Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 923 · 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.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
2. 2.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
4. 4.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
11. 11.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
12. 12.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) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
13. 13.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
16. 16.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
18. 18.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
20. 20.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
21. 21.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
22. 22.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
24. 24.Make a sentence: do / like / I / song. / this / not
25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
29. 29.Make a sentence: said / rest. / The / should / I / that / doctor
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / tired. / he / said / that / was
31. 31.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
35. 35.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
39. 39.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She can swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: that / me. / she / Neha / call / said / would

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