Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 425 · 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 “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
5. 5.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
11. 11.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
13. 13.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
15. 15.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
19. 19.Make a sentence: said / that / me. / Neha / she / call / would
20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
21. 21.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
22. 22.Make a sentence: said / he / finished / that / had / work. / Aman / his
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
25. 25.Make a sentence: are / They / playing / cricket.
26. 26.Make a sentence: I / this / not / like / do / song.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
28. 28.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
32. 32.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
33. 33.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
34. 34.Make a sentence: should / said / rest. / The / that / doctor / I
35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
36. 36.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
37. 37.Make a sentence: Aman / his / work. / said / had / that / he / finished
38. 38.Make a sentence: bus / the / asked / He / whether / left. / had
39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
40. 40.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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