Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 588 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: that / Ravi / shop / closed. / me / was / told / the
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
6. 6.Make a sentence: Do / song? / like / you / this
7. 7.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) She cannot swim.
8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
14. 14.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
16. 16.Make a sentence: liked / said / she / She / that / mangoes.
17. 17.Make a sentence: his / finished / Aman / that / said / he / work. / had
18. 18.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
21. 21.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
22. 22.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
23. 23.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
25. 25.Make a sentence: us / sit / The / told / teacher / to / down.
26. 26.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
28. 28.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
29. 29.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
30. 30.Make a sentence: The / should / that / doctor / I / said / rest.
31. 31.Make a sentence: was / free. / She / I / asked / if
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
33. 33.Make a sentence: the / bus / left. / had / He / asked / whether
34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
37. 37.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
38. 38.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
39. 39.Make a sentence: she / call / Neha / would / that / me. / said
40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।

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