Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 165 · 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.Make a sentence: free. / asked / if / was / She / I
2. 2.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: to / sit / teacher / us / told / down. / The
5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
6. 6.Make a sentence: like / you / Do / song? / this
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
10. 10.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
13. 13.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
14. 14.Make a sentence: said / he / He / that / was / tired.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
17. 17.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Do you like this song?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
24. 24.Make a sentence: that / work. / his / finished / he / had / Aman / said
25. 25.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
27. 27.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
28. 28.Make a sentence: would / call / she / Neha / me. / said / that
29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.Make a sentence: me / that / shop / closed. / was / the / Ravi / told
36. 36.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
37. 37.Make a sentence: me / Ravi / shop / that / was / told / closed. / the
38. 38.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
39. 39.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
40. 40.Make a sentence: call / that / she / would / me. / said / Neha

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