Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 146 · 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 “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
5. 5.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
6. 6.Make a sentence: said / that / liked / mangoes. / she / She
7. 7.Make a sentence: like / this / song? / you / Do
8. 8.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
9. 9.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
10. 10.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
13. 13.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I like this song.
15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
19. 19.Make a sentence: be / late. / to / He / asked / me / not
20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
21. 21.Make a sentence: me. / would / Neha / said / that / she / call
22. 22.Make a sentence: I / The / doctor / should / said / rest. / that
23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
24. 24.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / liked / she / said / that
25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
28. 28.Make a sentence: said / The / that / rest. / should / doctor / I
29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
33. 33.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
35. 35.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
36. 36.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
39. 39.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
40. 40.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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