Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 897 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
2. 2.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
4. 4.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
5. 5.Make a sentence: you / Do / song? / like / this
6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
11. 11.Make a sentence: that / shop / the / was / me / closed. / Ravi / told
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
13. 13.Make a sentence: shop / me / was / closed. / that / Ravi / the / told
14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
25. 25.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
27. 27.Make a sentence: doctor / said / that / should / I / rest. / The
28. 28.Make a sentence: free. / I / was / if / She / asked
29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
31. 31.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
32. 32.Make a sentence: not / do / like / this / song. / I
33. 33.Make a sentence: said / rest. / that / doctor / The / should / I
34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
35. 35.Make a sentence: tired. / he / He / said / was / that
36. 36.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
39. 39.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
40. 40.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।

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