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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 203 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Rohan said, “I am happy.” → Rohan said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  2. 2.Kavya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  3. 3.Myra ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Ananya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  5. 5.Kunal ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Myra asked me, “What do you want?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  7. 7.Priya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  8. 8.Pooja said, “My bicycle is new.” → Pooja said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  9. 9.Farhan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  10. 10.Kabir ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  12. 12.Ishaan said, “I am busy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  13. 13.Rahul asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  14. 14.Aarav said, “I drink milk every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ milk every day. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
  15. 15.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  16. 16.Sneha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  17. 17.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  18. 18.Priya said, “I am studying science.” → Priya said that she ___ science. (a) is studying (b) was studying (c) am studying (d) were studying
  19. 19.Pooja asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  20. 20.Pooja ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  21. 21.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  22. 22.Manav asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  23. 23.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  24. 24.Tara said, “I am building a sandcastle.” → Tara said that she ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) am building (c) were building (d) is building
  25. 25.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  26. 26.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  27. 27.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  28. 28.Omkar said, “I speak Hindi every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ Hindi every day. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
  29. 29.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  30. 30.Rohan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  31. 31.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  32. 32.Neel ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  34. 34.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  35. 35.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  36. 36.Aditya said, “I will sing a song.” → Aditya said that he ___ sing a song. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  37. 37.Riya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  38. 38.Farhan said, “I am hungry.” → Farhan said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  39. 39.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  40. 40.Nisha said, “My room is clean.” → Nisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers

Answer key

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

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