Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 265 · 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.

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

Answer key

वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
told
She can swim.
to be
नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
Are
उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
Aman said that he had finished his work.
I do not like this song.
doesn't
Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
She asked if I was free.
said
मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
was
Are they playing cricket?
if
अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
She can swim.
माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
He asked whether the bus had left.
They are playing cricket.
क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
Are they playing cricket?
liked
I like this song.
She said that she liked mangoes.
Can she swim?
I like this song.
उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
वह तैर सकती है।
She said that she liked mangoes.
She can swim.
He asked whether the bus had left.
I do not like this song.
My mother asked me where I was going.

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