Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 589 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
3. 3.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
4. 4.Make a sentence: call / she / me. / said / that / would / Neha
5. 5.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) I like this song.
15. 15.Make a sentence: us / to / sit / The / teacher / told / down.
16. 16.Make a sentence: doctor / The / should / I / rest. / said / that
17. 17.Make a sentence: down. / told / The / teacher / sit / us / to
18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
20. 20.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
21. 21.Make a sentence: that / said / she / me. / Neha / call / would
22. 22.Make a sentence: she / She / said / liked / that / mangoes.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
25. 25.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
27. 27.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
29. 29.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
31. 31.Make a sentence: she / me. / would / Neha / that / call / said
32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
36. 36.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
37. 37.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
38. 38.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
39. 39.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing

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