Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 6–8

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 6–8

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English Grammar Practice (Class 6–8)

Name: _________________________
Class: _______
Date: _________________________

Total Marks: 50

What is Direct and Indirect Speech?

  • Direct Speech: Exact words spoken by a person (in quotation marks)
  • Indirect Speech: Reporting what someone said without quotation marks

Example:
Direct: She said, “I am happy.”
Indirect: She said that she was happy.

Section A: Identify Direct or Indirect Speech (10 Marks)

Write D for Direct and ID for Indirect speech.

  1. He said, “I am busy.” _______
  2. She told me that she was tired. _______
  3. They said, “We are going to school.” _______
  4. Rahul said that he had finished his work. _______
  5. “I will call you tomorrow,” she said. _______
  6. He said that he was reading a book. _______
  7. “I like mangoes,” Riya said. _______
  8. They said they were playing football. _______
  9. “We are ready,” the players said. _______
  10. She said that she had completed her homework. _______

Section B: Convert Direct to Indirect Speech (15 Marks)

  1. He said, “I am happy.”
  1. She said, “I will go to school.”
  1. They said, “We are playing cricket.”
  1. Riya said, “I have finished my work.”
  1. He said, “I was reading a book.”

Section C: Convert Indirect to Direct Speech (10 Marks)

  1. She said that she was tired.
  1. He said that he had completed his work.
  1. They said that they were going home.
  1. Rohan said that he would help me.
  1. She said that she liked ice cream.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks (10 Marks)

  1. He said that he _______ (is/was) going to school.
  2. She said, “I _______ (am/will) happy.”
  3. They said that they _______ (were/are) playing.
  4. Riya said, “I _______ (have/has) a pen.”
  5. He said that he _______ (had/will have) finished his work.

Section E: Multiple Choice Questions (5 Marks)

  1. Direct speech is written in:
    • a) Paragraphs
    • b) Quotation marks
    • c) Capitals
  2. Indirect speech does NOT use:
    • a) Reporting verb
    • b) Quotation marks
    • c) Sentence
  3. “He said that he was tired” is:
    • a) Direct
    • b) Indirect
  4. “I am happy,” she said is:
    • a) Direct
    • b) Indirect
  5. In indirect speech, tense usually:
    • a) Remains same
    • b) Changes
    • c) Disappears