Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 717 · 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: like / you / Do / this / song?
2. 2.Make a sentence: said / finished / work. / that / he / his / had / Aman
3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
8. 8.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
10. 10.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Can she swim?
13. 13.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
14. 14.Make a sentence: going. / mother / me / was / My / where / asked / I
15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / be / me / not / asked / late. / He
18. 18.Make a sentence: tired. / He / that / said / was / he
19. 19.Make a sentence: do / I / like / this / not / song.
20. 20.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: finished / had / that / Aman / work. / he / his / said
22. 22.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
28. 28.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) He asked whether the bus had left.
29. 29.Make a sentence: told / The / to / teacher / sit / down. / us
30. 30.Make a sentence: that / shop / was / closed. / Ravi / me / the / told
31. 31.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
33. 33.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
38. 38.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
40. 40.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't

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