Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 123 · 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) being (b) to be (c) be
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
4. 4.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
5. 5.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
6. 6.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
7. 7.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
8. 8.Make a sentence: the / told / that / shop / was / closed. / me / Ravi
9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
10. 10.Make a sentence: that / me. / she / call / said / Neha / would
11. 11.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
13. 13.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
14. 14.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
15. 15.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
21. 21.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
22. 22.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She can swim.
27. 27.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) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
28. 28.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / this / song?
29. 29.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / He / was / said
30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
32. 32.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
33. 33.Make a sentence: shop / that / Ravi / told / me / closed. / the / was
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
35. 35.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / liked / that / she / She
36. 36.Make a sentence: late. / He / not / be / me / asked / to
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
38. 38.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
39. 39.Make a sentence: not / He / late. / asked / be / me / to
40. 40.Make a sentence: said / that / I / should / rest. / The / doctor

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