Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 815 · 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 “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
3. 3.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I / do / not
4. 4.Make a sentence: she / would / Neha / call / that / me. / said
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
9. 9.Make a sentence: was / shop / told / Ravi / me / the / that / closed.
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
12. 12.Make a sentence: work. / Aman / his / said / that / had / finished / he
13. 13.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
16. 16.Make a sentence: sit / teacher / told / to / us / The / down.
17. 17.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
18. 18.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) She cannot swim. (c) She can swim.
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
20. 20.Make a sentence: mother / was / going. / asked / My / where / me / I
21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
22. 22.Make a sentence: that / he / tired. / He / said / was
23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
29. 29.Make a sentence: that / I / said / should / rest. / doctor / The
30. 30.Make a sentence: rest. / I / The / that / said / should / doctor
31. 31.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
34. 34.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
36. 36.Make a sentence: whether / the / asked / had / left. / He / bus
37. 37.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) My mother asked me where I was going.
38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
39. 39.Make a sentence: tired. / said / He / was / he / that
40. 40.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

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