Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 734 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
6. 6.Make a sentence: sit / told / to / us / The / teacher / down.
7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
8. 8.Make a sentence: had / he / that / Aman / finished / work. / said / his
9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
10. 10.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / He / the / whether / bus / had / left.
12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
13. 13.Make a sentence: that / said / he / was / He / tired.
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
16. 16.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
17. 17.Make a sentence: He / asked / me / to / be / not / late.
18. 18.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
21. 21.Make a sentence: He / asked / to / not / late. / me / be
22. 22.Make a sentence: was / me / that / Ravi / told / shop / the / closed.
23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
26. 26.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
27. 27.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / not / me / to / be / late. / He
29. 29.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
31. 31.Make a sentence: was / said / tired. / He / he / that
32. 32.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / said / would / call / me. / that / Neha
34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
35. 35.Make a sentence: liked / said / mangoes. / she / that / She
36. 36.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) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
37. 37.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
38. 38.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
39. 39.Make a sentence: finished / his / Aman / that / had / he / work. / said
40. 40.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be

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