Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 125 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) They are playing cricket.
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
10. 10.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
11. 11.Make a sentence: had / the / He / bus / whether / asked / left.
12. 12.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
13. 13.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
17. 17.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
18. 18.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
21. 21.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
22. 22.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
23. 23.Make a sentence: late. / not / He / me / be / asked / to
24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
25. 25.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
26. 26.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / if / She / I
27. 27.Make a sentence: was / tired. / he / He / said / that
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
29. 29.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) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
30. 30.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / was / He / he
31. 31.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
32. 32.Make a sentence: He / asked / left. / had / whether / bus / the
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / tired. / said / was / he / He
34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / if / free. / was / She / I
35. 35.Make a sentence: My / I / where / me / going. / was / mother / asked
36. 36."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
37. 37.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
39. 39.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?

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