Just guessing here. Warning: I'm about to describe U.S. usage and terminology. British usage and terminology are different. If you are writing a story in English, and the story includes characters who are speaking, you show that by putting quotation marks around the spoken material.The quotation marks mean that you are reproducing the exact words somebody said. For example: Sarah said, "Were you very busy today?" I thought Lewis liked chocolate, so I was surprised when he said "I hate chocolate." Is that what you mean?

What you wrote in your question is quoted speech. You should put quotation marks, so people won't get confused. Reported speech is used when you want to tell/ report what someone has said before. The verbs usually change into past forms when making indirect sentences (reported speech). The other elements like pronouns, time and place also change in this construction. 2. quoted speech "Is this the spot where the murder was committed?" reported speech She asked me if that was the spot where the murder had been commited. 3. quoted speech "Did you notice whether she was made-up or not?" reported speech He asked me if I had noticed whether she was made up/ He asked me whether or not she was made up/ He asked me whether she had been made up ( I am not sure though wkwkwk) 4. quoted speech "Have you sewn on my buttons as I asked ?" reported speech She asked me if I had sewn on her buttons as she had asked. 5.Were you very busy yesterday? reported speech/indirect speech She asked me if I had been very busy the previous day/the day before. I might be wrong, please ask native speakers wkwkw

Is this the spot where the murder was committed? reported speech/indirect speech She asked me if this was the spot where the murder had been comitted. Have you sewn on my buttons as I asked ? reported speech/indirect speech She asked me if I had sewn on her buttons as she had asked. Were you very busy yesterday? reported speech/indirect speech She asked me if I had been very busy the previous day. I might be wrong wkwk don't believe me I am not a native speaker wkwk

Please clarify what you mean by Reported Speech??