Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 493 · 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.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / rest. / said / doctor / I / The / should
3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
5. 5.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
7. 7.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
10. 10.Make a sentence: tired. / said / He / that / he / was
11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
14. 14.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
15. 15.Make a sentence: whether / He / asked / the / left. / had / bus
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
21. 21.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
25. 25.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
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) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
28. 28.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / that / the / shop / me / closed. / told
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
32. 32.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
35. 35.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / I / if / She
36. 36.Make a sentence: The / I / that / rest. / should / said / doctor
37. 37.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
39. 39.Make a sentence: this / do / song. / I / not / like
40. 40.Make a sentence: free. / asked / She / was / I / if

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