Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 894 · 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 “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
5. 5.Make a sentence: this / you / like / Do / song?
6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
8. 8.Make a sentence: was / that / he / said / He / tired.
9. 9.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
11. 11.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
13. 13.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
14. 14.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
15. 15.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
18. 18.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
20. 20.Make a sentence: to / be / late. / He / me / asked / not
21. 21.Make a sentence: was / free. / She / I / asked / if
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
23. 23.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
24. 24.Make a sentence: this / song? / Do / like / you
25. 25.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
26. 26.Make a sentence: he / had / work. / said / that / his / finished / Aman
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
28. 28.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
32. 32.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / where / me / was / going. / I / My / mother
34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Are they playing cricket?
35. 35.Make a sentence: do / I / like / this / not / song.
36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
38. 38.Make a sentence: liked / that / said / She / she / mangoes.
39. 39.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 तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.

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