Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

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

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