Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 559 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
3. 3.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
4. 4.Make a sentence: was / told / shop / the / closed. / that / me / Ravi
5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
6. 6.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
8. 8.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
9. 9.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
10. 10.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
11. 11.Make a sentence: me / to / late. / He / be / asked / not
12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
13. 13.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
15. 15.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Are they playing cricket?
19. 19.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / call / she / that / said / would
20. 20.Make a sentence: finished / that / he / said / Aman / work. / his / had
21. 21.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
24. 24.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
25. 25.Make a sentence: that / he / his / finished / work. / Aman / said / had
26. 26.Make a sentence: The / said / doctor / I / rest. / that / should
27. 27.Make a sentence: he / had / work. / Aman / said / that / his / finished
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
31. 31.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
33. 33.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
39. 39.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
40. 40.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if

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