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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 294 · 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.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  2. 2.Yash asked me, “When do you get up?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  3. 3.Dev asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  4. 4.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  5. 5.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  6. 6.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  7. 7.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  8. 8.Rohan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  9. 9.Aisha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  10. 10.Sneha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  11. 11.Aarav said, “I will carry the bag.” → Aarav said that he ___ carry the bag. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  12. 12.Kavya said, “My room is clean.” → Kavya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  13. 13.Myra asked me, “Where is your school?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  14. 14.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  15. 15.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  16. 16.Aditya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  17. 17.Myra said, “I bring lunch every day.” → Myra said that she ___ lunch every day. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  18. 18.Kabir said, “I am happy.” → Kabir said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  19. 19.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  20. 20.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  21. 21.Kabir ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  22. 22.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  23. 23.Ananya said, “I have made tea.” → Ananya said that she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made
  24. 24.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  25. 25.Kabir said, “I am hungry.” → Kabir said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  26. 26.Kabir said, “I am sleepy.” → Kabir said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  27. 27.Diya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  28. 28.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  29. 29.Arjun ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Farhan said, “I will go to school.” → Farhan said that he ___ go to school. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  31. 31.Aditya ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  32. 32.Karan ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  34. 34.Yash said, “I am hungry.” → Yash said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  35. 35.Nisha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  36. 36.Priya said, “I am riding a bicycle.” → Priya said that she ___ a bicycle. (a) am riding (b) was riding (c) is riding (d) were riding
  37. 37.Meera asked me, “What do you want?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  38. 38.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  39. 39.Manav asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  40. 40.Karan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live

Answer key

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

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