Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 373 · 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: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
2. 2.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
4. 4.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) They are playing cricket.
5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
9. 9.Make a sentence: me / not / be / He / to / asked / late.
10. 10.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।
11. 11.Make a sentence: going. / I / asked / was / me / My / mother / where
12. 12.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
13. 13.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
17. 17.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
18. 18.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / told / Ravi / that / was / the / me
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
22. 22.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
23. 23."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
25. 25.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
27. 27.Make a sentence: song? / Do / like / this / you
28. 28.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
31. 31.Make a sentence: be / He / me / not / asked / to / late.
32. 32.Make a sentence: asked / not / He / to / me / late. / be
33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: do / like / this / song. / I / not
36. 36.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
37. 37.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
39. 39.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
40. 40.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।

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