Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 444 · 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) liking (c) liked
2. 2.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
4. 4.Make a sentence: asked / the / whether / He / had / left. / bus
5. 5.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
6. 6.Make a sentence: you / song? / Do / like / this
7. 7.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 मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
10. 10.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
15. 15.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: that / call / Neha / she / would / said / me.
17. 17.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / liked / She / that / she
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
19. 19.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
23. 23.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / song? / you
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / said / She / she / liked
26. 26.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
27. 27.Make a sentence: was / He / tired. / he / that / said
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
31. 31.Make a sentence: asked / bus / He / the / whether / had / left.
32. 32.Make a sentence: going. / was / me / My / where / mother / I / asked
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
34. 34.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
35. 35.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
36. 36.Make a sentence: me / was / told / that / Ravi / closed. / the / shop
37. 37.Make a sentence: call / she / Neha / would / that / me. / said
38. 38.Make a sentence: be / He / late. / asked / me / to / not
39. 39.Make a sentence: said / she / liked / She / that / mangoes.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I like this song.

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