Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 974 · 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 “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
3. 3.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
4. 4.Make a sentence: said / he / that / tired. / He / was
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
7. 7.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
12. 12.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
13. 13.Make a sentence: down. / teacher / told / to / us / sit / The
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Make a sentence: do / like / this / not / I / song.
16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
18. 18.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) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
20. 20.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: The / rest. / should / said / that / doctor / I
22. 22.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
26. 26.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / he / He / was / tired. / said
29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / She / free. / I
30. 30.Make a sentence: going. / was / My / where / mother / asked / me / I
31. 31.Make a sentence: he / finished / had / said / work. / that / Aman / his
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
34. 34.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / My / going. / was / I / mother / me / where
36. 36.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
38. 38.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

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