Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 585 · 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 ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
7. 7.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / liked / that / said / She
8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
9. 9.Make a sentence: free. / I / She / asked / was / if
10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
15. 15.Make a sentence: that / should / I / The / said / doctor / rest.
16. 16.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / she / She / liked / said
17. 17.Make a sentence: do / this / I / like / song. / not
18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
19. 19.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / that / she / said / call / would
20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
21. 21.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
23. 23.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
25. 25.Make a sentence: He / tired. / that / said / was / he
26. 26.Make a sentence: whether / the / He / bus / asked / had / left.
27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
28. 28.Make a sentence: left. / He / bus / the / asked / had / whether
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: had / said / work. / he / his / Aman / that / finished
31. 31.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
33. 33.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
34. 34.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
35. 35.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
39. 39.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
40. 40.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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