Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 441 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.
4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
7. 7.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Do you like this song?
11. 11.Make a sentence: like / do / this / not / song. / I
12. 12.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
13. 13.Make a sentence: bus / left. / the / He / whether / asked / had
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
17. 17.Make a sentence: that / work. / had / his / he / finished / Aman / said
18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
20. 20.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
21. 21.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / are / playing
22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
23. 23.Make a sentence: that / work. / said / his / Aman / had / finished / he
24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
25. 25.Make a sentence: closed. / told / shop / Ravi / the / me / was / that
26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
28. 28.Make a sentence: she / liked / mangoes. / that / She / said
29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.Make a sentence: like / not / do / song. / this / I
31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
34. 34.Make a sentence: had / asked / left. / He / the / bus / whether
35. 35.Make a sentence: He / left. / bus / whether / asked / the / had
36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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