Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 422 · 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.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
4. 4.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
5. 5.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
8. 8.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
11. 11.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
12. 12.Make a sentence: to / told / The / sit / teacher / down. / us
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
14. 14.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
15. 15.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
16. 16.Make a sentence: He / be / me / asked / not / late. / to
17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
19. 19.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
20. 20.Make a sentence: his / said / he / had / Aman / that / work. / finished
21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She can swim.
24. 24.Make a sentence: She / was / free. / if / asked / I
25. 25.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
26. 26.Make a sentence: He / bus / had / left. / whether / asked / the
27. 27.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
32. 32.Make a sentence: work. / his / said / Aman / he / that / had / finished
33. 33.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
36. 36.Make a sentence: if / was / asked / She / I / free.
37. 37.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / I / if / She
38. 38.Make a sentence: rest. / that / I / The / should / said / doctor
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: do / like / not / this / I / song.

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