Report the dialogue.

Teacher: Mala, why were you absent yesterday?

Mala: I went to temple, sir.

Teacher: Okay. Complete the assignments I have given.

In this task, three dialogues must be changed to reported (indirect) speech—that is, telling someone what another person said.

How to convert:

1. Choose a reporting verb (e.g., said, asked, replied, told), based on context and time.
2. Shift pronouns to match the new speaker/listener (I → he/she/they).
3. Pick that for statements and if/whether for yes–no questions.
4. Backshift tenses where required (keep perfect/continuous aspects), and adjust time/place words (today → that day; yesterday → the previous day).

Converted sentences:

• The teacher asked Mala why she had been absent the previous day.
• Mala replied that she had gone to the temple.
• The teacher acknowledged this and asked her to complete the assignments he had given.