Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 250 · 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 like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
2. 2.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
7. 7.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
8. 8.Make a sentence: asked / I / if / She / was / free.
9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
14. 14.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
15. 15.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
16. 16.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
17. 17.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / They / cricket. / are
23. 23.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
24. 24.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
27. 27.Make a sentence: he / tired. / was / that / said / He
28. 28.Make a sentence: where / was / me / asked / I / going. / My / mother
29. 29.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
30. 30.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
31. 31.Make a sentence: bus / He / the / had / whether / asked / left.
32. 32.Make a sentence: that / tired. / was / said / he / He
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
34. 34.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
36. 36.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
37. 37.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
38. 38.Make a sentence: tired. / He / that / was / said / he
39. 39."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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