Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

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

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