Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 114 · 40 questions

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

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