Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 569 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
2. 2.Make a sentence: would / Neha / she / that / me. / call / said
3. 3.Make a sentence: should / doctor / that / rest. / I / The / said
4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
6. 6.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
7. 7.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
8. 8.Make a sentence: Aman / he / said / his / that / had / work. / finished
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
11. 11.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
16. 16.Make a sentence: this / song? / like / Do / you
17. 17.Make a sentence: The / should / that / doctor / I / rest. / said
18. 18.Make a sentence: The / us / sit / teacher / told / down. / to
19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
20. 20.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
23. 23.Make a sentence: me / closed. / shop / was / that / the / Ravi / told
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
25. 25.Make a sentence: not / do / this / I / like / song.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
28. 28.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
29. 29.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
31. 31.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
33. 33.Make a sentence: free. / I / She / if / was / asked
34. 34.Make a sentence: doctor / said / that / rest. / I / The / should
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She cannot swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
36. 36.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
39. 39.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
40. 40.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they

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