Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 269 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.Make a sentence: work. / said / that / he / finished / Aman / his / had
8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
9. 9.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
10. 10.Make a sentence: she / She / said / liked / mangoes. / that
11. 11.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
12. 12.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
13. 13.Make a sentence: that / he / finished / said / his / had / work. / Aman
14. 14.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
15. 15.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
18. 18.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
19. 19.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
22. 22.Make a sentence: was / that / he / tired. / said / He
23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / free. / I / She
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
29. 29.Make a sentence: said / that / was / tired. / he / He
30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / I / free. / was / if / She
31. 31.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
32. 32.Make a sentence: Neha / that / said / would / me. / she / call
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
35. 35.Make a sentence: would / Neha / me. / she / call / said / that
36. 36.Make a sentence: said / that / she / liked / She / mangoes.
37. 37.Make a sentence: going. / me / mother / was / My / asked / I / where
38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
39. 39.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
40. 40.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can

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