Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 893 · 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.Make a sentence: me / the / told / that / closed. / Ravi / was / shop
3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
4. 4.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / song? / this
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
10. 10.Make a sentence: me / to / asked / not / late. / He / be
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
14. 14.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
15. 15.Make a sentence: he / was / tired. / that / said / He
16. 16.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
18. 18.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
20. 20.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
22. 22.Make a sentence: had / left. / asked / bus / the / whether / He
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / not / to / me / be / late. / He
25. 25.Make a sentence: said / that / she / mangoes. / liked / She
26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27.Make a sentence: liked / said / that / she / She / mangoes.
28. 28.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
30. 30.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
31. 31.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I like this song.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
36. 36.Make a sentence: The / I / said / rest. / doctor / that / should
37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
38. 38.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Make a sentence: was / if / I / She / free. / asked
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.

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