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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 679 · 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.Neel ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  2. 2.Isha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  3. 3.Meera ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  5. 5.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  6. 6.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  7. 7.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  8. 8.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  9. 9.Aditya said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Aditya said that he ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  10. 10.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  11. 11.Manav ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  12. 12.Meera said, “I am baking a cake.” → Meera said that she ___ a cake. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) was baking (d) were baking
  13. 13.Sneha ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  15. 15.Nisha ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  16. 16.Arjun said, “I am hungry.” → Arjun said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  17. 17.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  18. 18.Arjun said, “I am tired.” → Arjun said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  19. 19.Sneha said, “My room is clean.” → Sneha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  20. 20.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  21. 21.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  22. 22.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  23. 23.Manav ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  24. 24.Rahul asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  25. 25.Rahul ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Meera said, “I have written a letter.” → Meera said that she ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written
  27. 27.Priya ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Kabir ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  29. 29.Meera said, “My room is clean.” → Meera said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  30. 30.Pooja said, “My pencil is broken.” → Pooja said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  31. 31.Aarav ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  32. 32.Riya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  33. 33.Kabir said, “My room is clean.” → Kabir said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  34. 34.Dev asked me, “When do you get up?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  35. 35.Karan said, “I am drawing a picture.” → Karan said that he ___ a picture. (a) were drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) was drawing
  36. 36.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  37. 37.Aisha said, “My room is clean.” → Aisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  38. 38.Rohan ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  39. 39.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  40. 40.Aisha said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Aisha said that she ___ build a sandcastle. (a) is (b) will (c) would

Answer key

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

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