Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

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

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