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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 496 · 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.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  2. 2.Omkar ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  3. 3.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  4. 4.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  5. 5.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  6. 6.Diya said, “I am happy.” → Diya said that she ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  7. 7.Diya said, “My room is clean.” → Diya said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  8. 8.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  9. 9.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  10. 10.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  11. 11.Pooja said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Pooja said that she ___ build a sandcastle. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  12. 12.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  13. 13.Nisha said, “I am hungry.” → Nisha said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  14. 14.Farhan said, “My room is clean.” → Farhan said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  15. 15.Manav said, “I am ready.” → Manav said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  16. 16.Meera ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Priya ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.Meera said, “I will sing a song.” → Meera said that she ___ sing a song. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  19. 19.Aarav asked me, “What is your name?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  20. 20.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  21. 21.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  22. 22.Priya said, “I draw a picture every day.” → Priya said that she ___ a picture every day. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
  23. 23.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  24. 24.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  25. 25.Ishaan said, “I write a letter every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
  26. 26.Omkar ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  27. 27.Aarav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.Kunal ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  29. 29.Riya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  30. 30.Aarav said, “I am sending a message.” → Aarav said that he ___ a message. (a) were sending (b) am sending (c) was sending (d) is sending
  31. 31.Dev said, “I am sleepy.” → Dev said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  32. 32.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  33. 33.Arjun ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  35. 35.Ananya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ananya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  36. 36.Kavya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  37. 37.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  38. 38.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  39. 39.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  40. 40.Neel said, “I play cricket every day.” → Neel said that he ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play

Answer key

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

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