Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 535 · 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.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
4. 4.Make a sentence: like / not / this / I / song. / do
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
7. 7.Make a sentence: closed. / me / Ravi / told / shop / was / the / that
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.Make a sentence: he / was / tired. / that / He / said
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
14. 14.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
17. 17.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Do you like this song?
19. 19.Make a sentence: rest. / should / doctor / I / The / said / that
20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / was / he / said / He / tired.
26. 26.Make a sentence: said / should / doctor / I / The / that / rest.
27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
29. 29.Make a sentence: said / she / that / call / me. / Neha / would
30. 30.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
31. 31.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
33. 33.Make a sentence: said / liked / she / that / mangoes. / She
34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
35. 35.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
36. 36.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: that / shop / was / closed. / Ravi / the / me / told
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
39. 39.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / where / was / me / My / mother / going. / I

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