Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 164 · 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 “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
2. 2.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
9. 9.Make a sentence: you / like / this / Do / song?
10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
12. 12.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
16. 16.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
17. 17.Make a sentence: like / this / not / song. / do / I
18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
20. 20.Make a sentence: she / Neha / call / would / me. / that / said
21. 21.Make a sentence: if / was / She / free. / I / asked
22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She cannot swim.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: I / if / was / free. / She / asked
27. 27.Make a sentence: would / said / call / me. / that / she / Neha
28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
29. 29.Make a sentence: I / asked / She / free. / was / if
30. 30.Make a sentence: was / I / going. / me / My / where / mother / asked
31. 31.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
33. 33.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
34. 34.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
35. 35.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: had / that / he / his / work. / Aman / finished / said
37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
38. 38.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
39. 39.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / told / the / was / that / Ravi / me
40. 40.Make a sentence: be / me / asked / not / He / to / late.

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