Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 470 · 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 can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
3. 3.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
5. 5.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
8. 8.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
10. 10.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
12. 12.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
13. 13.Make a sentence: asked / She / free. / if / was / I
14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
18. 18.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
20. 20.Make a sentence: The / to / told / us / sit / teacher / down.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
23. 23.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
24. 24.Make a sentence: said / Neha / would / that / call / she / me.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.
26. 26.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / this / Do
27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
29. 29.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
30. 30.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
31. 31.Make a sentence: not / I / do / song. / this / like
32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
33. 33.Make a sentence: me / late. / be / not / to / He / asked
34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
35. 35.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
36. 36.Make a sentence: left. / He / the / bus / whether / asked / had
37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
39. 39.Make a sentence: that / She / she / said / liked / mangoes.
40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

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