Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 857 · 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) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
3. 3.Make a sentence: where / I / going. / mother / asked / My / was / me
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
6. 6.Make a sentence: She / she / that / liked / said / mangoes.
7. 7.Make a sentence: do / this / song. / like / not / I
8. 8.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
20. 20.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
23. 23.Make a sentence: you / like / this / Do / song?
24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
25. 25.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
26. 26.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 asked if I was free. (c) Do you like this song?
27. 27.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
29. 29.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / Do / like
30. 30.Make a sentence: was / that / shop / the / me / told / closed. / Ravi
31. 31.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
32. 32.Make a sentence: that / he / work. / his / finished / said / had / Aman
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / liked / mangoes. / she / said / She
34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
35. 35.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
36. 36.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
37. 37.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / she / liked / mangoes. / She / said
39. 39.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
40. 40.Make a sentence: was / tired. / that / He / said / he

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