Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 418 · 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: me / mother / asked / where / going. / My / I / was
2. 2.Make a sentence: mother / asked / was / me / My / where / going. / I
3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
7. 7.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Are they playing cricket?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
12. 12.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
13. 13.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
14. 14.Make a sentence: rest. / that / The / I / said / should / doctor
15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
16. 16.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
18. 18.Make a sentence: was / me / closed. / Ravi / the / shop / that / told
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
21. 21.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
23. 23.Make a sentence: would / that / me. / call / Neha / said / she
24. 24.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
25. 25.Make a sentence: song. / do / I / not / this / like
26. 26.Make a sentence: not / like / this / I / song. / do
27. 27.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
29. 29.Make a sentence: like / song? / Do / you / this
30. 30.Make a sentence: that / rest. / The / I / said / doctor / should
31. 31."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
33. 33.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
35. 35.Make a sentence: told / that / shop / the / closed. / Ravi / was / me
36. 36.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
37. 37.Make a sentence: going. / asked / My / mother / where / was / me / I
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
39. 39.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
40. 40.Make a sentence: left. / asked / had / whether / He / the / bus

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