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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 245 · 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.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  2. 2.Zoya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Zoya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  3. 3.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  4. 4.Zoya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  5. 5.Riya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  6. 6.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  7. 7.Kunal said, “I am busy.” → Kunal said that he ___ busy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  8. 8.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  9. 9.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  10. 10.Kavya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kavya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  11. 11.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  12. 12.Aarav ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  13. 13.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  14. 14.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  15. 15.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  16. 16.Neel ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Omkar ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Arjun said, “My room is clean.” → Arjun said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  19. 19.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  20. 20.Priya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  21. 21.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  22. 22.Priya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  23. 23.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Diya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Vivaan ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Yash ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  27. 27.Ira ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Karan ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  29. 29.Aditya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  30. 30.Isha said, “I am ready.” → Isha said that she ___ ready. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  31. 31.Aarav asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  32. 32.Priya ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Sneha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  34. 34.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  35. 35.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  36. 36.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  37. 37.Myra ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  38. 38.Aarav said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Aarav said that he ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) was feeding
  39. 39.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  40. 40.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like

Answer key

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

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