Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 131 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (One step back): Verb one step back: am / is → was, are → were, like → liked, will → would, can → could, have → had. Pronouns change to fit the reporter: I → he / she, my → his / her. “told” needs a person (told me that …); “said” does not (said that …). Reported questions use normal word order: asked me where I lived.

1. 1.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
2. 2.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
3. 3.Rahul said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Rahul said that he ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) rode
4. 4.Neel ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
5. 5.Sneha ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
6. 6.Diya said, “My kite is torn.” → Diya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
7. 7.Kunal said, “I have drawn a picture.” → Kunal said that he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn
8. 8.Arjun said, “I tell a story every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
9. 9.Ananya ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
10. 10.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
11. 11.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
12. 12.Ira asked me, “What is your name?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
13. 13.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
14. 14.Zoya ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
15. 15.Ira ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
16. 16.Riya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
17. 17.Karan said, “I am ready.” → Karan said that he ___ ready. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
18. 18.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
19. 19.Pooja ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
20. 20.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
21. 21.Dev said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Dev said that he ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) was throwing
22. 22.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
23. 23.Rahul ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Nisha ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
25. 25.Vivaan ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
26. 26.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
27. 27.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
28. 28.Tara asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
29. 29.Karan said, “I draw a picture every day.” → Karan said that he ___ a picture every day. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
30. 30.Tara said, “My pencil is broken.” → Tara said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
31. 31.Tara ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
32. 32.Saanvi ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
33. 33.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
34. 34.Myra said, “I send a message every day.” → Myra said that she ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
35. 35.Tara said, “I am running in the park.” → Tara said that she ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was running (c) am running (d) is running
36. 36.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
37. 37.Pooja asked me, “Where do you live?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
38. 38.Ira ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
39. 39.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
40. 40.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want

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