← Changing sentences: reported speech lesson New set →

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 233 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  2. Can she swim?
  3. Neha said that she would call me.
  4. was
  5. was
  6. Can she swim?
  7. liked
  8. Are
  9. The teacher told us to sit down.
  10. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. Can she swim?
  12. He asked me not to be late.
  13. told
  14. I do not like this song.
  15. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  16. said
  17. to be
  18. She asked if I was free.
  19. She can swim.
  20. if
  21. He said that he was tired.
  22. Neha said that she would call me.
  23. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  24. doesn't
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. The doctor said that I should rest.
  28. She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. Neha said that she would call me.
  30. Do you like this song?
  31. She asked if I was free.
  32. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  34. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. वह तैर सकती है।
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. He said that he was tired.
  40. The teacher told us to sit down.

Free english speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-speaking-course