Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 687 · 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: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
5. 5.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” 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) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
8. 8.Make a sentence: the / had / left. / whether / asked / He / bus
9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
12. 12.Make a sentence: sit / The / teacher / told / down. / us / to
13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
14. 14.Make a sentence: whether / bus / the / asked / He / left. / had
15. 15.Make a sentence: call / Neha / would / that / she / said / me.
16. 16.Make a sentence: sit / us / teacher / to / down. / The / told
17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
18. 18.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
21. 21.Make a sentence: was / asked / I / free. / if / She
22. 22.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
23. 23.Make a sentence: that / would / she / said / call / me. / Neha
24. 24.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / that / was / the / told / me / Ravi
25. 25.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
26. 26.Make a sentence: rest. / I / The / that / should / said / doctor
27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.Make a sentence: said / call / would / Neha / she / me. / that
31. 31.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
32. 32.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
33. 33.Make a sentence: She / liked / said / mangoes. / that / she
34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / whether / He / left. / bus / had / asked
38. 38.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
39. 39.Make a sentence: rest. / said / doctor / that / The / should / I
40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

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