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.