Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 500 · 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) was (b) were (c) be
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) Can she swim?
3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
5. 5.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
6. 6.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
10. 10.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
13. 13.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
15. 15.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
17. 17.Make a sentence: was / the / Ravi / shop / me / told / that / closed.
18. 18.Make a sentence: me / be / not / to / He / asked / late.
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I like this song.
24. 24.Make a sentence: said / me. / she / that / would / call / Neha
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
26. 26.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
27. 27.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
32. 32.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
33. 33.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
34. 34.Make a sentence: that / closed. / the / was / Ravi / me / shop / told
35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
36. 36.Make a sentence: sit / down. / us / told / teacher / to / The
37. 37.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: The / us / teacher / told / to / sit / down.
39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।

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