Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 975 · 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.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
2. 2.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
6. 6.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
8. 8.Make a sentence: she / that / said / She / liked / mangoes.
9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
15. 15.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
17. 17.Make a sentence: Neha / she / me. / that / call / said / would
18. 18.Make a sentence: finished / had / that / work. / he / his / Aman / said
19. 19.Make a sentence: asked / whether / bus / He / the / left. / had
20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
22. 22.Make a sentence: me / going. / was / where / I / mother / My / asked
23. 23.Make a sentence: was / shop / that / the / told / Ravi / closed. / me
24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
25. 25.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
27. 27.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
29. 29.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She cannot swim.
30. 30.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
33. 33.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / you / this
34. 34.Make a sentence: he / had / that / said / his / Aman / finished / work.
35. 35.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) My mother asked me where I was going.
36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
37. 37.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
39. 39.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / I / this / do
40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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