Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 920 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
3. 3.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
4. 4.Make a sentence: free. / if / was / She / asked / I
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
8. 8.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked me not to be late.
13. 13.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
15. 15.Make a sentence: rest. / should / that / I / said / The / doctor
16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / told / us / sit / teacher / down. / The
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
20. 20.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
22. 22.Make a sentence: where / going. / asked / I / mother / My / me / was
23. 23.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / would / that / call / said / she
24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
26. 26.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Can she swim?
29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
32. 32.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
40. 40.Make a sentence: was / me / asked / where / mother / My / going. / I

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