Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 8 | PDF

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 8 | PDF

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 8Download

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 8

Name: ____________________ Class: __________ Date: __________

A. Identify the Speech

Write Direct or Indirect.

  1. Riya said, “I am tired.” __________
  2. Aman said that he was feeling unwell. __________
  3. The teacher said, “Complete your work.” __________
  4. Mother told me that she would return soon. __________
  5. Neha said, “I have finished my project.” __________

B. Change into Indirect Speech

  1. Rahul said, “I am busy.”
  2. She said, “I have completed my homework.”
  3. Mohan said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
  4. The teacher said to the students, “You are working hard.”
  5. Riya said, “We went to Jaipur last week.”

C. Change into Direct Speech

  1. Arjun said that he was hungry.
  2. She said that she had finished the book.
  3. Ravi said that he would meet me the next day.
  4. The teacher told the students that they should be quiet.

D. Questions in Reported Speech

Change into Indirect Speech.

  1. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
  2. Mother said to Riya, “Have you completed your homework?”
  3. The teacher said to the boy, “Why are you late?”
  4. She said to him, “Will you help me?”

E. Commands, Requests and Advice

Change into Indirect Speech.

  1. The teacher said to the students, “Keep quiet.”
  2. Mother said to me, “Please close the window.”
  3. The doctor said to him, “Take these medicines regularly.”
  4. The coach said to the players, “Do not give up.”

F. Choose the Correct Option

  1. He said, “I am happy.”
    He said that he ________ happy.
    a) is b) was c) has been
  2. She said, “I will visit Delhi tomorrow.”
    She said that she would visit Delhi ________.
    a) tomorrow b) yesterday c) the next day
  3. Rohan said to me, “Do you know her?”
    Rohan asked me ________ I knew her.
    a) that b) if c) why
  4. The teacher said to the students, “Work hard.”
    The teacher ________ the students to work hard.
    a) asked b) advised c) said

G. Correct the Error

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. He said that “he was tired.”
  2. She asked me that where I lived.
  3. Mother told me to did my homework.
  4. Ravi said that he will come the next day.

H. Application-Based Passage

Read the conversation and report it.

Teacher: “Why are you late, Arjun?”
Arjun: “I missed the bus.”
Teacher: “You should leave home earlier.”
Arjun: “I will be more careful tomorrow.”

Rewrite the conversation as a short paragraph using Indirect Speech.

I. Challenge Question

Change the sentence into Indirect Speech:

The teacher said, “If you work hard, you will succeed.”

Why does the tense of “will” change or remain unchanged in reported speech here?

J. Writing Challenge

Write a short dialogue of 4–5 lines between a student and a parent. Then rewrite the entire dialogue in Indirect Speech.

Direct Speech:

Indirect Speech:

ANSWER KEY

A.

  1. Direct 2. Indirect 3. Direct 4. Indirect 5. Direct

B.

  1. Rahul said that he was busy.
  2. She said that she had completed her homework.
  3. Mohan said that he would call me the next day.
  4. The teacher told the students that they were working hard.
  5. Riya said that they had gone to Jaipur the previous week.

C. Possible Answers

  1. Arjun said, “I am hungry.”
  2. She said, “I have finished the book.”
  3. Ravi said, “I will meet you tomorrow.”
  4. The teacher said to the students, “You should be quiet.”

D.

  1. He asked me where I lived.
  2. Mother asked Riya if she had completed her homework.
  3. The teacher asked the boy why he was late.
  4. She asked him if he would help her.

E.

  1. The teacher ordered/instructed the students to keep quiet.
  2. Mother requested me to close the window.
  3. The doctor advised him to take those medicines regularly.
  4. The coach advised the players not to give up.

F.

  1. b) was
  2. c) the next day
  3. b) if
  4. b) advised

G.

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. She asked me where I lived.
  3. Mother told me to do my homework.
  4. Ravi said that he would come the next day.

H. Possible Answer

The teacher asked Arjun why he was late. Arjun replied that he had missed the bus. The teacher advised him to leave home earlier. Arjun said that he would be more careful the next day.

I.

The teacher said that if we worked hard, we would succeed.

Explanation: In standard reported speech with a past reporting verb, will → would and work → worked as part of backshift. However, if the statement is being presented as a still-valid general truth, some contexts may retain the original tense.

J. Answers may vary.