Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 66 · 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.Make a sentence: The / down. / us / to / told / teacher / sit
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
3. 3.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
7. 7.Make a sentence: told / sit / The / us / down. / teacher / to
8. 8.Make a sentence: like / song? / Do / this / you
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
12. 12.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
13. 13.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
16. 16.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.
17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.Make a sentence: doctor / The / that / said / should / rest. / I
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
21. 21.Make a sentence: said / call / Neha / me. / she / would / that
22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
24. 24.Make a sentence: that / me. / she / said / call / would / Neha
25. 25.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
26. 26.Make a sentence: Ravi / told / me / was / the / shop / closed. / that
27. 27.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
28. 28.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
30. 30.Make a sentence: bus / left. / had / He / whether / asked / the
31. 31.Make a sentence: not / He / me / to / asked / be / late.
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
33. 33."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
35. 35.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
36. 36.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / said / liked / She / she
37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
38. 38.Make a sentence: be / not / late. / to / asked / He / me
39. 39.Make a sentence: me / late. / be / not / asked / to / He
40. 40.Make a sentence: do / song. / not / this / I / like

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