Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 801 · 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 “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: asked / to / not / be / He / late. / me
5. 5.Make a sentence: teacher / The / to / us / down. / sit / told
6. 6.Make a sentence: not / be / to / asked / me / late. / He
7. 7.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
11. 11.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
12. 12.Make a sentence: said / would / that / call / me. / Neha / she
13. 13.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
14. 14.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / would / call / that / said / she
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
16. 16.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
19. 19.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
21. 21.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
27. 27.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
28. 28.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) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
29. 29.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
33. 33.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: tired. / He / he / was / said / that
35. 35.Make a sentence: said / liked / that / She / mangoes. / she
36. 36.Make a sentence: was / He / he / said / tired. / that
37. 37.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
38. 38.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
39. 39.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
40. 40."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am

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