Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 514 · 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 पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
2. 2.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
3. 3.Make a sentence: to / us / The / down. / sit / teacher / told
4. 4.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
7. 7.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
8. 8.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
10. 10.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
11. 11.Make a sentence: had / bus / asked / the / whether / He / left.
12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
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) She asked if I was free.
16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
21. 21.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / not / I / do
22. 22.Make a sentence: that / had / he / work. / Aman / finished / his / said
23. 23.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
24. 24.Make a sentence: said / tired. / was / that / He / he
25. 25.Make a sentence: asked / I / where / My / was / me / going. / mother
26. 26.Make a sentence: asked / me / to / late. / He / not / be
27. 27.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / he / said / He / was / tired.
29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / Do / this
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
32. 32.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / I / doctor / rest. / should / The / said
34. 34.Make a sentence: he / that / his / work. / said / Aman / had / finished
35. 35.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
36. 36.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
39. 39.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

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