Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 538 · 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 मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked me not to be late.
2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
4. 4.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
7. 7.Make a sentence: his / finished / that / said / work. / Aman / had / he
8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
10. 10.Make a sentence: The / us / down. / sit / teacher / to / told
11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
12. 12.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
13. 13.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
14. 14.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
15. 15.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
17. 17.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
19. 19.Make a sentence: would / call / Neha / me. / that / said / she
20. 20.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
21. 21.Make a sentence: My / mother / where / asked / I / me / was / going.
22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
24. 24.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) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
25. 25.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
28. 28.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
31. 31.Make a sentence: asked / going. / was / where / My / me / I / mother
32. 32."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
35. 35.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
38. 38.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / liked / that / she / said
39. 39.Make a sentence: call / said / me. / would / she / Neha / that
40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

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