Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 91 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: do / like / this / song. / I / not
5. 5.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9.Make a sentence: that / me / told / the / was / Ravi / closed. / shop
10. 10.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
17. 17.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
18. 18.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
23. 23.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
24. 24.Make a sentence: was / that / He / tired. / said / he
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
26. 26.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / liked / said / She / she
27. 27.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
28. 28.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
29. 29.Make a sentence: us / told / to / The / teacher / down. / sit
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Do you like this song?
31. 31.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) My mother asked me where I was going.
32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
34. 34.Make a sentence: rest. / I / The / said / doctor / that / should
35. 35.Make a sentence: down. / teacher / to / The / sit / told / us
36. 36.Make a sentence: call / that / me. / said / would / she / Neha
37. 37.Make a sentence: going. / me / where / My / mother / I / was / asked
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / had / he / his / said / Aman / finished / work.
39. 39.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be

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