Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 693 · 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: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
5. 5.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
7. 7.Make a sentence: if / She / was / I / asked / free.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
9. 9.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
12. 12.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
17. 17.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
19. 19.Make a sentence: shop / me / the / that / told / closed. / was / Ravi
20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
22. 22.Make a sentence: that / work. / said / had / finished / his / Aman / he
23. 23.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
26. 26.Make a sentence: said / he / that / tired. / He / was
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
28. 28.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
29. 29.Make a sentence: I / doctor / rest. / that / should / said / The
30. 30.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
31. 31.Make a sentence: would / said / Neha / me. / call / that / she
32. 32.Make a sentence: should / The / that / said / rest. / doctor / I
33. 33.Make a sentence: where / I / My / was / me / mother / asked / going.
34. 34.Make a sentence: not / asked / to / late. / be / He / me
35. 35.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
36. 36.Make a sentence: this / like / song? / you / Do
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / if / She / free. / was / asked
38. 38.Make a sentence: was / that / Ravi / closed. / told / the / shop / me
39. 39.Make a sentence: said / finished / his / Aman / that / had / work. / he
40. 40.Make a sentence: going. / My / asked / was / me / mother / where / I

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