diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index 9eae75b8ef8..36b07fa7b3f 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -84,19 +84,16 @@ class FirstOfNode(Node):
         return u''
 
 class ForNode(Node):
-    def __init__(self, loopvars, sequence, reversed, nodelist_loop):
+    def __init__(self, loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop):
         self.loopvars, self.sequence = loopvars, sequence
-        self.reversed = reversed
+        self.is_reversed = is_reversed
         self.nodelist_loop = nodelist_loop
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        if self.reversed:
-            reversed = ' reversed'
-        else:
-            reversed = ''
+        reversed_text = self.is_reversed and ' reversed' or ''
         return "<For Node: for %s in %s, tail_len: %d%s>" % \
             (', '.join(self.loopvars), self.sequence, len(self.nodelist_loop),
-             reversed)
+             reversed_text)
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for node in self.nodelist_loop:
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ class ForNode(Node):
         if not hasattr(values, '__len__'):
             values = list(values)
         len_values = len(values)
-        if self.reversed:
+        if self.is_reversed:
             values = reversed(values)
         unpack = len(self.loopvars) > 1
         for i, item in enumerate(values):
@@ -619,8 +616,8 @@ def do_for(parser, token):
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'for' statements should have at least four"
                                   " words: %s" % token.contents)
 
-    reversed = bits[-1] == 'reversed'
-    in_index = reversed and -3 or -2
+    is_reversed = bits[-1] == 'reversed'
+    in_index = is_reversed and -3 or -2
     if bits[in_index] != 'in':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'for' statements should use the format"
                                   " 'for x in y': %s" % token.contents)
@@ -634,7 +631,7 @@ def do_for(parser, token):
     sequence = parser.compile_filter(bits[in_index+1])
     nodelist_loop = parser.parse(('endfor',))
     parser.delete_first_token()
-    return ForNode(loopvars, sequence, reversed, nodelist_loop)
+    return ForNode(loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop)
 do_for = register.tag("for", do_for)
 
 def do_ifequal(parser, token, negate):