Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 311 · 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.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: asked / late. / to / me / be / He / not
5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
6. 6.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
14. 14.Make a sentence: to / me / not / He / be / late. / asked
15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
16. 16.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
19. 19.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
21. 21.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
23. 23.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
24. 24.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) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
25. 25.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / the / left. / whether / He / had / bus
29. 29.Make a sentence: she / liked / that / She / mangoes. / said
30. 30.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
31. 31.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
32. 32.Make a sentence: Neha / that / she / call / me. / would / said
33. 33.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
36. 36.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / said / that / She / she
37. 37.Make a sentence: was / he / that / said / tired. / He
38. 38.Make a sentence: if / I / was / free. / asked / She
39. 39.Make a sentence: rest. / said / The / should / that / doctor / I
40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.

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