Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 608 · 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) be (b) being (c) to be
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
5. 5.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
7. 7.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / you / like
8. 8.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
9. 9.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: liked / said / she / She / that / mangoes.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
13. 13.Make a sentence: I / me / was / mother / My / asked / going. / where
14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
19. 19.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Are they playing cricket?
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
23. 23.Make a sentence: me. / would / said / she / call / Neha / that
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
25. 25.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: she / She / said / mangoes. / that / liked
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.
28. 28.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
29. 29.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
31. 31.Make a sentence: I / rest. / said / The / doctor / should / that
32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
33. 33."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
37. 37.Make a sentence: whether / left. / had / bus / asked / He / the
38. 38.Make a sentence: down. / The / to / sit / teacher / us / told
39. 39.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
40. 40.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do

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