Grade Indirect Speech Worksheet
Grade Indirect Speech Worksheet
Importance of Learning Reported Speech (Grade 5 Level)
Reported Speech helps students understand how to retell someone’s words without repeating them exactly.
At Grade 5, this is important because it:
builds strong grammar foundations,
improves writing clarity,
helps students summarise conversations,
supports speaking and storytelling skills,
prepares them for higher-level English grammar topics.
When children learn how to change tenses, pronouns, and time expressions, they start expressing ideas more confidently and accurately.
Who Can Use This Worksheet?
This worksheet is designed for:
Students (Grade 5)
To practice grammar in a simple, approachable format.
Teachers
To use in classwork, homework, assessments, and oral discussions.
Parents
To help children revise reported speech at home without confusion.
Tutors / Learning Centres
For grammar enrichment, Olympiad preparation, and English improvement programs.
Answer Key
MCQs – Grade 5 Reported Speech (Answer Key)
Q1 Neha said, "I will travel tomorrow."
✔ Option 1: Neha said that she would travel the next day.
Q2 Rahul said, "I am watching TV."
✔ Option 1: Rahul said that he was watching TV.
Q3 They said, "We have finished our work."
✔ Option 1: They said that they had finished their work.
Q4 She said, "I bought a dress."
✔ Option 1: She said that she had bought a dress.
Q5 He said, "I must go now."
✔ Option 1: He said that he had to go then.
Fill in the Blanks
Q1 She said that she ___ finish the work soon.
✔ would
Q2 He said that he ___ in Delhi the next day.
✔ would be
Q3 Rohan said that he ___ the movie already.
✔ had seen
Q4 They said that they ___ the project carefully.
✔ had done
Q5 The boy said that he ___ help me later.
✔ might
Frequently Asked Questions
Reported Speech is a way of telling what someone said without using their exact words. Instead of using quotes, students change the tense, pronouns, and time expressions to report the sentence correctly.
It improves their grammar accuracy, writing skills, and storytelling ability. Learning reported speech helps students rewrite information clearly and prepares them for advanced grammar in middle school.
If a sentence has no quotation marks and usually begins with words like said that, told, or asked, it is reported speech. Students must notice tense changes like “will” → “would” and “today” → “that day”.
Yes, and that’s normal. Grade 5 students often get confused about which tense to change. Regular worksheets, examples, and revision help build confidence over time.
These worksheets are perfect for students, teachers, tuition centres, and parents who want structured grammar practice. They work well for class tests, homework, Olympiad prep, or concept revision.
