Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 726 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
2. 2.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
3. 3.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
5. 5.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
9. 9.Make a sentence: said / that / would / Neha / she / me. / call
10. 10.Make a sentence: going. / me / I / where / My / asked / was / mother
11. 11.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
13. 13.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
14. 14.Make a sentence: asked / the / left. / He / had / whether / bus
15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
16. 16.Make a sentence: like / not / I / this / song. / do
17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
21. 21.Make a sentence: that / I / doctor / rest. / should / The / said
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
25. 25.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
27. 27.Make a sentence: mother / where / My / asked / was / me / going. / I
28. 28.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) They are playing cricket.
30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: he / was / He / that / said / tired.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
34. 34.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
35. 35.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
36. 36.Make a sentence: said / rest. / doctor / The / that / should / I
37. 37.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
39. 39.Make a sentence: teacher / told / to / down. / us / The / sit
40. 40.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She

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