Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 59 · 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.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Do you like this song?
2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
8. 8.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
10. 10.Make a sentence: song? / this / you / like / Do
11. 11.Make a sentence: told / to / sit / down. / teacher / us / The
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
13. 13.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
14. 14.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
19. 19.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
22. 22.Make a sentence: I / doctor / The / said / that / should / rest.
23. 23.Make a sentence: like / not / song. / do / I / this
24. 24.Make a sentence: call / that / Neha / she / me. / would / said
25. 25.Make a sentence: was / going. / asked / My / me / mother / where / I
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Make a sentence: his / had / said / finished / he / work. / that / Aman
32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
33. 33.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
34. 34.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / She / liked / that / she
35. 35.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
36. 36.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
37. 37.Make a sentence: liked / She / she / that / said / mangoes.
38. 38.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
39. 39.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She

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