Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 450 · 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.Ira said, “My kite is torn.” → Ira said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
2. 2.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
3. 3.Manav ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
4. 4.Ishaan ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
5. 5.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
6. 6.Rohan said, “I am hungry.” → Rohan said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) was (d) am
7. 7.Manav said, “I am riding a bicycle.” → Manav said that he ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) were riding (d) was riding
8. 8.Ishaan said, “I am tired.” → Ishaan said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were
9. 9.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
10. 10.Aditya ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
11. 11.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
12. 12.Meera ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
13. 13.Meera ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
14. 14.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
15. 15.Isha said, “I drink milk every day.” → Isha said that she ___ milk every day. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinks
16. 16.Saanvi asked me, “When do you get up?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
17. 17.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
18. 18.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
19. 19.Riya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
20. 20.Tara said, “I play cricket every day.” → Tara said that she ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
21. 21.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
22. 22.Myra said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Myra said that she ___ in the pool every day. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
23. 23.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
24. 24.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
25. 25.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
26. 26.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
27. 27.Ishaan said, “I play cricket every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ cricket every day. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
28. 28.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
29. 29.Rohan ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
30. 30.Kavya said, “My kite is torn.” → Kavya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
31. 31.Manav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
32. 32.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
33. 33.Nisha said, “I will swim in the pool.” → Nisha said that she ___ swim in the pool. (a) will (b) is (c) would
34. 34.Priya said, “My kite is torn.” → Priya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
35. 35.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
36. 36.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
37. 37.Karan said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Karan said that he ___ wash the dishes. (a) will (b) would (c) is
38. 38.Saanvi ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
39. 39.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
40. 40.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like

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