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Reported Speech Exercise for IX & X

Exercise 1: Change into indirect speech


Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

1. Rahul told to me, “When are you leaving?”


2. “Where do you live?” the stranger asked Aladdin.
3. The teacher said to Shelly, “Why are you laughing?”
4. Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”
5. “Call the first convict,” said the jury.
6. “Call the ambulance,” said the man.
7. Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”
8. My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”
9. Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
10. The captain said to me, “Bravo! You have played well.”
11. Raj said, “Alas! My pet died.”
12. Ruchi said, “I may go there.”
13. Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”
14. The boy said, “Let me come in.”
15. Granny said to me, “May God bless you.”
Change the following sentences into reported speech

1. Tom said, “I will be studying all night for the exam”.


2. Sarah said, “I am going to visit my grandparents next
weekend”.
3. The teacher said, “You need to finish your assignment by
tomorrow”.
4. Neha said, “I have been writing this letter”.
5. I said, “Rahul driving the scooty”.
6. My mother said, “I am cooking lunch”.
7. My sister said, “I had already eaten”.
8. The old lady said to the girl, “Where do you come from”?
9. John said, “I like to play Table Tennis”.
10. Mini said, “I have never been to Greece before”.
11. Rani said to her friend, “I want to learn how to play the
guitar”.
12. The manager said, “We are launching a new product next
month.”
Exercise 2.Read the conversation between a teacher and
student and complete the passage that follows.
I.Neha: I’m really looking forward to the class picnic tomorrow.
Namita: Yes, after a long time we will be meeting our friends and
teachers.
Neha told Namita (1) ______________ looking forward to the class
picnic _____________. Namita agreed that after a long time (2)
______________ friends and teachers.

II.Ritika: Can I borrow your Math book for a couple of days?


Mohit: Yes certainly, I have already studied for the test
tomorrow.
Ritika asked Mohit (1) ……………. for a couple of days. Mohit
agreed and said that (2) ……………. .

III.Biology Teacher: I instructed you to draw the diagram of


bacteria. Why did you submit a blank sheet?
Sameer: Sir, I had drawn the diagram of bacteria, but you can’t
see it because it is not visible to the naked eye
The biology teacher had instructed Sameer to draw the diagram
of a bacterial cell and asked him (a) ……..… a blank sheet.
Sameer respectfully answered that he had drawn the diagram but
(b) …….…. to the naked eye.

IV.Marie: Did you see my new umbrella? Isn’t it fine?


Tony: Yes, it is! Did you buy it from the mall?
Marie: No, your father has brought it for me.
Marie asked her son Tony (a) …………… and she wanted to know
whether it was a fine one. Tony agreed and asked his mother (b)
…………… His mother replied in the negative and added that (c)
……………

V.Garima: So, after a decade in the industry, are you truly


‘satisfied’?
Karan: I love the film industry. It has its flaws though.
Garima: What do you mean by this statement?
Karan: We are a bunch of competitive, ambitious, sometimes
petty people. But the passion cements us together.
Garima asked Karan if after a decade in the industry (a) _________.
Karan told her (b) _________ although it had its flaws. Garima then
enquired (c) _________. Karan explained that they were a bunch of
competitive, ambitious, sometimes petty people but the passion
cemented them together.
VI.Charlie: Dear Santa, here is a list if what I want.
Patty: How do you suppose Santa Claus can afford to give away
all those toys?
Charlie: Promotion! Don’t kid yourself……Everything these days
is promotion! I will bet if the truth were brought about, you will
find that he’s being financed by some big eastern chain!
While making the list of what Charlie wanted from Santa Claus, he
asked Patty how …..(A)….. all those toys. She said that …..(B)…..
and that it was possible as Santa …..(C)….. big eastern chain.

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