Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 152 · 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.Make a sentence: rest. / said / The / that / should / I / doctor
2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
6. 6.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Can she swim?
11. 11.Make a sentence: had / whether / bus / the / left. / He / asked
12. 12.Make a sentence: song? / like / Do / you / this
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
14. 14.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / was / He / he
15. 15.Make a sentence: was / told / Ravi / shop / that / closed. / the / me
16. 16.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
17. 17.Make a sentence: call / me. / that / Neha / she / said / would
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Do you like this song? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
19. 19.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
23. 23.Make a sentence: mother / was / me / I / asked / My / where / going.
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Make a sentence: to / late. / be / He / me / not / asked
27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
31. 31.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.
34. 34.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / not / I / do
35. 35.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
37. 37.Make a sentence: me / the / Ravi / that / closed. / was / shop / told
38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
39. 39."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing

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