Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

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

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