CBSE Class 10 · English · board exam 2027
Chapter 4: Reported speech — notes
The chapter’s 6 parts in the book’s order — the first idea of each and the points Medha Ma’am writes on the board — and the summary at the end. The full lesson and a check question for each part are in the app.
1. What the examiner asks in this part
Okay, so let's talk about what this part actually asks you to do.
- • A dialogue is given: two speakers, two lines
- • A sentence frame follows, with a blank
- • The reporting verb is already printed outside the blank
- • You convert only the direct speech into reported speech
2. The shape of the answer — its parts in order
Okay, so the reporting verb is already printed for you.
- • Reported question → blank carries statement word order (no 'did', no question mark)
- • Reported order/request → blank starts with 'to' + base verb
- • Reported statement → blank carries the statement's content, tense and pronoun shifted
- • Fill only the blank actually left in the frame — the other line may already be modelled for you
3. Where the marks are
Okay, so let's talk about where the marks actually sit.
- • This part of the paper: Reported speech = 2 marks overall
- • Some dialogues leave only one blank; the other line is already fully reported for you
- • Marks sit on the blank(s) actually left for you to fill, not on lines already completed in the frame
4. The model answer walked through
Okay, so let's walk through this pair together.
- • Guard's line → already given in full: 'told him to park his car at the Visitor's Parking Area'
- • Only the visitor's line is left as a blank, after 'requested him'
- • Blank to fill: 'to help him park his car in the Visitor's Parking Area'
- • 'Please help me' → becomes 'to help him'
5. What loses marks
Okay, so let's talk about what loses marks here.
- • Your own correct wording is accepted, not just the exact model words
- • A totally incorrect blank is marked zero for that item
- • A repeated error is penalised only once, not every time it appears
6. How to practise
Okay, so let's talk about how to practise this.
- • Step 1: Read one board question's dialogue and its printed reporting verb(s)
- • Step 2: Notice if one line is already fully reported for you as a model
- • Step 3: Recall, then write, your own filled blank in full
- • Step 4: Compare against the model answer, check pronoun, tense, time word
Summary
Okay, so let's wrap up reported speech. This part of the paper carries 2 marks. It's tested through short dialogues with a fill-in-the-blank frame, and the reporting verb is already printed for you. Some frames even show one speaker's line already reported as a model — that just leaves the other line's blank for you. Your job is to fill that blank. You do it by converting a question, an order or request, or a statement into its reported form. For that, you shift pronouns, tense and time words as needed. Now, about marking — your own correct wording is protected, as long as the shift is right. A totally wrong blank gets zero. And a repeated error is penalised only once. For practice, use the Library's Answer Bank. Read a dialogue, recall the shift needed, write your own blank, then compare it with the model answer. Tell me — which do you find trickier, shifting the tense or shifting the time words?
AskMedha · Medha Ma’am — CBSE Class 10 English, Chapter 4. Written from the textbook, checked twice.
Questions parents and students ask
- How do I get the "Reported speech" notes as a PDF?
- Press "Save as PDF" — the phone’s print sheet opens; choose "Save as PDF" there. The PDF holds the notes only.
- Where are these notes written from?
- From the chapter’s own textbook text, part by part, in the book’s own terms; a second, independent model then checked every part against the book. The full lesson, a check question for each part and the practice are in the AskMedha app.
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