Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 295 · 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) being (c) be
2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) They are playing cricket.
4. 4.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
8. 8.Make a sentence: The / said / I / that / doctor / rest. / should
9. 9.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / that / was / me / Ravi / the / told
10. 10.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
14. 14.Make a sentence: me / that / the / was / Ravi / closed. / told / shop
15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Make a sentence: Ravi / shop / that / closed. / me / was / the / told
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
18. 18.Make a sentence: Neha / me. / would / she / that / said / call
19. 19.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.Make a sentence: down. / us / to / The / told / teacher / sit
24. 24.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
25. 25.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) Can she swim?
28. 28.Make a sentence: you / like / song? / Do / this
29. 29.Make a sentence: you / song? / Do / like / this
30. 30.Make a sentence: me. / would / call / Neha / that / she / said
31. 31."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
32. 32.Make a sentence: was / he / tired. / said / that / He
33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
36. 36.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
37. 37.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
38. 38.Make a sentence: if / free. / asked / She / was / I
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
40. 40.Make a sentence: doctor / said / I / rest. / The / should / that

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