Worksheet on Reported Speech for CBSE Class 10 English
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Part A: Change the following sentences into reported speech.
Direct: She said, "I am reading a book."
1. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: He said, "I will help you with your homework."
2. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "We have completed the project," they said.
3. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: The teacher said, "You must submit the assignment by Monday."
4. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Where is the nearest hospital?" he asked.
5. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Do you like ice cream?" she asked me.
6. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Please open the window," she said to him.
7. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Don't be late," his mother told him.
8. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: He said, "How long will it take to reach the station?"
9. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "I saw her yesterday," John said.
10. Reported: ___________________________
Part B: Identify whether the following sentences are in direct or reported speech.
She told him that she was going to the market.
1. (Direct/Reported): ___________________
"I can’t believe it’s raining again," he said.
2. (Direct/Reported): ___________________
He asked if I had finished my homework.
3. (Direct/Reported): ___________________
"What time does the movie start?" she asked.
4. (Direct/Reported): ___________________
They announced that the event had been postponed.
5. (Direct/Reported): ___________________
Part C: Rewrite the following dialogues in reported speech.
Direct: "I'm going to the store," Mary said.
1. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Can you pass me the salt?" he asked.
2. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "We are planning a trip to the mountains," they said.
3. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Why are you so late?" she asked him.
4. Reported: ___________________________
Direct: "Please don’t forget to lock the door," she reminded me.
5. Reported: ___________________________
Answer Key
Part A:
1. She said that she was reading a book.
2. He said that he would help me with my homework.
3. They said that they had completed the project.
4. The teacher said that we must submit the assignment by Monday.
5. He asked where the nearest hospital was.
6. She asked me if I liked ice cream.
7. She asked him to open the window.
8. His mother told him not to be late.
9. He asked how long it would take to reach the station.
10. John said that he had seen her the previous day.
Part B:
1. Reported
2. Direct
3. Reported
4. Direct
5. Reported
Part C:
1. Mary said that she was going to the store.
2. He asked if I could pass him the salt.
3. They said that they were planning a trip to the mountains.
4. She asked him why he was so late.
5. She reminded me not to forget to lock the door.