Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 807 · 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.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
5. 5.Make a sentence: I / this / like / song. / not / do
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
8. 8.Make a sentence: He / tired. / he / said / that / was
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
10. 10.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
16. 16.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
17. 17.Make a sentence: that / he / work. / said / had / finished / Aman / his
18. 18.Make a sentence: was / the / shop / told / Ravi / closed. / me / that
19. 19.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / liked / said / that / she
20. 20.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
21. 21.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
22. 22.Make a sentence: he / his / had / work. / that / said / Aman / finished
23. 23.Make a sentence: shop / was / me / the / Ravi / told / that / closed.
24. 24.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
28. 28.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
31. 31.Make a sentence: told / that / shop / closed. / was / me / Ravi / the
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
34. 34.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
37. 37.Make a sentence: he / that / work. / his / finished / had / said / Aman
38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
39. 39.Make a sentence: The / teacher / sit / us / down. / to / told
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.

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