Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 565 · 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) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
2. 2.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
3. 3.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
12. 12.Make a sentence: work. / said / had / finished / that / his / he / Aman
13. 13.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I / do / not
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
16. 16.Make a sentence: this / like / you / song? / Do
17. 17.Make a sentence: said / liked / she / She / mangoes. / that
18. 18.Make a sentence: was / She / I / if / asked / free.
19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
21. 21.Make a sentence: that / Neha / me. / call / she / said / would
22. 22.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
24. 24.Make a sentence: that / told / Ravi / me / was / shop / closed. / the
25. 25.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) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
26. 26.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / song? / this
27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
28. 28.Make a sentence: that / mangoes. / She / liked / said / she
29. 29.Make a sentence: if / free. / asked / She / I / was
30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / I / where / My / me / going. / mother / was
34. 34.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
35. 35.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
36. 36.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
38. 38.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
39. 39.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?

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