Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 326 · 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.Make a sentence: this / song? / like / Do / you
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
3. 3.Make a sentence: closed. / that / the / told / Ravi / me / was / shop
4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
7. 7.Make a sentence: mother / going. / asked / was / My / where / me / I
8. 8.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
12. 12.Make a sentence: she / liked / said / She / mangoes. / that
13. 13.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / not / I / do
14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
15. 15.Make a sentence: I / me / asked / was / where / going. / My / mother
16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
23. 23.Make a sentence: left. / had / He / asked / whether / the / bus
24. 24.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
25. 25.Make a sentence: he / finished / had / work. / that / his / Aman / said
26. 26.Make a sentence: late. / He / not / asked / me / be / to
27. 27.Make a sentence: you / Do / like / song? / this
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
29. 29.Make a sentence: the / shop / was / me / told / that / closed. / Ravi
30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
31. 31."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
35. 35.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) She asked if I was free.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
37. 37.Make a sentence: not / this / like / song. / do / I
38. 38."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
39. 39.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
40. 40.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are

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