Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 550 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
2. 2.Make a sentence: that / tired. / he / was / He / said
3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
8. 8.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
9. 9.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
10. 10.Make a sentence: like / I / this / not / song. / do
11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
12. 12.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
17. 17.Make a sentence: said / he / Aman / work. / his / finished / had / that
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
19. 19.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / told / The / sit / us / to
20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
21. 21.Make a sentence: be / late. / He / me / asked / not / to
22. 22.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
23. 23.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
27. 27.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Make a sentence: me / going. / where / asked / mother / My / I / was
32. 32.Make a sentence: would / that / said / she / call / me. / Neha
33. 33.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
35. 35.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
36. 36.Make a sentence: us / to / told / sit / The / down. / teacher
37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
38. 38.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
39. 39.Make a sentence: not / I / this / do / like / song.
40. 40.Make a sentence: not / like / do / I / song. / this

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