Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 342 · 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: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / closed. / shop / was / me / the / Ravi / told
3. 3.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।
4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
7. 7.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
8. 8.Make a sentence: told / to / teacher / down. / us / sit / The
9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
11. 11.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
13. 13.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
15. 15.Make a sentence: He / tired. / said / he / was / that
16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
17. 17.Make a sentence: work. / had / his / said / that / Aman / finished / he
18. 18.Make a sentence: that / she / She / mangoes. / liked / said
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
20. 20.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
25. 25.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
28. 28.Make a sentence: would / me. / that / Neha / she / said / call
29. 29.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
30. 30.Make a sentence: sit / down. / teacher / The / us / told / to
31. 31.Make a sentence: had / left. / bus / asked / the / whether / He
32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
33. 33.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
34. 34.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
36. 36.Make a sentence: late. / not / me / asked / He / to / be
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / liked / mangoes. / said / She / she
39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / He / left. / whether / the / had / bus
40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

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