Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 190 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
6. 6.Make a sentence: doctor / should / The / I / that / rest. / said
7. 7.Make a sentence: I / do / not / this / song. / like
8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
10. 10.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
13. 13.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
15. 15.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I do not like this song.
21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
22. 22.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / was / if / free. / She / asked
25. 25.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.
28. 28.Make a sentence: down. / us / teacher / sit / to / told / The
29. 29.Make a sentence: Aman / he / his / had / finished / said / that / work.
30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
31. 31.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / that / she / liked / She
32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
33. 33.Make a sentence: be / not / asked / late. / to / me / He
34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
35. 35.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
38. 38.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
39. 39.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
40. 40.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / that / She / she / liked

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