Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 881 · 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 “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
3. 3.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
5. 5.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
6. 6.Make a sentence: his / that / he / finished / Aman / work. / had / said
7. 7."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
10. 10.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) Do you like this song?
11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
12. 12.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
13. 13.Make a sentence: me / told / Ravi / was / shop / closed. / the / that
14. 14.Make a sentence: She / she / that / said / mangoes. / liked
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
16. 16.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
17. 17.Make a sentence: me / to / asked / late. / not / He / be
18. 18.Make a sentence: song. / I / do / this / like / not
19. 19.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
20. 20.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
22. 22.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
23. 23.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / do / not / this
24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
28. 28.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
31. 31.Make a sentence: he / said / had / that / finished / his / Aman / work.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
33. 33.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
34. 34.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
35. 35.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like
36. 36.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
37. 37.Make a sentence: teacher / to / us / The / told / sit / down.
38. 38.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: late. / He / me / be / asked / not / to

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