Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 461 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
2. 2.Make a sentence: My / I / going. / mother / me / where / asked / was
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
5. 5.Make a sentence: had / his / he / that / finished / Aman / work. / said
6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
7. 7."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
10. 10.Make a sentence: told / teacher / us / The / sit / to / down.
11. 11.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
13. 13.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
20. 20.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
21. 21.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / tired. / said / was / He / he
26. 26.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
27. 27.Make a sentence: I / She / if / free. / was / asked
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
29. 29.Make a sentence: had / asked / left. / whether / the / He / bus
30. 30.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
31. 31.Make a sentence: had / his / he / Aman / work. / finished / that / said
32. 32.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
34. 34.Make a sentence: call / me. / would / that / she / Neha / said
35. 35.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / sit / told / The / to / us
36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
37. 37.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
39. 39.Make a sentence: Do / you / song? / like / this
40. 40.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can

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