← Changing sentences: reported speech lesson New set →

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 329 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. वह तैर सकती है।
  2. told
  3. doesn't
  4. Do you like this song?
  5. I do not like this song.
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  8. was
  9. liked
  10. to be
  11. She can swim.
  12. He said that he was tired.
  13. Are
  14. Neha said that she would call me.
  15. Can she swim?
  16. Are they playing cricket?
  17. Neha said that she would call me.
  18. She asked if I was free.
  19. if
  20. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. He asked me not to be late.
  22. My mother asked me where I was going.
  23. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  24. The teacher told us to sit down.
  25. She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. Neha said that she would call me.
  27. said
  28. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  29. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  32. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  33. She cannot swim.
  34. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. The doctor said that I should rest.
  37. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  38. The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  40. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

Free english speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-speaking-course