Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 921 · 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 drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
6. 6.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
7. 7.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
13. 13.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
14. 14.Make a sentence: left. / had / asked / the / whether / He / bus
15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) They are playing cricket.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
25. 25.Make a sentence: Ravi / that / closed. / shop / was / told / the / me
26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / left. / He / had / whether / bus / the
29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
32. 32.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
34. 34.Make a sentence: said / liked / mangoes. / that / she / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
36. 36.Make a sentence: like / do / not / this / I / song.
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
38. 38.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
40. 40.Make a sentence: was / that / said / He / tired. / he

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