Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 963 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
4. 4.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / said / She / that / liked
5. 5.Make a sentence: I / doctor / said / rest. / that / should / The
6. 6.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
10. 10.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
11. 11.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
13. 13.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
14. 14.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
16. 16.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
17. 17.Make a sentence: teacher / told / The / to / us / sit / down.
18. 18.Make a sentence: not / be / He / late. / asked / to / me
19. 19.Make a sentence: had / said / finished / he / that / Aman / work. / his
20. 20.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
22. 22.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I like this song. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
23. 23.Make a sentence: this / I / not / do / like / song.
24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
25. 25.Make a sentence: The / down. / told / us / teacher / sit / to
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
27. 27.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
28. 28.Make a sentence: He / late. / to / be / not / asked / me
29. 29.Make a sentence: his / had / he / said / that / finished / Aman / work.
30. 30.Make a sentence: going. / mother / was / My / I / asked / me / where
31. 31.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
32. 32.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
34. 34.Make a sentence: left. / had / the / asked / He / whether / bus
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
36. 36.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
38. 38.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
40. 40.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) वह तैर नहीं सकती।

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