Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 720 · 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.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
4. 4.Make a sentence: asked / was / I / free. / She / if
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
13. 13.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
14. 14.Make a sentence: she / that / would / me. / said / call / Neha
15. 15.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) Are they playing cricket?
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / She / said / she / liked
19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / was / She / free. / if / asked
21. 21.Make a sentence: do / I / like / song. / not / this
22. 22.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
24. 24.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
25. 25.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
26. 26.Make a sentence: sit / told / down. / to / us / teacher / The
27. 27.Make a sentence: me / to / He / late. / not / asked / be
28. 28.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
30. 30.Make a sentence: was / me / shop / closed. / told / that / the / Ravi
31. 31.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) वह तैर सकती है।
32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
33. 33.Make a sentence: said / tired. / was / that / he / He
34. 34.Make a sentence: I / where / going. / asked / mother / me / was / My
35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
38. 38.Make a sentence: was / if / She / asked / free. / I
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) They are playing cricket.

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