Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 450 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
2. 2.Make a sentence: rest. / should / I / The / said / that / doctor
3. 3.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
4. 4.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
7. 7.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
8. 8.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
14. 14.Make a sentence: me / late. / asked / He / not / be / to
15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
16. 16.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
17. 17.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) She cannot swim.
18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
20. 20.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
21. 21.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
23. 23.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
25. 25.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
26. 26.Make a sentence: that / closed. / Ravi / told / was / shop / the / me
27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Can she swim?
29. 29.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / this / song?
30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
31. 31.Make a sentence: me / late. / asked / to / be / not / He
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Are they playing cricket?
34. 34.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
35. 35.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / asked / bus / left. / He / whether / had
39. 39.Make a sentence: me / He / to / not / asked / late. / be
40. 40.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be

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