CLass 10 English Unit 1: Current Affairs and Issues-III

 

Grammar II: Direct and Indirect Speech

Complete Guidelines for the whole unit, including reading, writing, and grammar exercises. 

A.   Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

a.      Abhilasha said that she witnessed the accident.

b.     The teacher explained that the earth revolves around the sun.

c.      Smarika says that she can't stay there anymore.

d.     Sachita says that she loves to listen to music.

e.      My brother reported that he had completed his work.

f.       My father said that the song is very hot.

g.     Jennifer said that she wanted to be a nurse.

B.    Rewrite the following sentence in direct speech.

a.      Raima said, "We had to cross the river and go ahead."

Raima said that they had had to cross the river and go ahead.

b.     Smarika said, "I will meet you tomorrow, friends."

Smarika told her friends that she would meet them the next day.

c.      "I can't come to school tomorrow." Chandani said.

Chandani said that she could not go to school the next day.

d.     Dorje said, "Sorry, I cannot lend you any money today."

Dorje apologized that he could not lend me any money that day.

e.      The teacher said, "Now you can solve the remaining problems yourselves."

The teacher said that they could solve the remaining problems themselves then.

f.       The police said, "The incident probably took place yesterday."

The police guessed that the incident probably had taken place the day before.

g.     I said to him, "I live in Changunarayan these days."

I informed him that I lived in Changunarayan those days.

h.     They said to us, "We would like to join you too."

They told us that they would like to join us too.

i.       The science teacher said, "The coal gives off thick smoke."

The science teacher said that the coal gives off thick smoke.

j.        Resham said, "I have never seen such a strange animal anywhere else."

Resham said that he had never seen such a strange animal anywhere else.

k.     "I love my children more than wealth," the father said.

The father said that he loved his children more than wealth.

    Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1EEfEAXKk

Writing II: Letter Writing

Write a letter to the Mayor of your municipality or the Chairperson of your rural municipality requesting him/her to involve the representatives of children in the decision-making process related to children's issues in your municipality/ rural municipality.

Diyalo Busty

21 December 2024

The Mayor,

Bhadrapur Municipality,

Jhapa, Nepal

Subject: An appeal for involving the Children's Representative in

    Decision–Making Process

Dear Sir,

I am a resident of Bhadrpur Municipality – 1, Diyalo Busty, and a student of Himali Secondary School. I would like to draw your attention on behalf of the children living in my locality.

I have witnessed that many important decisions discussed and finalized in our municipality certainly affect the children's lives and their behaviors. When the children raise their views regarding them, they are unheard and unnoticed. Taking such steps at such a level hinders the development of the children. Therefore, it is very crucial to involve a representative of children in such a decision-making process related to children's issues in our municipality. Children in our locality suffer from domestic violence and a lack of access to education, health facilities, and physical activities.

Hence, I request that you make such a platform where children of different ages can share their views and opinions. They can also work together with local schools, parents, and community leaders for their betterment. We, the children of this municipality, look forward to your positive steps on it.

Your response is highly praiseworthy in this matter. We are eager to contribute to our community.

Yours faithfully,

Atib Limbu

Extra bit: Types of Reading

Skimming Reading: It is a reading technique that is used to quickly gather the

  most important information of the gist of a text.

Scanning Reading: This technique is used to find a particular piece of

 information in the text.

Extensive Reading: This reading is used to get a general understanding of a

  subject and have read longer texts for pleasure.

Intensive Reading: This reading is used for shorter texts to extract specific

 information.

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