Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 73 · 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: swim? / she / Can
2. 2.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
14. 14.Make a sentence: me / asked / to / not / late. / He / be
15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
17. 17.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
18. 18.Make a sentence: call / said / me. / that / would / she / Neha
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
20. 20.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
21. 21.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / They / cricket. / are
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
31. 31.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
33. 33.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
34. 34.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
36. 36.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
37. 37.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
39. 39.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / whether / left. / had / bus / the / He

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