Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 909 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
6. 6.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
8. 8.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
13. 13.Make a sentence: The / told / down. / teacher / to / sit / us
14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
15. 15.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
17. 17.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / said / she / that / liked
18. 18.Make a sentence: us / sit / down. / to / told / teacher / The
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
21. 21.Make a sentence: My / mother / going. / where / was / asked / I / me
22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
25. 25.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / liked / She / she / that
26. 26.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
27. 27.Make a sentence: free. / was / She / I / if / asked
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
30. 30.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
31. 31.Make a sentence: me / to / not / He / late. / asked / be
32. 32.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
35. 35.Make a sentence: doctor / The / said / I / that / should / rest.
36. 36.Make a sentence: He / not / late. / asked / be / me / to
37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I / not / do
39. 39.Make a sentence: closed. / told / shop / the / Ravi / me / was / that
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.

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