Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 79 · 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.Make a sentence: if / was / asked / I / She / free.
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
10. 10.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
12. 12.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
13. 13.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
14. 14.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I do not like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
21. 21.Make a sentence: call / that / Neha / would / said / she / me.
22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
23. 23.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
24. 24.Make a sentence: said / she / that / liked / She / mangoes.
25. 25.Make a sentence: said / that / he / Aman / finished / his / had / work.
26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
28. 28.Make a sentence: us / The / teacher / sit / to / told / down.
29. 29.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
30. 30."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
31. 31.Make a sentence: I / should / said / The / rest. / doctor / that
32. 32.Make a sentence: free. / asked / if / I / was / She
33. 33.Make a sentence: said / he / tired. / that / He / was
34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
36. 36.Make a sentence: that / was / told / the / me / Ravi / closed. / shop
37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / He / was / tired. / he / said
39. 39.Make a sentence: us / The / teacher / to / down. / told / sit
40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She

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