Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 42 · 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) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
4. 4.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
6. 6.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
7. 7.Make a sentence: should / doctor / The / that / I / rest. / said
8. 8.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
12. 12.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
17. 17.Make a sentence: told / shop / the / was / that / closed. / Ravi / me
18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
19. 19.Make a sentence: asked / I / She / free. / if / was
20. 20.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
22. 22.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
25. 25.Make a sentence: was / I / free. / if / asked / She
26. 26.Make a sentence: like / you / Do / this / song?
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / bus / He / left. / had / asked / whether
28. 28.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
33. 33.Make a sentence: this / like / not / do / I / song.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Do you like this song? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
35. 35.Make a sentence: teacher / told / to / us / down. / sit / The
36. 36.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
40. 40.Make a sentence: not / this / song. / I / do / like

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