Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 54 · 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: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
2. 2.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / down. / sit / us / The / teacher / told
8. 8.Make a sentence: had / He / bus / left. / the / whether / asked
9. 9.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
13. 13.Make a sentence: was / asked / mother / where / My / me / going. / I
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
15. 15.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
17. 17.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
18. 18.Make a sentence: I / She / asked / was / if / free.
19. 19.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
20. 20.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
22. 22.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
23. 23.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Make a sentence: down. / The / sit / teacher / us / to / told
27. 27.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
28. 28.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
29. 29.Make a sentence: she / She / liked / that / mangoes. / said
30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
31. 31.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
32. 32.Make a sentence: left. / whether / the / He / bus / had / asked
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
37. 37.Make a sentence: where / going. / I / was / me / My / mother / asked
38. 38.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
39. 39.Make a sentence: he / had / Aman / said / work. / finished / that / his
40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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