Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 90 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
4. 4.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) The doctor said that I should rest.
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
7. 7.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
11. 11.Make a sentence: said / The / I / rest. / that / should / doctor
12. 12.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
14. 14.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
15. 15.Make a sentence: whether / bus / the / had / asked / He / left.
16. 16.Make a sentence: song? / you / this / Do / like
17. 17.Make a sentence: me / He / to / not / be / late. / asked
18. 18.Make a sentence: be / me / asked / late. / not / He / to
19. 19.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
20. 20.Make a sentence: like / this / I / do / song. / not
21. 21.Make a sentence: asked / bus / He / the / whether / had / left.
22. 22.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
23. 23.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
27. 27.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
33. 33.Make a sentence: me / mother / My / where / I / going. / was / asked
34. 34.Make a sentence: was / closed. / told / Ravi / that / the / me / shop
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
38. 38.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.

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