Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 198 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
3. 3.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: where / mother / was / I / me / going. / My / asked
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
7. 7.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
15. 15.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) Can she swim?
17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.Make a sentence: I / should / rest. / that / said / doctor / The
19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
20. 20.Make a sentence: if / She / free. / I / was / asked
21. 21.Make a sentence: was / if / She / free. / I / asked
22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
23. 23.Make a sentence: not / do / like / this / song. / I
24. 24.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / I / free. / if / She / was
30. 30.Make a sentence: me / closed. / was / Ravi / that / the / shop / told
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
32. 32.Make a sentence: me. / that / she / would / said / Neha / call
33. 33.Make a sentence: rest. / said / should / The / doctor / that / I
34. 34."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / whether / left. / had / He / bus / the
36. 36.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / where / going. / My / I / me / was / mother

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