Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 296 · 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) said (b) told (c) asked
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
3. 3.Make a sentence: doctor / The / rest. / that / should / I / said
4. 4.Make a sentence: to / down. / told / teacher / The / us / sit
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
8. 8.Make a sentence: The / that / rest. / I / doctor / should / said
9. 9.Make a sentence: work. / his / finished / had / said / Aman / that / he
10. 10.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
13. 13.Make a sentence: asked / late. / not / He / to / me / be
14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
15. 15.Make a sentence: liked / She / mangoes. / she / that / said
16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
18. 18.Make a sentence: left. / asked / bus / the / had / He / whether
19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
25. 25.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
34. 34.Make a sentence: not / late. / asked / me / be / He / to
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Are they playing cricket?
36. 36.Make a sentence: work. / had / Aman / his / said / that / finished / he
37. 37.Make a sentence: said / she / mangoes. / that / liked / She
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
40. 40.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

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