Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 421 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
2. 2.Make a sentence: asked / going. / I / mother / where / was / My / me
3. 3.Make a sentence: he / was / that / He / said / tired.
4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
7. 7.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) Can she swim?
8. 8.Make a sentence: free. / I / She / if / asked / was
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
10. 10.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / not / this / do
11. 11.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
14. 14.Make a sentence: he / work. / had / his / that / said / Aman / finished
15. 15.Make a sentence: closed. / that / me / the / shop / told / Ravi / was
16. 16.Make a sentence: do / not / this / I / like / song.
17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
18. 18.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
19. 19.Make a sentence: his / Aman / had / work. / that / said / finished / he
20. 20.Make a sentence: if / She / was / free. / I / asked
21. 21.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
22. 22.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
23. 23.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
26. 26.Make a sentence: that / said / would / call / she / me. / Neha
27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
28. 28.Make a sentence: he / that / was / tired. / said / He
29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
31. 31.Make a sentence: this / song. / not / like / I / do
32. 32.Make a sentence: going. / asked / My / I / where / me / was / mother
33. 33.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
34. 34."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
35. 35.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: that / said / me. / would / Neha / call / she
37. 37.Make a sentence: Neha / that / me. / would / she / call / said
38. 38."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
40. 40.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?

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