Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 235 · 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 “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
3. 3.Make a sentence: Aman / his / finished / had / that / said / work. / he
4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
17. 17.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
18. 18.Make a sentence: if / free. / I / was / asked / She
19. 19.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / me / that / shop / was / told / closed.
24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
25. 25.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
27. 27.Make a sentence: said / that / she / would / call / me. / Neha
28. 28.Make a sentence: had / that / Aman / work. / he / finished / said / his
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
31. 31.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
32. 32.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / not / this / do
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
35. 35.Make a sentence: me. / would / said / Neha / call / that / she
36. 36.Make a sentence: I / She / asked / was / free. / if
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / told / closed. / me / Ravi / shop / was / that
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
39. 39.Make a sentence: this / I / do / like / not / song.
40. 40.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told

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