Practice Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech): Reporting What Was Said - 1.2 | Module 5: Grammar Essentials & Sentence Structure | CBSE 8 English
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Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech): Reporting What Was Said

1.2 - Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech): Reporting What Was Said

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Convert the direct speech: 'I am happy.'

💡 Hint: Remember to shift the tense.

Question 2 Easy

How would you report: 'Can you help me?'

💡 Hint: Look for the question format.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What do we use to introduce direct speech?

Commas
Quotation Marks
Colons

💡 Hint: Think about how quotes are used in writing.

Question 2

True or False: In indirect speech, we maintain the original tense.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the changes made in tense.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Convert 'She said, 'I will travel.' into indirect speech while maintaining the significance.

💡 Hint: Note the tense and contextual changes in meaning.

Challenge 2 Hard

Transform the command, 'Don't touch that!' into indirect speech.

💡 Hint: Consider the structure of commands.

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