Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 820 · 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.Make a sentence: said / I / should / that / doctor / rest. / The
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
3. 3.Make a sentence: had / whether / bus / left. / He / the / asked
4. 4.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.Make a sentence: song. / do / I / this / like / not
10. 10.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
11. 11.Make a sentence: said / that / rest. / doctor / I / should / The
12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
13. 13.Make a sentence: He / to / be / me / late. / not / asked
14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
16. 16.Make a sentence: call / she / that / said / me. / Neha / would
17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / going. / My / me / where / was / mother / asked
21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
25. 25.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
26. 26.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
27. 27.Make a sentence: asked / I / was / She / if / free.
28. 28.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
30. 30.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) He asked me not to be late.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
33. 33.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) My mother asked me where I was going.
34. 34.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
36. 36.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
37. 37.Make a sentence: not / song. / this / do / like / I
38. 38.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
39. 39.Make a sentence: that / said / He / tired. / was / he
40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

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