Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 414 · 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) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
2. 2.Make a sentence: The / should / rest. / doctor / I / said / that
3. 3.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: My / mother / asked / where / I / going. / me / was
5. 5.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
7. 7.Make a sentence: had / finished / work. / that / he / said / his / Aman
8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
9. 9.Make a sentence: me / was / that / shop / the / Ravi / closed. / told
10. 10.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
13. 13.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
14. 14.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
17. 17.Make a sentence: had / asked / whether / bus / He / the / left.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
19. 19.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
22. 22.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
25. 25.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
26. 26.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
27. 27.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 said that he was tired.
28. 28.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
29. 29.Make a sentence: be / not / me / to / late. / asked / He
30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: like / you / song? / Do / this
32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
33. 33.Make a sentence: finished / had / his / that / Aman / he / work. / said
34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
35. 35.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: do / not / this / I / song. / like
37. 37.Make a sentence: asked / whether / had / He / left. / bus / the
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / do / this / I / like / not

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