Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 356 · 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: The / to / sit / teacher / told / us / down.
2. 2.Make a sentence: was / I / asked / free. / She / if
3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
6. 6.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
7. 7.Make a sentence: told / that / was / closed. / shop / me / the / Ravi
8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
10. 10.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
13. 13.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
15. 15.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
17. 17.Make a sentence: work. / had / Aman / that / his / said / he / finished
18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
21. 21.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
27. 27.Make a sentence: this / song? / you / Do / like
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
31. 31.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) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
32. 32.Make a sentence: closed. / me / that / was / told / shop / the / Ravi
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / his / Aman / work. / finished / he / had / said
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
36. 36.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / like
37. 37.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
39. 39.Make a sentence: shop / was / me / the / closed. / that / Ravi / told
40. 40.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / she / liked / that / She

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