Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 649 · 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 कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
3. 3.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
7. 7.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
8. 8.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
17. 17.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
18. 18.Make a sentence: told / me / was / closed. / that / Ravi / the / shop
19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
20. 20.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
27. 27.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
28. 28.Make a sentence: whether / asked / had / He / left. / bus / the
29. 29.Make a sentence: if / was / free. / I / asked / She
30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
31. 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
32. 32.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / song? / you
33. 33.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) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
35. 35.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
37. 37.Make a sentence: like / you / song? / Do / this
38. 38.Make a sentence: said / rest. / that / I / The / should / doctor
39. 39.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
40. 40.Make a sentence: liked / said / that / mangoes. / she / She

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