Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 898 · 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.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
2. 2.Zoya ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
3. 3.Tara said, “I will eat a mango.” → Tara said that she ___ eat a mango. (a) would (b) is (c) will
4. 4.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
5. 5.Meera ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
6. 6.Rahul ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
7. 7.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
8. 8.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
9. 9.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
10. 10.Diya said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Diya said that she ___ ride a bicycle. (a) is (b) will (c) would
11. 11.Neel said, “I am hungry.” → Neel said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
12. 12.Zoya ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
13. 13.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
14. 14.Dev said, “I have cooked rice.” → Dev said that he ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked
15. 15.Sneha ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
16. 16.Priya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
17. 17.Kavya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
18. 18.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
19. 19.Tara asked me, “When do you get up?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
20. 20.Dev said, “I run in the park every day.” → Dev said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runs
21. 21.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
22. 22.Pooja said, “I will climb a tree.” → Pooja said that she ___ climb a tree. (a) is (b) would (c) will
23. 23.Yash ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Nisha said, “I am wearing a cap.” → Nisha said that she ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) were wearing (c) am wearing (d) was wearing
25. 25.Arjun ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
26. 26.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
27. 27.Kavya said, “I will catch the ball.” → Kavya said that she ___ catch the ball. (a) would (b) is (c) will
28. 28.Priya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Priya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
29. 29.Myra asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
30. 30.Dev said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Dev said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
31. 31.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
32. 32.Rahul ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
33. 33.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
34. 34.Ira ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
35. 35.Diya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
36. 36.Kabir said, “I am flying a kite.” → Kabir said that he ___ a kite. (a) is flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) am flying
37. 37.Pooja ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
38. 38.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
39. 39.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
40. 40.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his

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