Class 10 / English
Class 10 English Reported Speech Worksheet
Practice reporting statements, questions, requests, commands, advice, and tense changes.
medium30 minutesAnswer key included
Learning objective
Practise reporting statements, questions, commands, requests, advice, pronoun changes, and short dialogue conversion.
Questions
- Report the statement: The captain said, 'We are ready for the match.'
- Report the question: Riya asked, 'Have you completed the project?'
- Report the command: The teacher said to the class, 'Submit your notebooks.'
- Report the request: Aman said to his friend, 'Please lend me your notes.'
- Report the advice: The doctor said, 'You should drink enough water.'
- Correct the pronoun error in a reported speech sentence.
- Convert a short dialogue into reported speech in 60-70 words.
Answer key
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- The captain said that they were ready for the match.
- Riya asked whether I had completed the project. The pronoun may change depending on context.
- The teacher instructed the class to submit their notebooks.
- Aman requested his friend to lend him his notes.
- The doctor advised that I should drink enough water, or the doctor advised me to drink enough water.
- Check that pronouns match the speaker, listener, and context. Example: 'He said that I was late' may need to become 'He said that he was late' if the speaker was referring to himself.
- A good dialogue conversion should report each speaker clearly, use correct tense shifts, remove quotation marks, and keep the meaning unchanged.
How to use this worksheet
Students can solve the questions independently first, then review errors with a parent or teacher. Teachers can use it as a short class activity, homework sheet, or revision check.
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