Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 805 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
4. 4.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
6. 6.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Are they playing cricket?
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
15. 15.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
18. 18.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
20. 20.Make a sentence: asked / He / be / me / late. / to / not
21. 21.Make a sentence: He / was / tired. / that / he / said
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
23. 23.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
24. 24.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
25. 25.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I like this song.
26. 26.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
28. 28.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
29. 29.Make a sentence: me / closed. / shop / was / the / told / Ravi / that
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
32. 32.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
34. 34.Make a sentence: like / Do / song? / this / you
35. 35.Make a sentence: Aman / his / work. / he / that / finished / said / had
36. 36."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
37. 37.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
38. 38.Make a sentence: said / He / that / tired. / was / he
39. 39.Make a sentence: going. / me / I / mother / where / was / My / asked
40. 40.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

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