Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 874 · 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: whether / had / asked / the / He / left. / bus
2. 2.Make a sentence: The / us / sit / down. / to / told / teacher
3. 3.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / free. / She / I
4. 4.Make a sentence: sit / teacher / to / down. / us / told / The
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
11. 11.Make a sentence: was / the / closed. / told / that / shop / Ravi / me
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
13. 13.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
14. 14.Make a sentence: like / do / I / song. / not / this
15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
17. 17.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
19. 19.Make a sentence: closed. / me / shop / Ravi / the / was / told / that
20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
21. 21.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: tired. / was / he / that / He / said
23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
24. 24.Make a sentence: be / to / late. / asked / He / not / me
25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
31. 31.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
32. 32.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
34. 34.Make a sentence: that / his / said / work. / Aman / had / he / finished
35. 35.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) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
36. 36.Make a sentence: mother / I / me / asked / was / going. / My / where
37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
38. 38.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / he / He / was
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
40. 40.Make a sentence: going. / asked / me / I / was / My / mother / where

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