Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 138 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
2. 2.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
6. 6.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
11. 11.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
13. 13.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
15. 15.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
18. 18.Make a sentence: Neha / she / would / said / call / that / me.
19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
20. 20.Make a sentence: going. / me / I / asked / where / My / was / mother
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
23. 23.Make a sentence: tired. / that / he / said / was / He
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
25. 25.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
27. 27.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: that / finished / had / his / Aman / work. / he / said
31. 31.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
32. 32.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
36. 36.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
37. 37.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
38. 38.Make a sentence: left. / whether / asked / the / had / He / bus
39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / me / going. / My / I / mother / was / where
40. 40."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like

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