Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 609 · 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) Is (b) Are (c) Do
2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” 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।
3. 3.Make a sentence: I / should / that / said / doctor / rest. / The
4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
7. 7.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
12. 12.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
14. 14.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She can swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
17. 17.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
18. 18.Make a sentence: said / I / rest. / The / that / doctor / should
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
20. 20.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
23. 23.Make a sentence: Neha / said / me. / that / call / she / would
24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
25. 25.Make a sentence: told / Ravi / was / me / that / closed. / shop / the
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
27. 27.Make a sentence: told / us / teacher / down. / The / to / sit
28. 28.Make a sentence: She / if / free. / I / was / asked
29. 29.Make a sentence: to / us / sit / told / down. / The / teacher
30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
31. 31.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) Can she swim?
35. 35.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Are they playing cricket?
37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
38. 38.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / I / She / free.
39. 39.Make a sentence: he / said / had / that / work. / his / Aman / finished
40. 40.Make a sentence: said / she / that / mangoes. / liked / She

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