Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 865 · 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 / that / she / mangoes. / She / liked
2. 2.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
4. 4.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
14. 14.Make a sentence: she / said / mangoes. / liked / She / that
15. 15.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / this / Do
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / be / He / not / late. / asked / me
18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
20. 20.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
23. 23.Make a sentence: this / do / song. / I / not / like
24. 24.Make a sentence: the / had / bus / whether / asked / He / left.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
26. 26.Make a sentence: us / The / to / sit / down. / teacher / told
27. 27.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
31. 31.Make a sentence: had / finished / that / Aman / he / his / work. / said
32. 32.Make a sentence: me / late. / be / not / to / asked / He
33. 33.Make a sentence: like / you / Do / this / song?
34. 34.Make a sentence: call / Neha / that / she / would / me. / said
35. 35.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / this / song?
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
37. 37.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
39. 39.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.

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