The Mystery of the Cyber Friend by Zac O'Yeah

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 Zac O'Yeah is a Swedish novelist, rock musician and author of the Majestic Trilogy, a trio of detective stories set in his adopted home of Bengaluru.



Short Summary 

Shree, a thirteen-year-old girl, befriends Chaitra, an online stranger with a charming profile picture. Chaitra gains Shree’s trust through friendly messages and invites her to meet at a railway station, offering a mobile phone as a gift. Shree becomes suspicious when details shared by Chaitra don’t add up and seeks help from her aunt, Akka. Together, they plan to uncover Chaitra’s identity. At the station, they discover Chaitra is actually a man pretending to be a young girl. With the help of the station manager and police, they expose the cybercriminal. Shree learns an important lesson about online safety.






Short Answers:

  1. What happened between Shree and her best friend? What did Shree do and how did she feel about it?
    Shree had a verbal fight with her best friend and unfriended her. She regretted her decision and wanted to apologize.

  2. When Akka saw Chaitra's profile picture, why did she laugh?
    Akka recognized the profile picture as that of an old film actress, Savitri, and found it amusing that Shree believed it belonged to someone her age.

  3. What did Shree do when she started to have doubts about Chaitra?
    Shree shared her concerns with Akka, who decided to help her uncover Chaitra's real identity.

  4. Who was Shree's new friend in reality? What happened when she met him?
    Chaitra turned out to be a middle-aged man posing as a young girl. When he approached Shree at the railway station, Akka and the station manager intervened to protect her.

What dangers did Shree face by adding Chaitra as a friend online?
Shree faced dangers like being tricked, sharing personal details with a stranger, and being lured into danger. The stranger could have harmed her, showing why it is unsafe to trust unknown people online.



THE PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is a grammatical structure where the subject receives the action rather than performing it. 

In passive sentences, the focus is on the action or the receiver of the action, not the doer (agent).

Active Voice: Jeena writes a letter. (Subject (she) performs the action). 

Passive Voice: A letter is written by Serah. ( Subject (A letter) receives the action)

Identify the subject and object from the given examples, and state whether it is an active or passive voice.

The chef prepared a delicious meal.

The dog chased the cat.

A goal was scored by the team.

The books were issued by the librarian.

We watched a movie.

The piano was played by the musician. 

She baked a chocolate cake.


Passive Voice

structure: Object + Helping Verb (is/was/etc.) + Past Participle + (by Subject).





Present Simple Passive

Structure: Subject + is/am/are + past participle

Active: The teacher explains the lesson.
Passive: The lesson is explained by the teacher.

Active: They clean the room.
Passive:

Active: He plays the guitar.
Passive:

Past Simple Passive

Structure: Subject + was/were + past participle

Active: The workers built the house.
Passive: The house was built by the workers.

Active: She painted the picture.
Passive:

Active: The team won the match.
Passive:

Future Simple Passive

Structure: Subject + will be + past participle

Active: She will write the letter.
Passive: The letter will be written by her.

Active: They will finish the work.
Passive: 

Active: He will repair the car.
Passive: 

Present Continuous Passive

Structure: Subject + is/am/are being + past participle

Active: They are building the house.
Passive: The house is being built by them.

Active: She is cooking the dinner.
Passive: 

Active: He is writing the email.
Passive:

Past Continuous Passive

Structure: Subject + was/were being + past participle

Active: They were painting the walls.
Passive: The walls were being painted by them.

Active: She was cleaning the room.
Passive: 

Active: He was fixing the bike.
Passive: 

Present Perfect Passive

Structure: Subject + has/have been + past participle

Active: They have completed the project.
Passive: The project has been completed by them.

Active: She has written the report.
Passive: 

Active: He has solved the problem.
Passive: 

Past Perfect Passive

Structure: Subject + had been + past participle

Active: They had finished the task.
Passive: The task had been finished by them.

Active: She had read the book.
Passive: 

Active: He had repaired the machine.
Passive: 

Future Perfect Passive

Structure: Subject + will have been + past participle

Active: They will have completed the assignment.
Passive: The assignment will have been completed by them.

Active: She will have written the letter.
Passive: The letter will have been written by her.

Active: He will have fixed the car.
Passive: The car will have been fixed by him.


Modals (Must be)

Structure (Passive): Subject + must be + past participle

Active: She must finish the task.
Passive: The task must be finished by her.

Active: They must clean the room.
Passive: The room must be cleaned by them.

Modal Perfect

Subject + modal verb (have/should/might) + have + been + past participle (in passive)

Active: She should have finished the report.
Passive: The report should have been finished by her.

Active: He could have solved the problem.
Passive: The problem could have been solved by him.

NOTE:

IS GOING TO

Anna is going to invite the whole class.

The whole class is going to be invited by Anna.  





Practice Session

The chef prepares the food.

The chef prepared the food.

The chef will prepare the food.

The chef is preparing the food.

The chef was preparing the food.

The chef has prepared the food.

The chef had prepared the food.

The chef will have prepared the food.

The chef must prepare the food.

The chef should have prepared the food.

The chef is going to prepare the food.

CONVERT INTO PASSIVE

They clean the windows.
She is writing a story.
He had completed the project.
She will design the poster.
The chef cooks the meal.
They are going to fix the roof.
She must finish the task.
He should have solved the problem.
They were delivering the packages.
She has written the essay.
They painted the house.
He is going to arrange the books.
She can solve the puzzle.
They might have cleaned the room.
The manager will sign the contract.
He is cleaning the car.
The team won the match.
She was typing the report.
They have completed the experiment.
She will have baked the cake.
He could repair the machine.
They will decorate the hall.
She had prepared the dinner.
He is planting the trees.
She might have written the letter.
The children are going to water the plants.
They built the bridge.
He will fix the door.
She is reading a book.
They should complete the assignment.

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