Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 395 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
5. 5.Make a sentence: mother / where / going. / asked / My / me / was / I
6. 6.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
7. 7.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
12. 12.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
13. 13.Make a sentence: He / tired. / that / he / was / said
14. 14.Make a sentence: was / asked / I / if / She / free.
15. 15.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / like / I / this
16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
17. 17.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
19. 19.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
20. 20.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
22. 22.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
23. 23.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
24. 24.Make a sentence: like / song? / Do / you / this
25. 25.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
26. 26.Make a sentence: me / mother / was / where / going. / I / asked / My
27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
29. 29.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
31. 31.Make a sentence: told / to / us / sit / down. / The / teacher
32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
33. 33.Make a sentence: she / that / mangoes. / said / She / liked
34. 34.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
37. 37.Make a sentence: he / tired. / He / that / said / was
38. 38.Make a sentence: he / said / that / finished / his / Aman / had / work.
39. 39.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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