Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 556 · 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 “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
2. 2.Make a sentence: not / late. / be / me / to / asked / He
3. 3.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
5. 5.Make a sentence: mother / asked / I / was / where / me / going. / My
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
9. 9.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
13. 13.Make a sentence: was / asked / if / She / I / free.
14. 14.Make a sentence: she / that / liked / She / mangoes. / said
15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
17. 17.Make a sentence: closed. / that / Ravi / shop / told / was / me / the
18. 18.Make a sentence: you / this / like / Do / song?
19. 19.Make a sentence: Aman / work. / finished / said / had / he / his / that
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / asked / My / mother / going. / where / me / was
21. 21.Make a sentence: late. / asked / be / He / to / me / not
22. 22.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) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
27. 27.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
32. 32.Make a sentence: whether / had / bus / asked / left. / He / the
33. 33.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
35. 35.Make a sentence: was / He / that / said / tired. / he
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
37. 37.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
38. 38.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
39. 39.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
40. 40.Make a sentence: you / like / song? / Do / this

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