Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 397 · 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: rest. / said / doctor / that / The / I / should
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
3. 3.Make a sentence: like / song? / this / Do / you
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
9. 9.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) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
10. 10.Make a sentence: song. / do / like / I / not / this
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
15. 15.Make a sentence: he / that / He / was / said / tired.
16. 16.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
17. 17.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
19. 19.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / not / this / like / song. / do
25. 25.Make a sentence: asked / free. / I / was / if / She
26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
27. 27.Make a sentence: should / rest. / that / The / doctor / I / said
28. 28.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
30. 30.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
31. 31.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
32. 32.Make a sentence: was / me / asked / mother / going. / I / where / My
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked me not to be late.
36. 36.Make a sentence: that / would / call / said / me. / Neha / she
37. 37.Make a sentence: said / rest. / that / doctor / The / I / should
38. 38.Make a sentence: should / doctor / rest. / I / said / The / that
39. 39.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
40. 40.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / you / song?

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