Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 1 · 40 sums

How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

1. 1.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
10. 10.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
12. 12.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
14. 14.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
17. 17.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
19. 19.Make a sentence: Do / this / you / like / song?
20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
23. 23.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
24. 24.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
28. 28.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
31. 31.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / She / free. / I
33. 33.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
36. 36.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
37. 37.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
38. 38.Make a sentence: me / not / late. / asked / be / He / to
39. 39.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

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