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Grade : Subject: Worksheet No.
I. Read the following sentences and change them into reported speech.
1. Mimi said, “I have been writing this letter.”
2. I said, “Sam’s driving the car.”
3. My uncle said, “I am cooking lunch.”
4. My brother said, “I had already eaten.”
5. The old lady said to the girl, “Where did you come from?”
6. Jon said, “I like to play rugby.”
7. My mother said, “I get up early in the morning.”
8. The maths teacher said, “three divided by three is one.”
9. Mohit said, “Switzerland is a very beautiful country.”
10. Ruben said, “It is very cold outside.”
11. The teacher said, “The French Revolution took place in 1789.”
12. Uma said, “I saw a Royal Bengal Tiger in the zoo.”
13. Luke said, “I can do this homework.”
14. Aswini said to her mother, “I have passed the test”.
15. Daphne said to Antony, “I will go to London tomorrow.”
16. The boy said, “My father is sleeping.”
17. The traffic police said to us, “Where are you going?”
18. The man shouted,” Let me go.”
19. Shivina said, “Alas! I am lost.”
20. “I know her contact number,” said Helena
II.Read the following sentences and change them into reported speech.
1. Stefen said, “My granny is making pasta.”
2. Raj said to Simran, “Have you ever been to the National Museum?”
3. Anish said to Sid, “Please lend me the book.”
4. The teacher said to the parents, “Shelly is working very hard.”
5. Joshua said, “I have completed my assignment.”
6. I said to Alka, “How long will you stay here?”
7. The child said to his dad, “I want an ice cream.”
8. Meera said, “I am not feeling well.”
9. The teacher said to Vivek, “Draw the diagram of the plant’s parts.”
10. Irin said, “I am playing the piano.”
11. My mother said to me, “Help me carry this bag.”
12. Rahul said, “My sister is very helpful to me.”
13. The news reporter said, “Due to heavy rains, the aeroplane couldn’t take off”.
14. Urmi said to her mother, “I want a slice of pizza.”
15. I said to Daniel, “Are you reading this book?”
III. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below.
Interviewer: So, why do you want to be a computer programmer?
Ravi: Well, I have always been interested in computers.
Interviewer: I see. Do you have any experience?
Ravi: No, but I’m a fast learner.
Interviewer: What kind of a computer do you use?
Ravi: Computer? Uhm, let me see. I can use a Mac. I also used Windows 10
once.
Interviewer: That’s good.
Ravi recently attended an interview for the selection of a computer programmer.
At the interview, he was asked
(a) ……………………….. To this question he replied that he wanted to change his
job because (b) ……………………….. When the interviewer asked him (e)
………………………. he replied that he (d) ……………………….. Finally, the
interviewer wanted to know (e) ………………………. . Ravi replied that he could
use a Mac and had also used Windows 10 once in the, past. The interviewer
seemed to be pleased with his answers.
IV. Change the following into indirect speech.
. 1. Direct: The boy said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
2. Direct: The old man said, “Alas! I have lost my purse.”
3. Direct: The child said, “What a beautiful sight!”
4. Direct: The girl said, “How beautiful the rainbow is!”
5. Direct: The candidate said, “How difficult the problem is!”
6. Direct: The students said to the teacher, “Good morning, Teacher!”
7. Direct: “How glad I am,” said Anu, “to meet my friend here.”
8. Direct: The Emperor said, “Alas! Our foes are too strong!”
9. Direct: “Hurrah!” cried the boy, “I have won a prize.”
10. Direct: He said, “Hurrah! I got a reward.”.
11. Direct: She said, “Alas! I failed in exam.”
12. Direct: Pawan said, “Wow! What a nice car it is”
13. Direct: She said, “Hurrah! I am selected for the job.”.
14. Direct: He said, “Oh no! I missed the bus.”
15. Direct speech: They said, “Wow! What a pleasant environment it is.”
