Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 271 · 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.Aditya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
2. 2.Manav asked me, “What do you want?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
3. 3.Manav ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
4. 4.Kavya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
5. 5.Zoya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
6. 6.Aarav ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
7. 7.Arjun ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
8. 8.Riya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
9. 9.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
10. 10.Meera ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
11. 11.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
12. 12.Priya said, “My room is clean.” → Priya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
13. 13.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
14. 14.Pooja said, “My room is clean.” → Pooja said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
15. 15.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
16. 16.Kavya asked me, “What do you want?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
17. 17.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
18. 18.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
19. 19.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
20. 20.Sneha said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Sneha said that she ___ the dog. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
21. 21.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
22. 22.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
23. 23.Diya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Dev ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
25. 25.Priya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
26. 26.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
27. 27.Manav said, “I study science every day.” → Manav said that he ___ science every day. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
28. 28.Arjun said, “I am happy.” → Arjun said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
29. 29.Kabir said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Kabir said that he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken
30. 30.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
31. 31.Myra said, “I will eat a mango.” → Myra said that she ___ eat a mango. (a) will (b) is (c) would
32. 32.Meera asked me, “When do you get up?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
33. 33.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
34. 34.Priya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
35. 35.Arjun said, “I am tired.” → Arjun said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
36. 36.Kunal said, “I am hungry.” → Kunal said that he ___ hungry. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
37. 37.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
38. 38.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
39. 39.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
40. 40.Omkar said, “I will bake a cake.” → Omkar said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) would (b) is (c) will

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