Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 776 · 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.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
2. 2.Riya said, “My kite is torn.” → Riya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
3. 3.Zoya said, “I am sleepy.” → Zoya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
4. 4.Kunal said, “I will bake a cake.” → Kunal said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) is (b) would (c) will
5. 5.Diya ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
6. 6.Isha said, “My room is clean.” → Isha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
7. 7.Tara asked me, “What do you want?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
8. 8.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
9. 9.Riya ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
10. 10.Rahul ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
11. 11.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
12. 12.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
13. 13.Aisha said, “I am ready.” → Aisha said that she ___ ready. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
14. 14.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
15. 15.Meera ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
16. 16.Ananya said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Ananya said that she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged
17. 17.Kabir said, “I have cooked rice.” → Kabir said that he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked
18. 18.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
19. 19.Tara ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
20. 20.Farhan ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
21. 21.Manav said, “I have cooked rice.” → Manav said that he ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked
22. 22.Rahul asked me, “What is your name?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
23. 23.Dev said, “I am drawing a picture.” → Dev said that he ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) am drawing (d) were drawing
24. 24.Aditya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
25. 25.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
26. 26.Saanvi ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
27. 27.Nisha said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Nisha said that she ___ the bag. (a) is carrying (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) am carrying
28. 28.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
29. 29.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
30. 30.Diya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
31. 31.Rohan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
32. 32.Pooja ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
33. 33.Kunal said, “I will help Grandma.” → Kunal said that he ___ help Grandma. (a) is (b) would (c) will
34. 34.Vivaan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
35. 35.Aditya said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Aditya said that he ___ the bag. (a) am carrying (b) were carrying (c) is carrying (d) was carrying
36. 36.Riya asked me, “What do you want?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
37. 37.Myra said, “I will help Grandma.” → Myra said that she ___ help Grandma. (a) would (b) is (c) will
38. 38.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
39. 39.Kabir said, “I take the train every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ the train every day. (a) took (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
40. 40.Kavya said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Kavya said that she ___ build a sandcastle. (a) will (b) is (c) would

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