Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 119 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
3. 3.Make a sentence: said / that / should / rest. / The / I / doctor
4. 4.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
5. 5.Make a sentence: I / this / do / not / like / song.
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
11. 11.Make a sentence: said / doctor / rest. / The / that / should / I
12. 12.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / she / liked / said / She
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
15. 15.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
17. 17.Make a sentence: should / that / The / said / doctor / rest. / I
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22.Make a sentence: was / I / if / asked / She / free.
23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
24. 24.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
25. 25.Make a sentence: told / Ravi / the / that / was / shop / closed. / me
26. 26.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
28. 28.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
32. 32.Make a sentence: that / He / said / tired. / was / he
33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / asked / where / mother / was / My / going. / me
36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
38. 38.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।

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