Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 184 · 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.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
4. 4.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
5. 5.Make a sentence: this / Do / song? / you / like
6. 6.Make a sentence: song? / like / you / Do / this
7. 7.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
17. 17.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
18. 18."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
20. 20.Make a sentence: if / free. / She / asked / I / was
21. 21.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
22. 22.Make a sentence: said / was / that / he / tired. / He
23. 23.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
24. 24.Make a sentence: he / said / that / tired. / was / He
25. 25.Make a sentence: do / like / not / this / song. / I
26. 26.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” 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।
30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Do you like this song?
32. 32.Make a sentence: said / He / that / was / tired. / he
33. 33.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / not / do / like
36. 36.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
38. 38.Make a sentence: said / he / was / tired. / that / He
39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
40. 40.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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