Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 528 · 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: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
5. 5.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
14. 14.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
16. 16.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
18. 18.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
19. 19.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
22. 22.Make a sentence: said / that / He / was / he / tired.
23. 23.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
24. 24.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / she / She / said / liked
25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
28. 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
31. 31.Make a sentence: would / call / me. / Neha / she / said / that
32. 32.Make a sentence: me. / would / Neha / call / said / she / that
33. 33.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
36. 36.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
37. 37.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
38. 38.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
39. 39.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

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