Venkey asked, "How old are you?"

Venkey asked me _______. Fill in the blank (Indirect speech) by choosing the appropriate option from below :

how old I was.

The original direct question is: "Venkey asked, 'How old are you?'"

The answer is OPTION 2 " how old I was"

When we convert this direct question into indirect speech, we need to use the reporting verb ("asked") and adjust the pronouns and tense accordingly. The appropriate structure is: reporting verb + pronoun + interrogative word + subject + verb.

So, the correct indirect question is:  "Venkey asked me how old I was."

Explanation:

• The reporting verb is "asked."
• The pronoun "you" becomes "me" in the indirect speech.
• The direct question "How old are you?" becomes the indirect question "how old I was," where the tense is changed to match the reporting verb's past tense.