Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 396 · 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: he / said / tired. / was / that / He
2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
4. 4.Make a sentence: be / He / not / me / to / asked / late.
5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
10. 10.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
14. 14.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
15. 15.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / this / do / I
16. 16.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
17. 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
19. 19.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
20. 20.Make a sentence: He / that / said / he / tired. / was
21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
22. 22.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
25. 25.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like / not / do
26. 26.Make a sentence: Neha / said / she / would / that / me. / call
27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
30. 30.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
31. 31.Make a sentence: She / liked / she / mangoes. / said / that
32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
34. 34.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / bus / left. / had / the / He / whether
40. 40.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is

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