Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 574 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
4. 4.Make a sentence: said / liked / that / she / mangoes. / She
5. 5.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
9. 9.Make a sentence: liked / She / that / mangoes. / she / said
10. 10.Make a sentence: She / if / I / was / free. / asked
11. 11.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
13. 13.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
17. 17.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
21. 21.Make a sentence: that / he / said / He / tired. / was
22. 22.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
24. 24.Make a sentence: song? / this / like / you / Do
25. 25.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
26. 26.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
27. 27.Make a sentence: asked / My / I / was / where / going. / me / mother
28. 28.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
30. 30.Make a sentence: I / was / if / free. / asked / She
31. 31.Make a sentence: that / should / doctor / rest. / I / said / The
32. 32.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: work. / said / finished / had / Aman / his / he / that
34. 34.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
36. 36."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
37. 37.Make a sentence: me / where / going. / was / asked / My / I / mother
38. 38.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
39. 39.Make a sentence: said / liked / She / she / mangoes. / that
40. 40.Make a sentence: was / where / going. / me / My / asked / mother / I

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