Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 399 · 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 “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / said / was / he / He / tired.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
5. 5.Make a sentence: was / I / if / free. / asked / She
6. 6.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
7. 7.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
8. 8.Make a sentence: his / said / work. / he / that / Aman / had / finished
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
13. 13.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
14. 14.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / song? / this
15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
20. 20.Make a sentence: Do / like / this / song? / you
21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) I like this song.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
24. 24.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / me / shop / the / that / told / was
25. 25.Make a sentence: this / Do / like / song? / you
26. 26.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
27. 27.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
29. 29.Make a sentence: He / the / bus / had / asked / left. / whether
30. 30.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
31. 31.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
32. 32.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
33. 33.Make a sentence: that / me / told / the / Ravi / shop / closed. / was
34. 34.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
37. 37.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
39. 39.Make a sentence: My / mother / asked / going. / me / where / was / I
40. 40."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking

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