Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 513 · 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: asked / left. / bus / the / had / He / whether
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
6. 6.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
7. 7.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
8. 8.Make a sentence: that / finished / had / his / work. / Aman / he / said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
12. 12.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.
13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
14. 14.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
16. 16.Make a sentence: said / that / he / was / He / tired.
17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” 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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
21. 21.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
22. 22.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
23. 23.Make a sentence: he / said / tired. / that / was / He
24. 24.Make a sentence: tired. / he / that / He / was / said
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
26. 26.Make a sentence: free. / I / asked / She / if / was
27. 27.Make a sentence: do / song. / not / this / like / I
28. 28.Make a sentence: work. / he / had / that / finished / said / Aman / his
29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
31. 31."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
32. 32.Make a sentence: teacher / us / down. / The / sit / to / told
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
36. 36.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
37. 37.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
38. 38.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
39. 39.Make a sentence: where / was / asked / I / mother / going. / me / My
40. 40.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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