Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 354 · 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 “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
3. 3.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Can she swim?
5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
8. 8.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / she / She / said / liked
9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
10. 10.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / He / bus / left. / whether / asked / had
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / closed. / the / was / me / told / that
15. 15.Make a sentence: that / He / he / tired. / said / was
16. 16.Make a sentence: The / that / doctor / said / rest. / I / should
17. 17.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
20. 20.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: are / They / playing / cricket.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
25. 25.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
26. 26.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / She / said / she / liked
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Are they playing cricket?
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / My / was / going. / me / where / asked / mother
36. 36.Make a sentence: said / He / was / he / tired. / that
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Are they playing cricket?
39. 39.Make a sentence: He / whether / the / left. / had / bus / asked
40. 40.Make a sentence: this / song? / Do / you / like

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