Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 697 · 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) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
3. 3.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Make a sentence: work. / he / said / that / Aman / finished / his / had
7. 7.Make a sentence: do / I / not / like / this / song.
8. 8.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
13. 13.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
15. 15.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / said / was / He
16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
17. 17.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
18. 18.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
20. 20.Make a sentence: be / to / not / late. / He / asked / me
21. 21.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
23. 23.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
24. 24.Make a sentence: He / be / not / late. / asked / to / me
25. 25.Make a sentence: this / like / I / not / song. / do
26. 26.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
27. 27.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
29. 29.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
30. 30.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
31. 31.Make a sentence: I / going. / where / My / was / mother / me / asked
32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
33. 33."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
34. 34.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / the / whether / bus / had / He / left.
36. 36.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
38. 38.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: work. / said / his / had / he / finished / Aman / that

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