Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 499 · 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.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
2. 2.Meera ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
3. 3.Kavya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kavya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
4. 4.Ira said, “My room is clean.” → Ira said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
5. 5.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
6. 6.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
7. 7.Kabir said, “I will bake a cake.” → Kabir said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) will (b) is (c) would
8. 8.Vivaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
9. 9.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
10. 10.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
11. 11.Ira ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
12. 12.Zoya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Zoya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
13. 13.Manav asked me, “What do you want?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
14. 14.Isha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
15. 15.Riya ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
16. 16.Saanvi asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
17. 17.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
18. 18.Rahul said, “My kite is torn.” → Rahul said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
19. 19.Aditya said, “I am hungry.” → Aditya said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
20. 20.Kunal said, “I am busy.” → Kunal said that he ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
21. 21.Dev ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
22. 22.Meera said, “I am clapping for the team.” → Meera said that she ___ for the team. (a) am clapping (b) were clapping (c) is clapping (d) was clapping
23. 23.Riya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Riya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
24. 24.Ishaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
25. 25.Pooja asked me, “When do you get up?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
26. 26.Riya said, “I am going to school.” → Riya said that she ___ to school. (a) am going (b) was going (c) were going (d) is going
27. 27.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
28. 28.Zoya ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
29. 29.Neel asked me, “When do you get up?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
30. 30.Tara said, “My bag is heavy.” → Tara said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
31. 31.Diya said, “I clean the room every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
32. 32.Saanvi said, “I will buy vegetables.” → Saanvi said that she ___ buy vegetables. (a) will (b) is (c) would
33. 33.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
34. 34.Kabir said, “I will feed the dog.” → Kabir said that he ___ feed the dog. (a) would (b) is (c) will
35. 35.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
36. 36.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
37. 37.Ishaan ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
38. 38.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
39. 39.Kabir said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Kabir said that he ___ the room. (a) am cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
40. 40.Meera said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Meera said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed

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