Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 777 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
2. 2.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
6. 6.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
8. 8.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
11. 11.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
12. 12.Make a sentence: The / sit / told / down. / teacher / to / us
13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
14. 14.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / like
15. 15.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / was / He / he
16. 16.Make a sentence: that / she / Neha / me. / call / would / said
17. 17.Make a sentence: not / I / like / do / song. / this
18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
20. 20.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
23. 23.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / said / liked / She / that
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
25. 25."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I like this song.
28. 28.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
30. 30.Make a sentence: down. / told / to / us / The / teacher / sit
31. 31.Make a sentence: not / asked / late. / be / to / me / He
32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
34. 34.Make a sentence: not / be / me / asked / He / to / late.
35. 35.Make a sentence: liked / she / said / that / mangoes. / She
36. 36.Make a sentence: whether / the / asked / He / had / bus / left.
37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
39. 39.Make a sentence: that / The / rest. / I / doctor / should / said
40. 40.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।

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