Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 89 · 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: Ravi / was / the / me / shop / told / that / closed.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
4. 4.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
5. 5.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) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
7. 7.Make a sentence: be / He / late. / to / me / not / asked
8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
12. 12.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
16. 16.Make a sentence: said / his / that / work. / he / Aman / had / finished
17. 17.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / said / liked / she / She
18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
19. 19.Make a sentence: I / if / asked / free. / She / was
20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
21. 21.Make a sentence: told / down. / us / teacher / sit / The / to
22. 22.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
28. 28.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
29. 29.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
31. 31.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
32. 32.Make a sentence: where / My / I / going. / asked / was / mother / me
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
34. 34.Make a sentence: she / She / liked / mangoes. / that / said
35. 35.Make a sentence: should / The / doctor / rest. / that / said / I
36. 36.Make a sentence: said / that / had / he / finished / Aman / his / work.
37. 37.Make a sentence: us / told / sit / down. / to / teacher / The
38. 38.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
39. 39.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?

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