Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 866 · 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: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
2. 2.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
3. 3.Make a sentence: the / told / was / closed. / shop / me / Ravi / that
4. 4.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
9. 9.Make a sentence: said / I / The / that / rest. / should / doctor
10. 10.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
13. 13.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
18. 18.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
21. 21.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
25. 25.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
27. 27.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
30. 30.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
33. 33.Make a sentence: to / sit / us / The / told / down. / teacher
34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
35. 35.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
36. 36.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
37. 37.Make a sentence: me / My / asked / where / I / was / going. / mother
38. 38.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
39. 39.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / told / closed. / that / shop / the / me
40. 40.Make a sentence: not / to / asked / late. / be / He / me

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