Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 460 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
3. 3.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
4. 4.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
9. 9.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
10. 10.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: closed. / the / me / told / Ravi / that / was / shop
12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
17. 17.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
19. 19.Make a sentence: I / asked / was / mother / me / where / going. / My
20. 20.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Do you like this song?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
23. 23.Make a sentence: that / said / was / he / He / tired.
24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
25. 25.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
26. 26.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She asked if I was free.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
29. 29.Make a sentence: would / said / she / call / Neha / that / me.
30. 30.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / He / he / was
31. 31.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
33. 33.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
34. 34.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / you / this
35. 35.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / she / said / liked / that
36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
38. 38.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
39. 39.Make a sentence: was / I / My / going. / where / asked / me / mother
40. 40.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।

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