Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 137 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
2. 2.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
5. 5.Make a sentence: told / that / shop / was / me / closed. / Ravi / the
6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
7. 7.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / you / Do
8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
13. 13.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
14. 14.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / song? / you
15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / me / My / where / going. / mother / asked / was
17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.Make a sentence: She / was / if / I / asked / free.
19. 19.Make a sentence: he / finished / that / Aman / his / had / said / work.
20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
25. 25.Make a sentence: asked / late. / to / not / He / me / be
26. 26.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.Make a sentence: asked / was / going. / My / mother / where / I / me
28. 28.Make a sentence: he / his / Aman / had / finished / said / work. / that
29. 29.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: had / whether / bus / the / He / asked / left.
31. 31.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
33. 33.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
34. 34.Make a sentence: said / He / that / he / was / tired.
35. 35.Make a sentence: free. / I / asked / if / was / She
36. 36.Make a sentence: his / said / that / had / he / finished / Aman / work.
37. 37.Make a sentence: if / free. / asked / was / She / I
38. 38.Make a sentence: said / she / that / call / Neha / would / me.
39. 39.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) He asked me not to be late.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.

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