Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 708 · 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: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
4. 4.Make a sentence: She / free. / I / if / was / asked
5. 5.Make a sentence: would / that / Neha / call / she / said / me.
6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
7. 7.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
8. 8.Make a sentence: me. / would / that / Neha / she / call / said
9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
12. 12.Make a sentence: finished / work. / that / Aman / said / his / he / had
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
15. 15.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
18. 18.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
20. 20.Make a sentence: He / he / said / was / that / tired.
21. 21.Make a sentence: sit / The / to / down. / told / us / teacher
22. 22.Make a sentence: was / going. / My / me / I / mother / where / asked
23. 23.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
24. 24.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।
25. 25.Make a sentence: told / down. / us / to / teacher / The / sit
26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
27. 27.Make a sentence: was / asked / mother / I / My / going. / me / where
28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
30. 30.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
32. 32.Make a sentence: this / you / like / song? / Do
33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
35. 35."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I like this song.
38. 38.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
39. 39.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
40. 40.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।

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