Set 01 Questions (Direct): (a) He said to me, “You have done your work.” (b) Abir says, “I can help you.” (c) Arif said to me, “Do you want my help?” (d) Mother said to me, “Do not run in the sun.” (e) They said to me, “Let us decide the matter ourselves.” Answers (Indirect): (a) He told me that I had done my work. (b) Abir says that he can help me. (c) Arif asked me if I wanted his help. (d) Mother forbade me to run in the sun. (e) They proposed to me that we should decide the matter ourselves. Set 02 Questions (Direct): (a) I said to the man, “Do you know anybody here?” (b) Maruf said, “Let us go for a picnic.” (c) She said, “Let him do it again.” (d) Father said to me, “Don’t tell a lie.” (e) The teacher said to us, “Make good use of your time.” Answers (Indirect): (a) I asked the man if he knew anybody there. (b) Maruf proposed that they should go for a picnic. (c) She said that he might be allowed to do it again. (d) Father advised me not to tell a lie. (e) The teacher advised us to make good use of our time. Set 03 Questions (Direct): (a) She said, “I was reading a book last night.” (b) He said, “By Allah, I will never disobey you.” (c) Tina says to her sister, “Will you go to market?” (d) He said to me, “Study attentively.” (e) The teacher said, “The July Revolution of 2024 changed the image of Bangladesh to the world.” Answers (Indirect): (a) She said that she had been reading a book the previous night. (b) Swearing by Allah, he said that he would never disobey me. (c) Tina asks her sister if she will go to market. (d) He advised me to study attentively. (e) The teacher said that the July Revolution of 2024 had changed the image of Bangladesh to the world. Set 04 Questions (Direct): (a) “I am a student,” the girl says. (b) The man said, “Abu Sayeed was a student activist during the July Revolution.” (c) The teacher said, “Make sure to bring your raincoats today.” (d) The girl said, “I have never eaten hilsa before.” (e) The man said, “What a beautiful sunset!” Answers (Indirect): (a) The girl says that she is a student. (b) The man said that Abu Sayeed had been a student activist during the July Revolution. (c) The teacher told us to make sure to bring our raincoats that day. (d) The girl said that she had never eaten hilsa before. (e) The man exclaimed with wonder that it was a very beautiful sunset. Set 05 Questions (Direct): (a) The woman said to the passerby, “Excuse me, do you know the way to the railway station?” (b) Liza said, “Good morning, Riaz.” (c) The man said, “The dengue fever outbreak in Dhaka last year was very concerning.” (d) She said, “I will come by 5 o’clock.” (e) The boy said, “Yay! We scored three goals.” Answers (Indirect): (a) The woman politely asked the passerby if he knew the way to the railway station. (b) Liza wished Riaz good morning. (c) The man said that the dengue fever outbreak in Dhaka the previous year had been very concerning. (d) She said that she would come by 5 o’clock. (e) The boy exclaimed with joy that they had scored three goals. Set 06 Questions (Direct): (a) He said, “Hello! I am feeling great today.” (b) The boy said, “Can I borrow your eraser?” (c) The girl says, “I am reading about the events of the July Revolution.” (d) The girl said, “I love eating pithas during Pohela Boishakh.” (e) He said to me, “Please pass the salt.” Answers (Indirect): (a) He greeted me and said that he was feeling great that day. (b) The boy asked if he could borrow my eraser. (c) The girl says that she is reading about the events of the July Revolution. (d) The girl said that she loved eating pithas during Pohela Boishakh. (e) He requested me to pass the salt. Set 07 Questions (Direct): (a) The teacher said, “The earth is round.” (b) I said to her, “May you be happy in your life.” (c) The teacher said to the student, “Let us discuss gardening.” (d) Father said to his son, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?” (e) She said, “Alas! I am undone.” Answers (Indirect): (a) The teacher said that the earth is round. (b) I wished that she might be happy in her life. (c) The teacher proposed to the student that they should discuss gardening. (d) Father asked his son why he had not gone to school the previous day. (e) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone. Set 08 Questions (Direct): (a) The teacher said, “Why are you not attending school regularly?” (b) The man said, “I need to buy a train ticket to go to Khulna.” (c) The mother said, “Don’t forget to water the plants in the garden.” (d) Father said, “Let’s visit the famous mosque in Bagerhat tomorrow.” (e) The mother said to me, “You must wear your raincoat today because it’s raining.” Answers (Indirect): (a) The teacher asked why I was not attending school regularly. (b) The man said that he needed to buy a train ticket to go to Khulna. (c) The mother reminded me not to forget to water the plants in the garden. (d) Father proposed that they should visit the famous mosque in Bagerhat the next day. (e) The mother told me that I had to wear my raincoat that day because it was raining. Set 09 Questions (Direct): (a) Mother said to me, “May you shine in life.” (b) He said, “How strange the idea is!” (c) The teacher has said to the boys, “Why are you making a noise in the class?” (d) Rahim says, “I did