Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 901 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
3. 3.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
6. 6.Make a sentence: the / whether / asked / had / left. / bus / He
7. 7.Make a sentence: was / I / She / free. / asked / if
8. 8.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
10. 10.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
12. 12.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
13. 13.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
15. 15.Make a sentence: was / that / me / closed. / shop / told / the / Ravi
16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
17. 17.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
18. 18.Make a sentence: told / that / me / closed. / the / Ravi / shop / was
19. 19.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
22. 22.Make a sentence: had / whether / left. / He / asked / the / bus
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / whether / bus / He / had / asked / left.
24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
26. 26.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
30. 30.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
32. 32.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
34. 34.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
35. 35.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
36. 36.Make a sentence: should / The / that / rest. / I / doctor / said
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Can she swim?
38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
39. 39.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
40. 40.Make a sentence: was / the / told / that / Ravi / shop / closed. / me

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