Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 176 · 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.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
5. 5.Make a sentence: late. / not / He / me / be / to / asked
6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
8. 8.Make a sentence: she / that / mangoes. / She / liked / said
9. 9.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / I / do / this
10. 10.Make a sentence: told / the / closed. / that / shop / Ravi / me / was
11. 11.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
13. 13.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
20. 20.Make a sentence: sit / down. / to / teacher / The / us / told
21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
23. 23.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
25. 25.Make a sentence: not / song. / do / this / I / like
26. 26.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) I like this song.
28. 28.Make a sentence: you / like / this / Do / song?
29. 29.Make a sentence: rest. / said / should / The / that / I / doctor
30. 30.Make a sentence: she / liked / mangoes. / said / She / that
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
32. 32.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
35. 35.Make a sentence: where / going. / I / asked / mother / me / My / was
36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
38. 38.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / that / She / said / she
39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
40. 40.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She

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