Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 117 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
2. 2.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
5. 5.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
6. 6.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
7. 7.Make a sentence: doctor / should / rest. / The / I / said / that
8. 8.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
10. 10.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
15. 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
16. 16.Make a sentence: teacher / us / told / sit / down. / The / to
17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) They are playing cricket.
18. 18.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
20. 20.Make a sentence: the / bus / He / had / left. / whether / asked
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
22. 22.Make a sentence: where / mother / going. / My / I / was / me / asked
23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
25. 25.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
26. 26.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
28. 28.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
29. 29.Make a sentence: I / My / was / where / me / mother / going. / asked
30. 30.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) She cannot swim.
32. 32.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / liked / she / She / said
34. 34.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
36. 36.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
37. 37.Make a sentence: he / finished / had / Aman / that / his / work. / said
38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
39. 39.Make a sentence: that / she / She / liked / said / mangoes.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?

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