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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 58 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Kavya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  2. 2.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  3. 3.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  4. 4.Aisha ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  5. 5.Aisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  6. 6.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Myra said, “My pencil is broken.” → Myra said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  8. 8.Ishaan said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
  9. 9.Ananya said, “I have played cricket.” → Ananya said that she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played
  10. 10.Aditya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  11. 11.Dev said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Dev said that he ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
  12. 12.Tara said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Tara said that she ___ a tree every day. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
  13. 13.Rohan said, “I will play cricket.” → Rohan said that he ___ play cricket. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  14. 14.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  15. 15.Manav said, “I am eating a mango.” → Manav said that he ___ a mango. (a) is eating (b) were eating (c) am eating (d) was eating
  16. 16.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Dev ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  19. 19.Nisha said, “My room is clean.” → Nisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  20. 20.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  21. 21.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  22. 22.Arjun said, “I am sleepy.” → Arjun said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were
  23. 23.Aisha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  25. 25.Riya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  27. 27.Zoya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  29. 29.Kunal ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  30. 30.Rohan said, “I have taken the train.” → Rohan said that he ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken
  31. 31.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  32. 32.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  33. 33.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  34. 34.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  35. 35.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  36. 36.Nisha said, “I am ready.” → Nisha said that she ___ ready. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  37. 37.Myra asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  38. 38.Aditya said, “I am sleepy.” → Aditya said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  39. 39.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  40. 40.Karan said, “I am happy.” → Karan said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was

Answer key

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

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