Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 447 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Do you like this song?
8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
9. 9.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
12. 12.Make a sentence: song. / do / I / not / this / like
13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
14. 14.Make a sentence: teacher / us / sit / told / The / to / down.
15. 15.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
17. 17.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.Make a sentence: should / I / that / rest. / doctor / said / The
19. 19.Make a sentence: song? / Do / this / like / you
20. 20.Make a sentence: song. / do / I / not / like / this
21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
22. 22.Make a sentence: us / sit / to / teacher / down. / told / The
23. 23.Make a sentence: if / asked / I / She / was / free.
24. 24.Make a sentence: left. / the / He / had / bus / asked / whether
25. 25.Make a sentence: me / to / He / late. / asked / be / not
26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
27. 27.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
29. 29.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / left. / the / He / whether / had / bus
31. 31.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
34. 34.Make a sentence: He / had / the / left. / bus / whether / asked
35. 35.Make a sentence: this / like / do / not / song. / I
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
37. 37.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
39. 39.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
40. 40.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.

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