Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 285 · 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) am (b) were (c) was
2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
3. 3.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
4. 4.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
12. 12.Make a sentence: whether / He / had / the / bus / asked / left.
13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
14. 14.Make a sentence: was / that / tired. / said / He / he
15. 15.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
18. 18.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
23. 23.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
24. 24.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
27. 27.Make a sentence: she / would / call / me. / that / said / Neha
28. 28.Make a sentence: me / My / was / I / asked / where / mother / going.
29. 29.Make a sentence: where / going. / My / asked / me / I / was / mother
30. 30.Make a sentence: rest. / that / should / The / I / said / doctor
31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
33. 33.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / liked / she / She / that
34. 34.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
35. 35.Make a sentence: she / me. / said / call / that / Neha / would
36. 36.Make a sentence: that / He / was / said / he / tired.
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
39. 39.Make a sentence: me / Ravi / the / was / closed. / that / told / shop
40. 40.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

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