Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 581 · 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 “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
3. 3.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
5. 5.Make a sentence: I / was / if / asked / free. / She
6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
7. 7.Make a sentence: free. / if / asked / She / was / I
8. 8.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
10. 10.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Are they playing cricket?
12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
13. 13.What does “I do not 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 नहीं है।
14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
19. 19.Make a sentence: free. / I / was / asked / if / She
20. 20.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
26. 26.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
27. 27.Make a sentence: do / song. / like / not / this / I
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
30. 30.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
31. 31.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
33. 33.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
34. 34.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
36. 36.Make a sentence: He / was / tired. / that / said / he
37. 37.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
38. 38."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.

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