Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 518 · 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: that / closed. / was / Ravi / the / told / shop / me
2. 2.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
3. 3.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
6. 6.Make a sentence: He / had / left. / whether / asked / bus / the
7. 7.Make a sentence: us / told / sit / teacher / to / down. / The
8. 8.Make a sentence: that / he / was / He / tired. / said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
11. 11.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
16. 16.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
18. 18.Make a sentence: he / was / said / tired. / that / He
19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
20. 20.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
27. 27.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / she / that / She / said
28. 28.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
29. 29.Make a sentence: song. / I / not / this / like / do
30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: The / that / doctor / should / I / rest. / said
32. 32.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
33. 33.Make a sentence: Do / this / you / song? / like
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
36. 36.Make a sentence: his / work. / had / he / said / Aman / that / finished
37. 37.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
38. 38.Make a sentence: I / me / going. / where / My / asked / mother / was
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
40. 40.Make a sentence: liked / She / she / said / mangoes. / that

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