Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 56 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
2. 2.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
3. 3.Make a sentence: the / that / closed. / was / told / me / shop / Ravi
4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
5. 5.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
6. 6.Make a sentence: said / would / that / call / me. / she / Neha
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
8. 8.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
9. 9.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I
10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
13. 13.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
15. 15.Make a sentence: had / finished / his / he / said / Aman / work. / that
16. 16.Make a sentence: Do / you / song? / this / like
17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
20. 20.Make a sentence: she / that / said / Neha / me. / would / call
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
24. 24.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / doctor / should / I / said / rest. / The
26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
27. 27.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
28. 28.Make a sentence: he / had / finished / his / said / work. / that / Aman
29. 29.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
30. 30.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / song? / you
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked me not to be late.
32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / She / if / free. / was / I
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Are they playing cricket?
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I like this song. (c) I do not like this song.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
38. 38.Make a sentence: had / asked / whether / bus / He / the / left.
39. 39.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
40. 40.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this

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