Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 499 · 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.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
4. 4.Make a sentence: she / that / Neha / call / would / me. / said
5. 5.Make a sentence: asked / where / going. / was / I / My / me / mother
6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
7. 7.Make a sentence: should / doctor / The / rest. / I / said / that
8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
9. 9.Make a sentence: to / The / sit / teacher / down. / told / us
10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (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.
17. 17.Make a sentence: us / told / teacher / down. / sit / to / The
18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
20. 20.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
21. 21.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 पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
22. 22.Make a sentence: that / said / was / He / tired. / he
23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
29. 29.Make a sentence: Ravi / that / closed. / was / shop / me / the / told
30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
32. 32.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / she / that / She / said
33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
35. 35.Make a sentence: if / free. / I / asked / She / was
36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
38. 38.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
39. 39."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / whether / the / He / had / bus / left.

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