Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 343 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
2. 2.Make a sentence: was / that / the / shop / Ravi / closed. / told / me
3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
6. 6.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
7. 7.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
10. 10.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
11. 11.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
13. 13.Make a sentence: that / said / finished / his / he / Aman / work. / had
14. 14.Make a sentence: I / if / was / free. / asked / She
15. 15.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
16. 16.Make a sentence: left. / whether / bus / He / the / had / asked
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
18. 18.Make a sentence: said / She / liked / that / mangoes. / she
19. 19.Make a sentence: whether / bus / the / had / He / left. / asked
20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
21. 21.Make a sentence: The / that / rest. / should / I / said / doctor
22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
25. 25.Make a sentence: told / to / us / down. / The / sit / teacher
26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
27. 27.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
29. 29.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
30. 30.Make a sentence: if / She / free. / was / I / asked
31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
32. 32.Make a sentence: he / said / tired. / that / was / He
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
36. 36.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
38. 38.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
39. 39.Make a sentence: doctor / said / should / The / rest. / I / that
40. 40.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

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