Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 745 · 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 “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.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) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
6. 6.Make a sentence: teacher / The / told / to / us / sit / down.
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
10. 10.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
11. 11.Make a sentence: me / that / closed. / was / shop / Ravi / told / the
12. 12.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
13. 13.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
15. 15.Make a sentence: Neha / call / me. / she / that / would / said
16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
20. 20.Make a sentence: asked / He / me / to / late. / be / not
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
23. 23.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
24. 24.Make a sentence: that / me. / would / Neha / she / said / call
25. 25.Make a sentence: bus / whether / had / He / left. / asked / the
26. 26.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / liked / that / said / She
27. 27.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
28. 28.Make a sentence: she / would / me. / said / that / Neha / call
29. 29.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
30. 30.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
31. 31.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: me / shop / that / the / Ravi / was / told / closed.
34. 34.Make a sentence: said / call / Neha / that / me. / she / would
35. 35.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
36. 36.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
37. 37.Make a sentence: rest. / I / said / The / doctor / that / should
38. 38.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
39. 39.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
40. 40.Make a sentence: his / said / had / finished / work. / he / that / Aman

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