Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 390 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
3. 3.Make a sentence: free. / if / asked / I / was / She
4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She cannot swim.
13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
16. 16.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
17. 17.Make a sentence: said / she / liked / mangoes. / that / She
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I like this song.
19. 19.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
20. 20.Make a sentence: said / was / He / that / he / tired.
21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked me not to be late.
23. 23.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
24. 24.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
25. 25.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
27. 27.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / said / tired. / he / He / was
29. 29.Make a sentence: song. / not / do / like / I / this
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / to / me / be / not / late. / asked
31. 31.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
33. 33.Make a sentence: me. / that / Neha / she / call / would / said
34. 34.Make a sentence: said / he / that / was / tired. / He
35. 35.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
36. 36.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Ravi / told / shop / was / closed. / the / that / me
39. 39.Make a sentence: would / said / me. / Neha / that / she / call
40. 40.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

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