Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 787 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
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) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
5. 5.Make a sentence: should / rest. / doctor / that / I / The / said
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
8. 8.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I do not like this song.
9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
12. 12.Make a sentence: said / was / tired. / he / He / that
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
15. 15.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) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / She / I / if / free. / was
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
19. 19.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Can she swim?
21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
23. 23.Make a sentence: bus / left. / had / He / asked / whether / the
24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
25. 25.Make a sentence: Ravi / told / closed. / the / shop / me / that / was
26. 26.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
28. 28.Make a sentence: sit / told / us / teacher / to / down. / The
29. 29.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / me / mother / I / going. / My / where / was
31. 31.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
32. 32.Make a sentence: she / said / that / would / Neha / call / me.
33. 33.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She can swim.
37. 37.Make a sentence: Do / like / this / you / song?
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / asked / whether / He / bus / had / left.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
40. 40.Make a sentence: be / late. / not / He / me / to / asked

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