CBSE Class 8 English Reported Speech Assertive And Interrogative Sentences Worksheet

Question. The teacher said, “You are suspended!.”
(a) The teacher exclaimed that I am suspended.
(b) The teacher exclaimed to me to suspend.
(c) The teacher informed me that I was suspended.
(d) The teacher exclaimed that I was suspended.
Answer. D

Question. 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.
Answer. C

Question. Rahul said, “I will manage hereafter.”
(a) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter.
(b) Rahul said that he will manage thereafter.
(c) Rahul said that he would manage thereafter.
(d) Rahul said that he will manage hereafter.
Answer. C

Question. “I am going out tonight.” Manisha said.
(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.
Answer. B

Question. 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.
Answer. D

Question. 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.
Answer. C

Question. “Alas! It can’t be this bad.” He said.
(a) He exclaimed with sorrow that that couldn’t be that bad.
(b) He grieved that it couldn’t be that bad.
(c) He said that it was really that bad.
(d) He said with sorrow that that was bad.
Answer. A

Question. The teacher said, “The wind is a renewable energy source.”
(a) The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
(b) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
(c) The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
(d) The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.
Answer. B

Question. 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.
Answer. B

Question. The policeman said, “Don’t cross the speed limit.”
(a) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit.
(b) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit.
(c) The policeman warned me not to cross the speed limit.
(d) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit.
Answer. C

Question. Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”
(a) Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.
(b) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting.
(c) Richard said if he must attend the meeting.
(d) Richard said that he would attend the meeting.
Answer. A

Question. She said, “What a beautiful view!”
(a) She said that the view was beautiful.
(b) She exclaimed that the view is beautiful.
(c) She exclaimed with joy and said that the view was beautiful.
(d) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful.
Answer. D

Question. David said, “Can we go tomorrow?”
(a) David said if we can go tomorrow.
(b) David asked if we could go the following day.
(c) David asked if we could go tomorrow.
(d) David said whether we could go tomorrow.
Answer. B

Choose the correct option :

1. Girish : I have invited my friends to dinner.
Nidhi : I’ll invite my Friends also.
Girish : What should we have for dinner?
Girish told Nidhi (1) _______ Nidhi said. (2) _______ Girish asked her (3) _______

Question.
(a) that I have invited my friends to dinner.
(b) that he has invited his friends to dinner
(c) that I had invited my friends to dinner.
(d) that he had invited his friends to dinner.
Answer. D

Question.
(a) that I would invite my friends also.
(b) that she would invite her friends also.
(c) that she will invite my friends also.
(d) that I will invite any friends also.
Answer. B

Question.
(a) what they shall have for dinner.
(b) what we should have for dinner.
(c) what they should have for dinner.
(d) what we shall have for dinner.
Answer. C

2. Doctor: Do you go for a morning walk?
Sagar : I don’t have enough time in the morning.
Doctor : But morning walk is very essential for you.
Sagar : I walk many miles a day during the course of my work.
The doctor asked Sagar (1) _______Sagar told him (2) _______enough time in the morning. The doctor insisted that (3) _______Sagar told him that he walked many miles a day during the course of his work.

Question.
(a) if you went for a morning walk
(b) if he went for a morning walk
(c) it you go for a morning walk
(d) if he goes for a morning walk
Answer. B

Question.
(a) that I do not have
(b) that I did not have
(c) that he did not have
(d) that he does not have
Answer. C

Question.
(a) Morning walk had been very essential for him.
(b) Morning walk has been very essential for him.
(c) Morning walk was very essential for him.
(d) Morning walk is very essential for him.
Answer. D

3. Doctor : How are you feeling now?

Raghu : Much better, sir.
Doctor : Are you taking the medicines regularly?
Raghu : Yes, sir.
The doctor asked Raghu (1)_______then. Raghu replied that(2)_______ much better. The doctor further asked Raghu (3) _______the medicines regularly. Raghu replied in affirmative.

Question.
(a) that how he was feeling
(b) how he was feeling
(c) how you are feeling
(d) how was he feeling
Answer. B

Question.
(a) I am feeling
(b) I was feeling
(c) he is feeling
(d) he was feeling
Answer. D

Question.
(a) if you are taking
(b) if he is taking
(c) that he was taking
(d) if he was taking
Answer. D

4. Father : Sonu, don’t pull the cat’s tail. It’ll hurt the cat.
Sonu : Daddy, I am not doing anything. I’m simply holding the cat’s tail.
Father asked his son, Sonu (1) _______ because (2) _______Sonu wittingly told his father (3) _______He was simply holding the cat’s tail. He supported his statement saying (4) _______

Question.
(a) not pull the cat’s tail
(b) don’t pull the cat’s tail
(c) not to pull the cat’s tail
(d) not to pulled the cat’s tail
Answer. C

Question.
(a) it should hurt the cat
(b) it shall hurt the cat
(c) it will hurt the cat
(d) it would hurt the cat
Answer. D

Question.
(a) that he is not doing anything
(b) that I am not doing anything
(c) that he was not doing anything
(d) that I was not doing anything
Answer. C

Question.
(a) that the cat is putting its tail.
(b) that the cat has pulled its tail.
(c) If the cat will pull its tail.
(d) that the cat was pulling its tail.
Answer. D

5. Doctor : How many times did you take the medicine?
Patient : As per your prescription?
Doctor : What was my prescription?
Patient :Three times a day.
The doctor asked the patient (1) _______ Patient replied (2)_______
The doctor cross questioned (3) _______ The patient informed that it was about three times a day.

Question.
(a) how many times you have taken the medicine.
(b) how many times he had taken the medicine.
(c) how many times you had taken the medicine.
(d) how many times he has taken the medicine.
Answer. C

Question.
(a) that I have taken it as per his prescription
(b) that I had taken it as per his prescription
(c) that he has taken it as per his prescription
(d) that he had taken it as per his prescription
Answer. D

Question.
(a) what my prescription has been
(b) what his prescription had been
(c) what his prescription has been
(d) what my prescription had been
Answer. B

Question. Jim said, “I had read this book before.”
Answer. Jim said that he had read that book before .

Question. Jane said, “ I will read this book.”
Answer. Jane said that she would read that book.

Question. Surabhi said, “ The sun rises in the east.”
Answer. Surabhi said that the sun rises in the east.

Question. Jack said, “I need a new research project.”
Answer. Jack said that he needed a new research project.

Question. Rohit said, “I have done the painting.”
Answer. Rohit said that he had done the painting.

Question. The teacher said, “The students will collect money for the picnic.”
Answer. The teacher said that the students would collect money for the picnic.

Question. Simran said, “My grandmother is going to cook dinner for us.”
Answer. Simran said that her grandmother was going to cook dinner for them.

Question. Jovi said to me, “You are late, I have been waiting for you since morning.”
Answer. Jovi said that I am late. She had been waiting for me since morning.

Question. ‘The book is interesting,” Rohit said.
Answer. Rohit said that the book was interesting

Question. The preacher said, "The lust for fame is a bane."
The preacher said that ____________.
Answer. The lust for fame was a bane.

Question. Meenakshi said to Dheeraj, "Let us go home."
Meekanshi said to Dheeraj that ________.
Answer. they should go home.

Question. "Shoot the murderer, "said the king.
The king ordered ________
Answer. to shoot the murderer.

TOPIC – REPORTED SPEECH (Assertive and Interrogative Sentences)

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING INTO REPORTED SPEECH:

1. He says, “I shall go to Bikaner.”

2. The scientist asked the teacher, “Should I help you?”

3. “Where do you live?” asked the manager.

4. “I will come to Delhi next month,” my uncle said.

5. You said to me, “Is your friend loyal?”

6. My father said to me, “Where were you last night?”

7. The teacher said to the students, “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”

8. My friend said, “Burglars broke into my house last night.”

9. Deepak said, “My friend has been singing for two hours.”

10. The teacher said, “Two and five make seven.”

11. He said to me, “Is your brother unwell?”

12. He says, “I am doing my duty.”

13. Jaya said, “I shall succeed in my goal.”

14. The owner said to the servant, “Will you come tomorrow?”

15. 16. He said to me, “I know you very well.”

17. The fox said to the crow, “I want to listen to your song.”

18. I said to him, “My friend will have arrived at his office by now.”

19. She said to me, “What are you doing?”

20. He said, “Can I help you under the circumstances?”

21. He said to me, “Can I help you?”

22. Newton said, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” He inquired, “When do you intend to pay me?”

23. I said to him, “Were you absent at the festival last week?”

24.Ramesh will say, “I am the owner of this shop.”

25. The teacher said, “You have done it correctly.”

26. She said to me, “I was waiting for my sister.”

27. The thief said to the other thieves, “Where will you be hiding in the jungle?”

28. Mr. John said to Jenny, “What are you doing now?”

29. I said to her, “You should tell everything to your brother.”

30. He said, “I am playing cricket.”

31. She said to him, “How do you feel now?”

32. The customer said to the shopkeeper, “Will you show me a good television set?”

33. You will say to him, “I will apologise for my behaviour.”

34. The bookseller said to me, “Which pen do you want?”

35. The students said to me, “We have been reading the newspaper for the last thirty minutes.”

36. They said to me, “Mr.Arun is the best teacher.”

37. I said to my mother, “I am writing a letter.”

38. The guide said to the students, “Ashoka renounced war after the victory over Kalinga.”

39. The doctor said to the patient, “Did you take your medicine?”

40. The teacher said to Roshni, “Have you done your homework?”