Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 159 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
5. 5.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
6. 6.Make a sentence: told / teacher / sit / The / to / down. / us
7. 7.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
9. 9.Make a sentence: she / call / that / would / me. / Neha / said
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
11. 11.Make a sentence: told / was / shop / Ravi / me / closed. / that / the
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
15. 15.Make a sentence: that / shop / closed. / told / me / the / was / Ravi
16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: said / rest. / I / The / that / should / doctor
18. 18.Make a sentence: had / asked / He / bus / the / left. / whether
19. 19.Make a sentence: me / going. / was / asked / mother / I / My / where
20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
21. 21.Make a sentence: me / was / that / closed. / told / the / shop / Ravi
22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
23. 23.Make a sentence: not / late. / He / me / be / asked / to
24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
25. 25.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
28. 28.Make a sentence: he / finished / Aman / work. / had / his / that / said
29. 29.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
31. 31.Make a sentence: if / I / asked / She / was / free.
32. 32.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
33. 33.Make a sentence: if / She / I / free. / was / asked
34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
35. 35.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
37. 37.Make a sentence: like / Do / song? / you / this
38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
39. 39.Make a sentence: to / us / teacher / The / told / down. / sit
40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

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