Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 237 · 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.Make a sentence: like / I / do / song. / this / not
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
5. 5.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
7. 7.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) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
10. 10.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
11. 11.Make a sentence: said / that / tired. / he / was / He
12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
13. 13.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
14. 14.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
16. 16.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 said that he was tired.
17. 17.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
21. 21.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / told / the / me / that / Ravi / was
22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
24. 24.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
26. 26.Make a sentence: rest. / I / should / that / said / The / doctor
27. 27.Make a sentence: call / me. / Neha / said / that / she / would
28. 28.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
29. 29.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
32. 32.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / that / would / said / me. / Neha / call
34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / had / bus / He / whether / left. / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing

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