100 Direct & Indirect Speech questions with answers, curated from chapters in First Flight and Footprints without Feet (NCERT Class 10 English). Let’s dive in:
- Direct: Lencho said, “God, send me 100 pesos to survive the crisis.”
Indirect: Lencho prayed to God to send him 100 pesos to survive the crisis.
(First Flight: A Letter to God) - Direct: Mandela said, “Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.”
Indirect: Mandela said that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.
(First Flight: Nelson Mandela) - Direct: Ausable said, “This is the balcony of my apartment.”
Indirect: Ausable said that that was the balcony of his apartment.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: Lomov said, “I have come to you with a proposal.”
Indirect: Lomov said that he had come to them with a proposal.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Hari said, “Anil, will you teach me to write?”
Indirect: Hari asked Anil if he would teach him to write.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: The narrator said, “Mijbil is behaving like a playful child.”
Indirect: The narrator remarked that Mijbil was behaving like a playful child.
(First Flight: Mijbil the Otter) - Direct: Ebright’s mother said, “Richard, you have a brilliant mind!”
Indirect: Ebright’s mother told Richard that he had a brilliant mind.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: Valli said, “I want to ride the bus alone.”
Indirect: Valli insisted that she wanted to ride the bus alone.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: Horace said, “I will not use these tools to break the safe.”
Indirect: Horace declared that he would not use those tools to break the safe.
(Footprints: A Question of Trust) - Direct: Buddha said, “Life is full of sorrows and sufferings.”
Indirect: Buddha said that life was full of sorrows and sufferings.
(First Flight: The Sermon at Benares) - Direct: The teacher said, “Bholi, you can speak without stammering.”
Indirect: The teacher encouraged Bholi that she could speak without stammering.
(Footprints: Bholi) - Direct: Belinda said, “Custard is a coward!”
Indirect: Belinda exclaimed that Custard was a coward.
(First Flight: The Tale of Custard the Dragon) - Direct: Matilda said, “I need jewels to wear to the party.”
Indirect: Matilda insisted that she needed jewels to wear to the party.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The boy said, “I will not get another ball like this.”
Indirect: The boy cried that he would not get another ball like that.
(First Flight: The Ball Poem) - Direct: Lutkins said, “I can take you to the person you’re looking for.”
Indirect: Lutkins claimed that he could take him to the person he was looking for.
(Footprints: The Hack Driver) - Direct: The young seagull said, “I’m too afraid to fly.”
Indirect: The young seagull admitted that he was too afraid to fly.
(First Flight: Two Stories About Flying) - Direct: Mrs. Pumphrey cried, “Tricki has lost his appetite!”
Indirect: Mrs. Pumphrey cried that Tricki had lost his appetite.
(Footprints: A Triumph of Surgery) - Direct: Anne wrote, “I hope I can confide in my diary.”
Indirect: Anne wrote that she hoped she could confide in her diary.
(First Flight: From the Diary of Anne Frank) - Direct: Anil said, “Hari, I’ll pay you regularly now.”
Indirect: Anil told Hari that he would pay him regularly then.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: Peggy said, “Wanda, why do you have a hundred dresses?”
Indirect: Peggy asked Wanda why she had a hundred dresses.
(First Flight: The Hundred Dresses) - Direct: Max shouted, “Don’t move, or I’ll shoot!”
Indirect: Max shouted at Ausable not to move or he would shoot.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: Natalya said, “Why are you arguing about the dogs?”
Indirect: Natalya asked why they were arguing about the dogs.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Ebright said, “I discovered the hormone in the gold spots!”
Indirect: Ebright announced that he had discovered the hormone in the gold spots.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: The conductor said, “Madam, please buy your ticket.”
Indirect: The conductor requested Madam to buy her ticket.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: The lady said, “Horace, I’ll call the police!”
Indirect: The lady threatened Horace that she would call the police.
(Footprints: A Question of Trust) - Direct: Kisa Gotami asked, “Can you revive my dead son?”
Indirect: Kisa Gotami asked if they could revive her dead son.
(First Flight: The Sermon at Benares) - Direct: The father said, “Bholi, you will go to school tomorrow.”
Indirect: Bholi’s father told her that she would go to school the next day.
(Footprints: Bholi) - Direct: Ink said, “Custard is a dragon without claws!”
Indirect: Ink remarked that Custard was a dragon without claws.
(First Flight: The Tale of Custard the Dragon) - Direct: Loisel said, “We must replace the necklace somehow.”
Indirect: Loisel insisted that they had to replace the necklace somehow.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The boy whispered, “No one will bring back my ball.”
Indirect: The boy whispered that no one would bring back his ball.
(First Flight: The Ball Poem) - Direct: The lawyer said, “I’ve been searching for Oliver Lutkins.”
Indirect: The lawyer said that he had been searching for Oliver Lutkins.
(Footprints: The Hack Driver) - Direct: The guide said, “Coorg is famous for its coffee plantations.”
Indirect: The guide informed us that Coorg was famous for its coffee plantations.
(First Flight: Glimpses of India – Coorg) - Direct: Think-Tank ordered, “Earthlings, surrender your books!”
Indirect: Think-Tank ordered the Earthlings to surrender their books.
(Footprints: The Book That Saved the Earth) - Direct: The narrator said, “Mijbil loves playing with water.”
Indirect: The narrator mentioned that Mijbil loved playing with water.
(First Flight: Mijbil the Otter) - Direct: Hari thought, “Anil will forgive me if I steal.”
Indirect: Hari thought that Anil would forgive him if he stole.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: Chubukov said, “Lomov, why are you dressed so formally?”
Indirect: Chubukov asked Lomov why he was dressed so formally.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Ausable said, “Max, the police will arrive any minute.”
Indirect: Ausable warned Max that the police would arrive any minute.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: The postmaster said, “What faith this man has in God!”
Indirect: The postmaster exclaimed that the man had immense faith in God.
(First Flight: A Letter to God) - Direct: The vet said, “Tricki needs a strict diet.”
Indirect: The vet advised that Tricki needed a strict diet.
(Footprints: A Triumph of Surgery) - Direct: Mandela said, “Freedom is indivisible.”
Indirect: Mandela declared that freedom was indivisible.
(First Flight: Nelson Mandela) - Direct: Ebright said, “I’ll prove that the theory is wrong!”
Indirect: Ebright resolved that he would prove the theory was wrong.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: Valli said, “I don’t need anyone’s help to buy tickets.”
Indirect: Valli asserted that she didn’t need anyone’s help to buy tickets.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: Matilda cried, “I’ve lost my friend’s necklace!”
Indirect: Matilda cried that she had lost her friend’s necklace.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The boy said, “Money cannot buy back my ball.”
Indirect: The boy said that money could not buy back his ball.
(First Flight: The Ball Poem) - Direct: Lutkins laughed, “You’ll never find Oliver Lutkins!”
Indirect: Lutkins laughed and said that he would never find Oliver Lutkins.
(Footprints: The Hack Driver) - Direct: Maddie said, “We should stop teasing Wanda.”
Indirect: Maddie suggested that they should stop teasing Wanda.
(First Flight: The Hundred Dresses) - Direct: The teacher said, “Bholi, you must speak confidently.”
Indirect: The teacher urged Bholi to speak confidently.
(Footprints: Bholi) - Direct: Buddha said, “Death is inevitable for all mortals.”
Indirect: Buddha taught that death was inevitable for all mortals.
(First Flight: The Sermon at Benares) - Direct: Noodle said, “Sir, these are sandwiches, not books!”
Indirect: Noodle corrected Think-Tank that those were sandwiches, not books.
(Footprints: The Book That Saved the Earth) - Direct: Anne wrote, “Paper has more patience than people.”
Indirect: Anne wrote that paper had more patience than people.
(First Flight: From the Diary of Anne Frank)
- Direct: Rajvir said, “Tea was first drunk in China.”
Indirect: Rajvir stated that tea had first been drunk in China.
(First Flight: Glimpses of India – Tea) - Direct: Fowler said, “This is a dull evening, Ausable.”
Indirect: Fowler remarked that it was a dull evening.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: Natalya screamed, “Oxen Meadows belong to us!”
Indirect: Natalya screamed that Oxen Meadows belonged to them.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Hari said, “Anil, I want to work for you.”
Indirect: Hari told Anil that he wanted to work for him.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: The postman said, “Lencho’s faith is unshakable.”
Indirect: The postman observed that Lencho’s faith was unshakable.
(First Flight: A Letter to God) - Direct: Ebright’s teacher said, “Collect butterflies for your project.”
Indirect: Ebright’s teacher advised him to collect butterflies for his project.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: Valli said, “I want to see the world outside!”
Indirect: Valli exclaimed that she wanted to see the world outside.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: Horace said, “I’ll return the jewels tomorrow.”
Indirect: Horace promised that he would return the jewels the next day.
(Footprints: A Question of Trust) - Direct: Wanda said, “I have a hundred dresses at home.”
Indirect: Wanda claimed that she had a hundred dresses at home.
(First Flight: The Hundred Dresses) - Direct: Matilda said, “We must find a similar necklace!”
Indirect: Matilda insisted that they had to find a similar necklace.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The pilot said, “I’ll fly the plane carefully through the storm.”
Indirect: The pilot resolved that he would fly the plane carefully through the storm.
(First Flight: Two Stories About Flying) - Direct: Dr. Herriot said, “Tricki needs exercise, not food.”
Indirect: Dr. Herriot explained that Tricki needed exercise, not food.
(Footprints: A Triumph of Surgery) - Direct: Anne wrote, “I long to ride a bicycle someday.”
Indirect: Anne wrote that she longed to ride a bicycle someday.
(First Flight: From the Diary of Anne Frank) - Direct: Hari said, “Anil, I’m sorry for stealing your money.”
Indirect: Hari apologised to Anil for stealing his money.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: Peggy said, “Wanda, why do you lie about the dresses?”
Indirect: Peggy asked Wanda why she lied about the dresses.
(First Flight: The Hundred Dresses) - Direct: Ausable said, “Max, the balcony is a trap!”
Indirect: Ausable warned Max that the balcony was a trap.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: Lomov said, “My heart is pounding terribly.”
Indirect: Lomov complained that his heart was pounding terribly.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Ebright said, “I’ll win the science fair this year.”
Indirect: Ebright declared that he would win the science fair that year.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: Valli said, “I’m not a child anymore!”
Indirect: Valli protested that she was not a child anymore.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: Horace said, “I’ll never steal again.”
Indirect: Horace vowed that he would never steal again.
(Footprints: A Question of Trust) - Direct: Kisa Gotami asked, “Why is there no house without death?”
Indirect: Kisa Gotami asked why there was no house without death.
(First Flight: The Sermon at Benares) - Direct: The teacher said, “Bholi, you are a bright student.”
Indirect: The teacher assured Bholi that she was a bright student.
(Footprints: Bholi) - Direct: Custard said, “I’ll protect everyone from danger!”
Indirect: Custard declared that he would protect everyone from danger.
(First Flight: The Tale of Custard the Dragon) - Direct: Matilda said, “This necklace changed my life.”
Indirect: Matilda admitted that that necklace had changed her life.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The boy said, “The ball is gone forever.”
Indirect: The boy lamented that the ball was gone forever.
(First Flight: The Ball Poem) - Direct: Lutkins said, “You’re wasting your time here.”
Indirect: Lutkins told the lawyer that he was wasting his time there.
(Footprints: The Hack Driver) - Direct: The narrator said, “Coorg is a paradise for trekkers.”
Indirect: The narrator said that Coorg was a paradise for trekkers.
(First Flight: Glimpses of India – Coorg) - Direct: Think-Tank said, “Earthlings are primitive creatures.”
Indirect: Think-Tank remarked that Earthlings were primitive creatures.
(Footprints: The Book That Saved the Earth) - Direct: The narrator said, “Mijbil loves splashing in water.”
Indirect: The narrator mentioned that Mijbil loved splashing in water.
(First Flight: Mijbil the Otter) - Direct: Hari said, “Anil, I’ll cook for you every day.”
Indirect: Hari promised Anil that he would cook for him every day.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: Chubukov said, “Lomov, you’re a hypochondriac!”
Indirect: Chubukov called Lomov a hypochondriac.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Max said, “Ausable, where is the report?”
Indirect: Max demanded of Ausable where the report was.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor) - Direct: Lencho said, “God will not let me down.”
Indirect: Lencho affirmed that God would not let him down.
(First Flight: A Letter to God) - Direct: Dr. Herriot said, “Tricki needs to play and run.”
Indirect: Dr. Herriot advised that Tricki needed to play and run.
(Footprints: A Triumph of Surgery) - Direct: Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon.”
Indirect: Mandela said that education was the most powerful weapon.
(First Flight: Nelson Mandela) - Direct: Ebright said, “I’ll study monarch butterflies next.”
Indirect: Ebright announced that he would study monarch butterflies next.
(Footprints: The Making of a Scientist) - Direct: Valli said, “The bus ride was thrilling!”
Indirect: Valli exclaimed that the bus ride had been thrilling.
(First Flight: Madam Rides the Bus) - Direct: Horace said, “I’ll leave the jewels here.”
Indirect: Horace decided that he would leave the jewels there.
(Footprints: A Question of Trust) - Direct: Buddha said, “Peace comes from within.”
Indirect: Buddha taught that peace came from within.
(First Flight: The Sermon at Benares) - Direct: The teacher said, “Bholi, you’ve overcome your fear.”
Indirect: The teacher praised Bholi that she had overcome her fear.
(Footprints: Bholi) - Direct: Custard said, “I’m the bravest among all!”
Indirect: Custard boasted that he was the bravest among all.
(First Flight: The Tale of Custard the Dragon) - Direct: Matilda said, “We’ve ruined our lives for a fake necklace.”
Indirect: Matilda lamented that they had ruined their lives for a fake necklace.
(Footprints: The Necklace) - Direct: The boy said, “Loss is the first step to maturity.”
Indirect: The boy realised that loss was the first step to maturity.
(First Flight: The Ball Poem) - Direct: Lutkins said, “You’ve been tricked, lawyer!”
Indirect: Lutkins mocked the lawyer that he had been tricked.
(Footprints: The Hack Driver) - Direct: The narrator said, “Tea gardens are beautiful in Assam.”
Indirect: The narrator remarked that tea gardens were beautiful in Assam.
(First Flight: Glimpses of India – Tea) - Direct: Noodle said, “Sir, these are not weapons but toys!”
Indirect: Noodle clarified that those were not weapons but toys.
(Footprints: The Book That Saved the Earth) - Direct: The narrator said, “Mijbil is fascinated by water taps.”
Indirect: The narrator observed that Mijbil was fascinated by water taps.
(First Flight: Mijbil the Otter) - Direct: Hari said, “Anil, I’ll never steal again.”
Indirect: Hari promised Anil that he would never steal again.
(Footprints: The Thief’s Story) - Direct: Natalya said, “Lomov, you’re a greedy landowner!”
Indirect: Natalya accused Lomov of being a greedy landowner.
(First Flight: The Proposal) - Direct: Fowler said, “Ausable, you’ve outsmarted Max!”
Indirect: Fowler exclaimed that Ausable had outsmarted Max.
(Footprints: The Midnight Visitor)