Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 695 · 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: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
2. 2.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
3. 3.Make a sentence: My / I / asked / me / where / was / going. / mother
4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
5. 5.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
9. 9.Make a sentence: bus / asked / had / He / whether / the / left.
10. 10.Make a sentence: teacher / The / down. / us / to / told / sit
11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Can she swim?
19. 19.Make a sentence: Do / song? / like / you / this
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
21. 21.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
23. 23.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
24. 24.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She asked if I was free.
26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I do not like this song.
30. 30.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
36. 36.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
37. 37.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
38. 38.Make a sentence: I / free. / was / She / asked / if
39. 39."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
40. 40.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.

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