Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 97 · 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.Make a sentence: she / me. / would / call / Neha / said / that
2. 2.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
5. 5.Make a sentence: Aman / finished / he / that / work. / his / said / had
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
8. 8.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
11. 11.Make a sentence: she / that / said / She / mangoes. / liked
12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
13. 13.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
17. 17.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
18. 18.Make a sentence: would / call / me. / she / Neha / that / said
19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
21. 21.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: told / shop / Ravi / me / the / closed. / that / was
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
24. 24.Make a sentence: My / I / me / going. / was / mother / where / asked
25. 25.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
27. 27.Make a sentence: like / Do / this / song? / you
28. 28.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / mother / I / where / was / me / going. / My
30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
31. 31.Make a sentence: to / me / He / late. / not / asked / be
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I do not like this song.
35. 35.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
37. 37.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
38. 38.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
40. 40.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) Neha said that she would call me.

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