Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 512 · 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: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
2. 2.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
6. 6.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
10. 10.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
11. 11.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.Make a sentence: said / that / call / would / me. / Neha / she
15. 15.Make a sentence: closed. / me / Ravi / the / told / was / shop / that
16. 16.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
18. 18.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
19. 19.Make a sentence: said / he / was / that / He / tired.
20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / shop / told / was / me / closed. / the / Ravi
26. 26.Make a sentence: asked / I / My / where / was / me / mother / going.
27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
28. 28.Make a sentence: mother / going. / asked / me / was / where / I / My
29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
35. 35.Make a sentence: that / liked / said / mangoes. / She / she
36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / was / I / She / free. / if
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.
39. 39.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / like / song?
40. 40.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

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