Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 973 · 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 “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
4. 4.Make a sentence: that / he / He / was / tired. / said
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
10. 10.Make a sentence: told / us / teacher / sit / to / The / down.
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / that / me / shop / told / Ravi / closed. / was
12. 12.Make a sentence: that / Neha / me. / said / would / call / she
13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
14. 14.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
16. 16.Make a sentence: this / do / song. / I / like / not
17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
19. 19.Make a sentence: shop / the / that / told / was / me / closed. / Ravi
20. 20.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
21. 21.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
23. 23.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
24. 24.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / call / Neha / said / she / me. / would
26. 26.Make a sentence: liked / she / mangoes. / that / said / She
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
30. 30.Make a sentence: had / whether / the / bus / He / left. / asked
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
33. 33.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) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
34. 34.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
36. 36.Make a sentence: left. / the / whether / asked / had / He / bus
37. 37.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.

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