Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 254 · 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: going. / mother / I / was / me / where / asked / My
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
7. 7.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
10. 10.Make a sentence: call / would / Neha / that / she / me. / said
11. 11.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
12. 12.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) He asked me not to be late.
13. 13.Make a sentence: that / he / work. / had / said / his / Aman / finished
14. 14.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
16. 16.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / free. / I / She / if / was
18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
21. 21.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
22. 22.Make a sentence: sit / down. / told / teacher / The / to / us
23. 23.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27.Make a sentence: asked / bus / He / whether / left. / the / had
28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
31. 31.Make a sentence: should / I / that / doctor / said / The / rest.
32. 32.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
33. 33.Make a sentence: closed. / that / shop / the / told / Ravi / was / me
34. 34.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / liked / She / she / that
35. 35.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
37. 37.Make a sentence: told / The / us / to / teacher / down. / sit
38. 38.Make a sentence: me / asked / He / be / late. / not / to
39. 39.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) She can swim.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

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