Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 307 · 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.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
2. 2.Make a sentence: said / tired. / he / He / that / was
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
4. 4.Make a sentence: this / not / like / I / song. / do
5. 5.Make a sentence: song? / you / Do / this / like
6. 6.Make a sentence: Neha / that / she / call / me. / said / would
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
10. 10.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
15. 15.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / would / she / said / call / that
16. 16.Make a sentence: down. / told / to / sit / teacher / The / us
17. 17.Make a sentence: He / that / tired. / said / was / he
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I do not like this song.
22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
27. 27.Make a sentence: left. / had / the / bus / He / whether / asked
28. 28.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
31. 31.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
32. 32.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
33. 33.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
34. 34.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
36. 36.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
38. 38.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
39. 39.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
40. 40.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can

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