Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 497 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
2. 2.Make a sentence: asked / free. / if / was / She / I
3. 3.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
4. 4.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
7. 7.Make a sentence: asked / free. / if / I / She / was
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
12. 12.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
14. 14.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
15. 15.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
20. 20.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
22. 22.Make a sentence: shop / me / closed. / told / was / the / that / Ravi
23. 23.Make a sentence: me / be / He / not / late. / to / asked
24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
28. 28.Make a sentence: me / asked / late. / not / He / to / be
29. 29.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
30. 30.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।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
35. 35.Make a sentence: that / said / The / I / rest. / should / doctor
36. 36.Make a sentence: this / like / do / I / song. / not
37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
38. 38.Make a sentence: me / be / not / to / He / asked / late.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
40. 40.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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