Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 536 · 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: had / he / that / work. / finished / his / Aman / said
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
5. 5.Make a sentence: me. / would / call / that / Neha / she / said
6. 6.Make a sentence: that / Neha / she / call / would / me. / said
7. 7.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
8. 8.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
14. 14.Make a sentence: had / work. / finished / said / he / that / his / Aman
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
17. 17.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked me not to be late.
19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
21. 21.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / this / I / do
22. 22.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
23. 23.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
24. 24.Make a sentence: this / do / I / like / song. / not
25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
26. 26.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
27. 27.Make a sentence: was / asked / My / mother / me / going. / I / where
28. 28.Make a sentence: rest. / I / should / that / The / said / doctor
29. 29.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
30. 30.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
32. 32.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
33. 33.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
35. 35.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
36. 36.Make a sentence: that / said / The / I / should / doctor / rest.
37. 37.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / call / me. / said / Neha / she / would
39. 39.Make a sentence: liked / She / said / she / mangoes. / that
40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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