Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 804 · 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.Make a sentence: closed. / me / was / told / shop / Ravi / that / the
3. 3.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Do you like this song?
7. 7.Make a sentence: Neha / call / she / would / said / that / me.
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
10. 10.Make a sentence: he / He / that / was / tired. / said
11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
12. 12.Make a sentence: said / that / The / should / rest. / I / doctor
13. 13.Make a sentence: said / that / was / he / tired. / He
14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
16. 16.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / said / liked / She / she
18. 18.Make a sentence: had / whether / asked / the / left. / He / bus
19. 19.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) वह तैर सकती है।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
24. 24.Make a sentence: not / do / like / I / song. / this
25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
27. 27.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
31. 31.Make a sentence: had / bus / He / left. / asked / the / whether
32. 32.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Make a sentence: liked / that / mangoes. / said / she / She
35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
36. 36.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
38. 38.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
39. 39.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
40. 40.Make a sentence: sit / down. / told / teacher / us / to / The

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