Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 553 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
4. 4.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
11. 11.Make a sentence: would / call / she / Neha / that / me. / said
12. 12.Make a sentence: asked / free. / was / if / She / I
13. 13.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
14. 14.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
15. 15.Make a sentence: asked / He / left. / bus / whether / had / the
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She can swim.
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She can swim.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
24. 24.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
25. 25.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song. / not / do
26. 26.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I like this song.
28. 28.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
30. 30.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
31. 31.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / do / not / I
32. 32.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
38. 38.Make a sentence: said / that / I / should / rest. / The / doctor
39. 39.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
40. 40.Make a sentence: me / was / closed. / shop / told / the / that / Ravi

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