Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 680 · 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.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
6. 6.Make a sentence: that / was / he / He / tired. / said
7. 7.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / do / not / like
10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
11. 11.Make a sentence: this / you / Do / like / song?
12. 12.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
13. 13.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
14. 14.Make a sentence: She / asked / was / free. / if / I
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
17. 17.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
18. 18.Make a sentence: said / that / his / Aman / had / finished / he / work.
19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
21. 21.Make a sentence: shop / that / was / me / the / told / closed. / Ravi
22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
23. 23.Make a sentence: call / she / Neha / that / said / would / me.
24. 24.Make a sentence: bus / He / the / had / asked / left. / whether
25. 25.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: that / finished / said / had / his / work. / Aman / he
27. 27.Make a sentence: was / free. / if / I / She / asked
28. 28.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / had / whether / He / the / bus / left.
34. 34.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
35. 35.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
38. 38.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
39. 39.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
40. 40.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I do not like this song.

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