Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 315 · 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.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
3. 3.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
4. 4.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
8. 8.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
11. 11.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
12. 12.Make a sentence: like / do / this / song. / I / not
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
14. 14.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
15. 15.Make a sentence: down. / us / The / teacher / sit / to / told
16. 16.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
19. 19.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
21. 21.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
23. 23.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
25. 25.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
26. 26.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
28. 28.Make a sentence: bus / the / left. / asked / whether / He / had
29. 29.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
30. 30.Make a sentence: doctor / said / that / should / The / I / rest.
31. 31.Make a sentence: sit / teacher / to / us / The / told / down.
32. 32.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
33. 33.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
38. 38.Make a sentence: whether / He / bus / asked / the / left. / had
39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
40. 40.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?

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