Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 995 · 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 “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
6. 6.Make a sentence: whether / He / had / the / bus / asked / left.
7. 7.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
13. 13.Make a sentence: shop / me / closed. / was / that / told / Ravi / the
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
15. 15.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
16. 16.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
17. 17.Make a sentence: bus / whether / He / had / the / left. / asked
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
19. 19.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) Do you like this song?
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
23. 23.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
25. 25.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
28. 28."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
30. 30.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
37. 37.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
38. 38.Make a sentence: was / shop / me / the / that / told / closed. / Ravi
39. 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
40. 40.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.

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