Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 882 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
8. 8.Make a sentence: down. / teacher / told / to / sit / us / The
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
10. 10.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / he / was / He
11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.Make a sentence: that / he / work. / finished / his / said / Aman / had
13. 13.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
16. 16.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
17. 17.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Do you like this song?
20. 20.Make a sentence: she / She / that / mangoes. / liked / said
21. 21.Make a sentence: she / that / call / would / me. / Neha / said
22. 22.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
24. 24."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
26. 26.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
29. 29.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
30. 30.Make a sentence: his / finished / Aman / had / that / work. / said / he
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
32. 32.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
34. 34.Make a sentence: was / He / he / tired. / said / that
35. 35.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / do / not / I
36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
37. 37.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
38. 38.Make a sentence: this / like / not / do / song. / I
39. 39.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
40. 40.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) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।

Free english speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-speaking-course