Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 534 · 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: finished / work. / that / had / he / said / his / Aman
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
4. 4.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / The / sit / us / down. / told / teacher
8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
9. 9.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
10. 10.Make a sentence: sit / teacher / down. / The / told / us / to
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
12. 12.Make a sentence: was / going. / I / My / where / mother / asked / me
13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
14. 14.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
17. 17.Make a sentence: his / work. / finished / had / said / he / that / Aman
18. 18.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
19. 19.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।
20. 20.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
21. 21.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
22. 22.Make a sentence: call / said / that / me. / Neha / she / would
23. 23.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
24. 24.Make a sentence: closed. / that / Ravi / me / was / shop / the / told
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I like this song.
26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
27. 27.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
28. 28.Make a sentence: shop / was / told / me / the / Ravi / that / closed.
29. 29.Make a sentence: to / The / sit / teacher / us / told / down.
30. 30.Make a sentence: late. / He / me / not / to / be / asked
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
34. 34.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
35. 35.Make a sentence: would / call / she / Neha / me. / that / said
36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / was / going. / asked / me / My / where / mother
38. 38.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
39. 39.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
40. 40.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

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