Do as directed:
(a) Ranjan said, “Who does not know the name of Rabindranath?” (Change into affirmative sentence)
Ans: Ranjan said, “Everybody knows the name of Rabindranath.”
(b) Sangeeta runs faster than any other girl in her class. (Rewrite using the positive degree of ‘faster’)
Ans: No other girl in the class runs as fast as Sangeeta.
(c) Kaushiki blamed her friend for the trouble. (Rewrite using the noun form of ‘blamed’)
Ans: Kaushiki put the blame on her friend for the trouble.
Writing activities
6. Read the following composition carefully:
ABC HIGH SCHOOL
NOTICE
10.07.2015
Music Competition
Students are hereby informed that our school is going to organize an inter- school music competition on 3 September, 2015 in the school auditorium. The competition will be on several categories of music. Students of class VIII to XII can participate in the competition. There will be a screening prior to the competition. Interested students should register their names with the music teacher before 22 July, 2015. The categories in the competition are: Hindustani Classical, Rabindra Sangeet and Folk. A student can compete in any two categories. No registration fee is required for participating in the competition. For any further information the undersigned may be contacted.
Countersigned. sd/
Headmaster Student-secretary
Cultural Committee
ABC High School
7. Your school is going to host the Inter-school District Sports Competition. Suppose you are the Secretary of the Sports Club of your school. Write a notice (within 100 words) calling students to participate in the competition. Mention the time, date and venue of the competition. Your notice should be countersigned by the Headmistress/Headmaster of your school.
Ans:
ABC HIGH SCHOOL
NOTICE
Inter-School District Sports Competition 🏆
Date: [Insert Date]
All students are hereby informed that our school is going to host the Inter-School District Sports Competition on [Insert Date], at [Insert Venue]. The event will begin at [Insert Time]. Interested students from all classes are encouraged to participate in various sports events like athletics, football, cricket, and badminton.
Students willing to participate must register their names with the Sports Club by [Insert Last Date of Registration]. For further details, contact the undersigned.
Let’s show our sportsmanship and make this event a grand success!
[Your Name]
Secretary, Sports Club
Countersigned by:
[Headmaster/Headmistress Name]
Headmaster/Headmistress, ABC High School
বাংলা অর্থ:
ABC উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
নোটিশ
আন্তঃবিদ্যালয় জেলা ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা 🏆
তারিখ: [তারিখ লিখুন]
সকল ছাত্রছাত্রীদের জানানো যাচ্ছে যে আমাদের বিদ্যালয়ে আন্তঃবিদ্যালয় জেলা ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা অনুষ্ঠিত হতে চলেছে [তারিখ লিখুন], [স্থান লিখুন]-এ। ইভেন্টটি শুরু হবে [সময় লিখুন]।
অ্যাথলেটিক্স, ফুটবল, ক্রিকেট, ব্যাডমিন্টন সহ বিভিন্ন ক্রীড়া ইভেন্টে অংশগ্রহণ করতে আগ্রহী ছাত্রছাত্রীরা [নিবন্ধনের শেষ তারিখ লিখুন]-এর মধ্যে ক্রীড়া ক্লাবের সাথে যোগাযোগ করে নাম নথিভুক্ত করুন।
চলুন, ক্রীড়া প্রতিভা প্রদর্শন করি এবং এই প্রতিযোগিতাকে সাফল্যমণ্ডিত করি!
[আপনার নাম]
সম্পাদক, ক্রীড়া ক্লাব
অনুমোদিত:
[প্রধান শিক্ষকের নাম]
প্রধান শিক্ষক, ABC উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়