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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 794 · 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.Pooja said, “My room is clean.” → Pooja said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  2. 2.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  3. 3.Ira said, “My room is clean.” → Ira said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  4. 4.Aisha said, “I have told a story.” → Aisha said that she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told
  5. 5.Sneha ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Vivaan ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Vivaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Vivaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  8. 8.Riya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  9. 9.Karan ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  11. 11.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  12. 12.Riya said, “I will cook rice.” → Riya said that she ___ cook rice. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  13. 13.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  14. 14.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  15. 15.Sneha said, “I am planting a tree.” → Sneha said that she ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) were planting (c) am planting (d) was planting
  16. 16.Aarav ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Kunal said, “I have ridden a bicycle.” → Kunal said that he ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden
  18. 18.Kabir asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  19. 19.Aarav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  20. 20.Arjun ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  21. 21.Nisha said, “I clean the room every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleans
  22. 22.Nisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  23. 23.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  24. 24.Vivaan ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.Meera ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  26. 26.Neel said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Neel said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
  27. 27.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  29. 29.Ishaan said, “I build a sandcastle every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
  30. 30.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  31. 31.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  32. 32.Rahul asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  33. 33.Ishaan said, “I am running in the park.” → Ishaan said that he ___ in the park. (a) is running (b) am running (c) was running (d) were running
  34. 34.Arjun said, “I speak Hindi every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ Hindi every day. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  35. 35.Ira said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Ira said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
  36. 36.Meera said, “I have climbed a tree.” → Meera said that she ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed
  37. 37.Saanvi said, “I am hungry.” → Saanvi said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  38. 38.Kabir said, “I am jogging in the park.” → Kabir said that he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  39. 39.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  40. 40.Tara ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked

Answer key

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

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