Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 739 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
3. 3.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
7. 7.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
8. 8.Make a sentence: said / The / doctor / I / that / rest. / should
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
10. 10.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
11. 11.Make a sentence: that / she / said / She / liked / mangoes.
12. 12.Make a sentence: that / was / He / he / tired. / said
13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
15. 15.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
16. 16.Make a sentence: this / song? / Do / like / you
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
19. 19.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
20. 20.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
21. 21.Make a sentence: Aman / he / had / said / work. / that / finished / his
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
23. 23.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
26. 26.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
27. 27.Make a sentence: down. / told / The / sit / us / teacher / to
28. 28.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
31. 31.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) They are playing cricket.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
35. 35.Make a sentence: left. / asked / the / He / whether / had / bus
36. 36.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
39. 39.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।

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