Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 330 · 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.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
5. 5.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
6. 6.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
7. 7.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
8. 8.Make a sentence: he / tired. / was / said / that / He
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
10. 10.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
11. 11.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
15. 15.Make a sentence: song. / not / this / do / I / like
16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
22. 22.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) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
25. 25.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
27. 27.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / song? / like
28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.Make a sentence: Do / song? / this / you / like
31. 31.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
33. 33.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
35. 35.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
36. 36.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
37. 37.Make a sentence: not / do / like / song. / I / this
38. 38.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / She / mangoes. / said
39. 39."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
40. 40.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked

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