Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 453 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
3. 3.Make a sentence: us / told / teacher / The / to / down. / sit
4. 4.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
10. 10.Make a sentence: going. / asked / me / was / I / mother / My / where
11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
13. 13.Make a sentence: she / me. / that / call / said / Neha / would
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
16. 16.Make a sentence: that / said / his / had / work. / Aman / he / finished
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
18. 18.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
22. 22.Make a sentence: was / that / tired. / said / he / He
23. 23.Make a sentence: be / me / asked / to / not / He / late.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
25. 25.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
28. 28.Make a sentence: to / He / late. / be / not / me / asked
29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: song. / like / do / this / not / I
31. 31.Make a sentence: us / sit / teacher / to / told / down. / The
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
33. 33.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
35. 35.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: left. / had / asked / the / bus / whether / He
37. 37.Make a sentence: asked / whether / bus / had / left. / He / the
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked me not to be late.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
40. 40.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't

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