Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 312 · 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 कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
7. 7.Make a sentence: Aman / that / had / work. / his / finished / said / he
8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
12. 12.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
13. 13.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
15. 15.Make a sentence: where / My / was / mother / going. / me / asked / I
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / do / like / this / not / song.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
20. 20.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
23. 23.Make a sentence: tired. / that / he / was / said / He
24. 24.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
27. 27.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
28. 28.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked me not to be late.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
31. 31.Make a sentence: whether / bus / He / asked / left. / had / the
32. 32.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I
33. 33.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
35. 35.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / I / free. / She
37. 37.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) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
38. 38.Make a sentence: finished / his / that / Aman / he / had / work. / said
39. 39.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
40. 40.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) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

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