Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 115 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
3. 3.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
4. 4.Make a sentence: this / song? / you / Do / like
5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
12. 12.Make a sentence: down. / us / The / sit / to / told / teacher
13. 13.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
14. 14.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / not / do / this
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
19. 19."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
20. 20.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
24. 24.Make a sentence: told / to / us / down. / The / teacher / sit
25. 25.Make a sentence: I / like / this / song. / do / not
26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
28. 28.Make a sentence: The / to / sit / us / down. / told / teacher
29. 29.Make a sentence: The / down. / us / teacher / sit / to / told
30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
31. 31.Make a sentence: She / was / if / free. / I / asked
32. 32.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
33. 33.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) They are playing cricket.
38. 38.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
40. 40.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can

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