Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 401 · 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: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
4. 4.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) He asked whether the bus had left.
5. 5.Make a sentence: had / work. / said / he / that / Aman / finished / his
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
9. 9.Make a sentence: song? / like / you / Do / this
10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
12. 12.Make a sentence: that / She / she / liked / said / mangoes.
13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
15. 15.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
16. 16.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: had / asked / whether / He / the / bus / left.
18. 18.Make a sentence: do / like / song. / I / not / this
19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.Make a sentence: where / was / My / mother / going. / I / asked / me
21. 21.Make a sentence: asked / She / I / free. / was / if
22. 22.Make a sentence: She / free. / if / asked / I / was
23. 23.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
24. 24.Make a sentence: me / mother / where / My / I / asked / going. / was
25. 25.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
29. 29.Make a sentence: free. / She / was / asked / if / I
30. 30.Make a sentence: down. / told / sit / to / The / us / teacher
31. 31.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
35. 35.Make a sentence: Do / like / this / you / song?
36. 36.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / like / this / I
37. 37.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
39. 39.Make a sentence: that / The / should / I / rest. / doctor / said
40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

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