Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 875 · 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: she / swim? / Can
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / shop / was / Ravi / closed. / the / told / me
3. 3.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
7. 7.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
14. 14.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
15. 15.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
16. 16.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
17. 17.Make a sentence: said / Aman / his / work. / he / had / that / finished
18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
21. 21.Make a sentence: I / that / should / rest. / said / doctor / The
22. 22.Make a sentence: rest. / The / I / that / said / doctor / should
23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
26. 26.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
27. 27.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
28. 28.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
29. 29.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / like / I / this
30. 30.Make a sentence: he / was / He / said / tired. / that
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
32. 32.Make a sentence: going. / was / I / me / where / mother / My / asked
33. 33.Make a sentence: would / said / Neha / that / me. / call / she
34. 34.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Aman / he / his / finished / said / work. / had / that
39. 39.Make a sentence: me / Ravi / shop / told / that / closed. / the / was
40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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