Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 969 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
6. 6.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
7. 7.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
9. 9.Make a sentence: She / was / if / asked / free. / I
10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
11. 11.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
12. 12.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
15. 15.Make a sentence: do / this / I / like / not / song.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
17. 17.Make a sentence: free. / was / asked / She / I / if
18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
19. 19.Make a sentence: asked / mother / was / where / going. / I / me / My
20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
23. 23.Make a sentence: you / Do / this / song? / like
24. 24.Make a sentence: mother / My / me / asked / where / I / was / going.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
26. 26.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
28. 28.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
30. 30.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / not / this / do
31. 31.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
34. 34.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
35. 35.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
37. 37.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
38. 38.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
39. 39.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.

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