Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 341 · 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: swim? / she / Can
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I like this song.
10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
13. 13.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 can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
14. 14.Make a sentence: asked / going. / I / My / me / where / was / mother
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
16. 16.Make a sentence: to / asked / be / late. / not / me / He
17. 17.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / that / He / was
18. 18.Make a sentence: asked / free. / I / if / She / was
19. 19.Make a sentence: late. / He / to / me / be / asked / not
20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
21. 21.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
24. 24.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
25. 25.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
26. 26.Make a sentence: was / told / shop / me / that / the / Ravi / closed.
27. 27.Make a sentence: He / that / said / he / was / tired.
28. 28.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
30. 30.Make a sentence: said / tired. / he / was / that / He
31. 31.Make a sentence: work. / that / he / his / Aman / had / finished / said
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / My / I / was / where / me / going. / mother
34. 34."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
35. 35.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
36. 36.Make a sentence: My / mother / me / was / where / I / going. / asked
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
38. 38."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
39. 39.Make a sentence: closed. / the / Ravi / that / shop / told / was / me
40. 40.Make a sentence: if / was / She / free. / I / asked

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