Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 888 · 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: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
3. 3.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
8. 8.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
11. 11.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
12. 12.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
13. 13.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / you / song?
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
18. 18.Make a sentence: said / she / that / liked / She / mangoes.
19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
21. 21.Make a sentence: to / sit / us / The / told / teacher / down.
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
28. 28.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
33. 33.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
34. 34.Make a sentence: she / call / Neha / would / that / me. / said
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
36. 36.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
37. 37.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
39. 39.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

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