Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 290 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
5. 5.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6.Make a sentence: I / me / going. / My / asked / where / was / mother
7. 7.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / me / closed. / was / told / shop / that
8. 8.Make a sentence: Aman / finished / work. / he / said / his / had / that
9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
11. 11.Make a sentence: me / closed. / that / Ravi / told / was / the / shop
12. 12.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
13. 13.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
15. 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
17. 17.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
18. 18.Make a sentence: shop / me / closed. / Ravi / was / told / that / the
19. 19.Make a sentence: she / that / liked / She / mangoes. / said
20. 20.Make a sentence: this / song. / not / do / like / I
21. 21.Make a sentence: Neha / call / me. / would / she / said / that
22. 22.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
24. 24.Make a sentence: that / should / doctor / I / The / rest. / said
25. 25.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) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
26. 26.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
27. 27.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
28. 28.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
29. 29.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: sit / told / to / teacher / down. / us / The
31. 31.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
33. 33."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
34. 34.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
35. 35.Make a sentence: whether / He / left. / the / bus / asked / had
36. 36.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
38. 38.Make a sentence: not / song. / like / this / do / I
39. 39.Make a sentence: he / that / his / Aman / said / had / finished / work.
40. 40.Make a sentence: whether / asked / had / the / He / bus / left.

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