SSLC (English Medium) Class 8 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

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“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.

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“Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.

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“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.

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The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”

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He said to me, “Wait until I come.”

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“Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”

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“Run away, children,” said their mother.

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He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”

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“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.

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Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.

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I wrote that I would visit him next day.

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I told them to be quiet.

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Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.

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An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

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Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.

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Ebin asked me what I wanted.

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Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.

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The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.

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I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.

Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.

Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.