Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 270 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / us / sit / told / down. / The / teacher
8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
9. 9.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
14. 14.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
15. 15.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
16. 16.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
18. 18.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
20. 20.Make a sentence: was / tired. / He / that / said / he
21. 21.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
25. 25.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
26. 26.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
28. 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
29. 29.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Are they playing cricket?
34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
35. 35.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / that / She / said / she
36. 36.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
37. 37.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
38. 38."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
39. 39.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / bus / had / whether / left. / He / the

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