Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 278 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
2. 2.Make a sentence: the / that / shop / was / told / closed. / Ravi / me
3. 3.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
12. 12.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
13. 13.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
15. 15.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
18. 18.Make a sentence: The / doctor / said / should / that / rest. / I
19. 19.Make a sentence: call / she / said / me. / would / that / Neha
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
22. 22.Make a sentence: not / asked / me / late. / be / to / He
23. 23.Make a sentence: said / me. / she / call / would / that / Neha
24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
25. 25.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
26. 26.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / that / liked / she / said
27. 27.Make a sentence: said / she / me. / would / that / Neha / call
28. 28.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
29. 29.Make a sentence: to / told / us / sit / teacher / The / down.
30. 30.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
31. 31.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / this / Do
32. 32.Make a sentence: playing / They / cricket. / are
33. 33."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
34. 34.Make a sentence: do / I / not / like / song. / this
35. 35.Make a sentence: song? / you / this / Do / like
36. 36.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She cannot swim.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
38. 38.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
39. 39.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
40. 40.Make a sentence: I / She / if / was / asked / free.

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