Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 127 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
3. 3.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.Make a sentence: I / not / this / do / like / song.
6. 6.Make a sentence: he / was / that / said / tired. / He
7. 7.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) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
10. 10.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / not / I / do
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / bus / asked / whether / He / had / left.
12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
19. 19.Make a sentence: was / that / tired. / he / He / said
20. 20.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
23. 23.Make a sentence: was / tired. / He / said / that / he
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
25. 25.Make a sentence: me. / she / call / Neha / would / said / that
26. 26.Make a sentence: us / teacher / told / sit / down. / to / The
27. 27.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
28. 28.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
30. 30.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
31. 31.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
33. 33.Make a sentence: he / said / tired. / was / that / He
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
35. 35.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
36. 36.Make a sentence: to / told / sit / down. / The / us / teacher
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / liked / She / mangoes. / said / she
39. 39.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
40. 40.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.

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