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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 152 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Saanvi ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Rahul said, “My kite is torn.” → Rahul said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  3. 3.Arjun said, “I will send a message.” → Arjun said that he ___ send a message. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  4. 4.Rohan said, “I am winning the match.” → Rohan said that he ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) were winning
  5. 5.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  6. 6.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  7. 7.Rahul ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  8. 8.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  9. 9.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  10. 10.Aditya said, “I am hungry.” → Aditya said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  11. 11.Manav said, “I am cooking rice.” → Manav said that he ___ rice. (a) were cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) am cooking
  12. 12.Kabir said, “I am busy.” → Kabir said that he ___ busy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  13. 13.Isha said, “My kite is torn.” → Isha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  14. 14.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  15. 15.Arjun ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  16. 16.Diya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  17. 17.Vivaan ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  18. 18.Diya ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  19. 19.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  20. 20.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  21. 21.Omkar said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ the bag every day. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
  22. 22.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  23. 23.Tara said, “My kite is torn.” → Tara said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  24. 24.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  25. 25.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  26. 26.Rohan ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  27. 27.Riya said, “I am singing a song.” → Riya said that she ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) is singing (c) were singing (d) am singing
  28. 28.Tara asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  29. 29.Priya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  30. 30.Omkar said, “I have built a sandcastle.” → Omkar said that he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built
  31. 31.Pooja asked me, “What do you want?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  32. 32.Diya said, “I am sleepy.” → Diya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  33. 33.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  34. 34.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  35. 35.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  36. 36.Nisha said, “I tell a story every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ a story every day. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
  37. 37.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  38. 38.Kavya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  39. 39.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  40. 40.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him

Answer key

  1. told
  2. his
  3. would
  4. was winning
  5. where I lived
  6. her
  7. said
  8. which book I liked
  9. his
  10. was
  11. was cooking
  12. was
  13. her
  14. his
  15. told
  16. told
  17. told
  18. said
  19. his
  20. her
  21. carried
  22. his
  23. her
  24. what I wanted
  25. his
  26. told
  27. was singing
  28. why I was sad
  29. told
  30. had built
  31. what I wanted
  32. was
  33. his
  34. where I lived
  35. his
  36. told
  37. where my school was
  38. why I was sad
  39. what I wanted
  40. his

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