Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 984 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / work. / he / had / finished / said / Aman / his
3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
5. 5.Make a sentence: down. / sit / teacher / told / The / us / to
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Make a sentence: was / that / He / he / tired. / said
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
9. 9.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
13. 13.Make a sentence: work. / he / his / finished / Aman / had / said / that
14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
16. 16.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / song? / you
17. 17.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
19. 19.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / told / us / sit / to / The
20. 20.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
22. 22.Make a sentence: teacher / sit / The / us / down. / to / told
23. 23.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
24. 24.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
25. 25.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / shop / that / the / told / was / me
26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
28. 28.Make a sentence: was / She / free. / asked / I / if
29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I do not like this song.
30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: to / told / sit / down. / teacher / The / us
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Can she swim?
33. 33.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
36. 36.Make a sentence: She / was / free. / I / if / asked
37. 37.Make a sentence: Do / song? / you / this / like
38. 38.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
40. 40.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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