Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 511 · 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.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
3. 3.Make a sentence: said / that / she / mangoes. / She / liked
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
5. 5.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
6. 6.Make a sentence: told / was / the / Ravi / me / shop / closed. / that
7. 7.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9.Make a sentence: told / me / that / was / closed. / the / shop / Ravi
10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
11. 11.Make a sentence: me / My / asked / where / was / mother / going. / I
12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
14. 14.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
15. 15.Make a sentence: had / finished / said / Aman / he / work. / that / his
16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
17. 17.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / this / you
18. 18.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
19. 19.Make a sentence: that / finished / Aman / had / work. / he / said / his
20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
22. 22.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
23. 23.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
27. 27.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / song? / you
28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
29. 29.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
30. 30.Make a sentence: he / He / was / said / tired. / that
31. 31.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
33. 33."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
34. 34.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / liked / she / that / said
35. 35.Make a sentence: she / that / liked / mangoes. / She / said
36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / be / me / late. / to / not / He
37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
38. 38.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
39. 39.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / song? / like
40. 40.Make a sentence: call / she / said / would / me. / that / Neha

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