Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 636 · 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: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: left. / He / the / bus / had / whether / asked
5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
14. 14.Make a sentence: tired. / said / that / was / He / he
15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
16. 16.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.
20. 20.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) Aman said that he had finished his work.
21. 21.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
22. 22.Make a sentence: told / teacher / to / The / down. / us / sit
23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
24. 24.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
28. 28.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / you / song?
29. 29.Make a sentence: me / closed. / shop / told / the / Ravi / was / that
30. 30.Make a sentence: rest. / I / that / said / should / doctor / The
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
33. 33.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
34. 34.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
35. 35.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
36. 36.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
37. 37.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / tired. / He / said / was / he
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
40. 40.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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