Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 231 · 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: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.Make a sentence: He / left. / the / bus / whether / asked / had
4. 4.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
6. 6.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
7. 7.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
9. 9.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
10. 10.Make a sentence: free. / She / if / I / asked / was
11. 11.Make a sentence: she / that / liked / said / She / mangoes.
12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
15. 15.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
23. 23.Make a sentence: told / Ravi / was / shop / that / closed. / the / me
24. 24."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
25. 25.Make a sentence: me / shop / that / the / was / closed. / told / Ravi
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
27. 27.Make a sentence: do / I / song. / this / not / like
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / that / me / was / closed. / told / shop
32. 32.Make a sentence: do / not / this / like / I / song.
33. 33.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
34. 34.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) My mother asked me where I was going.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
36. 36.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
37. 37.Make a sentence: said / that / she / mangoes. / She / liked
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
40. 40.Make a sentence: had / that / his / said / he / work. / finished / Aman

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