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Class - X English Language and Literature Reported Speech

The document contains 10 examples of direct speech and their indirect speech equivalents. The direct speeches are presented in quotation marks and the indirect speech options are given as multiple choice answers. The examples test reporting verbs and changes to pronouns, adverbs, tense and other elements required when changing from direct to indirect speech.

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Class - X English Language and Literature Reported Speech

The document contains 10 examples of direct speech and their indirect speech equivalents. The direct speeches are presented in quotation marks and the indirect speech options are given as multiple choice answers. The examples test reporting verbs and changes to pronouns, adverbs, tense and other elements required when changing from direct to indirect speech.

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Sant Sujan Singh Ji International School

Class – X

English Language and Literature

Reported Speech

Choose the correct indirect form of the given sentences.

(i) He says, “ I write a letter everyday..”

(a) He said that he writes a letter everyday.

(b) He says that he writes a letter everyday.

(c) He says that he wrote a letter everyday.

(d) He said that he wrote a letter everyday.

(ii) Maria said, “Please lend me a pen.”

(a) Maria ordered me to lend a pen.

(b) Maria begged me to lend her a pen.

(c) Maria asked if I could lend her a pen.

(d) Maria requested me to lend her a pen.

(iii) He said, “I have been a great mentor.”

(a) He said that he had been a great mentor.

(b) He said that he was a great mentor.

(c) He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.

(d) He said that he has been a great mentor.

(iv) Vidushi said, “ We went for a summer trip.”


(a) Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip.
(b) Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip.

(c) Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.

(d) Vidushi said they went for a summer trip.

(v) Nancy said, “ I may leave tomorrow.”

(a) Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
(b) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.

(c) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.


(d) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.

(vi) The secretary said, “ Is Mr. Fisher in his office?”

(a) The secretary said that if Mr. Fisher was in his office.

(b) The secretary enquired if Mr. Fisher was in his office.

(c) The secretary enquired that if Mr. Fisher was in his office.

(d) The secretary asked if Mr. Fisher had been in his office.

(vii) The guard asked, “Who are you”?

(a) The guard asked who he was.

(b) The guard asked me who he was.

(c) The guard asks me who he was.

(d) The guard asked who I was.

(viii) Manisha said, “ I am going out tonight.”

(a) Manisha said that she was going out tonight.

(b) Manisha said that she was going out that night.

(c) Manisha said she was going out that night.


(d) Manisha said that she will be going out that night.

(ix) Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”

(a) Ravi said that the concert had ended yesterday.


(b) Ravi said that the concert ended the day before.

(c) Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day.

(d) Ravi said that the concert ended already.

(x) The salesman said, “ Are you interested in the scheme?”

(a) The salesman said that if I was interested in the scheme.

(b) The salesman said that if I were interested in the scheme.

(c) The salesman asks if I am interested in the scheme.

(d) The salesman asked if I was interested in the scheme.

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