Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 402 · 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: should / said / I / The / rest. / that / doctor
2. 2.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
6. 6.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
8. 8.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
9. 9.Make a sentence: He / that / tired. / he / was / said
10. 10.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / she / said / that / She
11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
13. 13.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
14. 14.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / liked / she / She / that
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
17. 17.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
19. 19.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / was / me / shop / that / closed. / told
20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
21. 21.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
22. 22.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / this / song?
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
24. 24.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / finished / had / said / his / Aman / work. / he
26. 26.Make a sentence: She / if / asked / free. / I / was
27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / said / She / she / mangoes. / liked
29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She can swim.
33. 33.Make a sentence: work. / his / Aman / he / said / that / finished / had
34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
36. 36.Make a sentence: doctor / said / The / rest. / should / I / that
37. 37.Make a sentence: if / free. / She / asked / was / I
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He said that he was tired.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / had / asked / left. / He / bus / whether

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