Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 742 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
6. 6.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
7. 7.Make a sentence: told / shop / closed. / that / was / the / Ravi / me
8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
12. 12.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
14. 14.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
15. 15.Make a sentence: I / where / mother / me / asked / My / going. / was
16. 16.Make a sentence: He / not / late. / asked / be / to / me
17. 17.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I like this song.
19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
20. 20.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
21. 21.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
23. 23.Make a sentence: said / had / he / that / finished / work. / Aman / his
24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
25. 25.Make a sentence: was / shop / Ravi / that / the / told / me / closed.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
27. 27.Make a sentence: She / said / mangoes. / liked / that / she
28. 28.Make a sentence: to / us / down. / sit / told / teacher / The
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
31. 31.Make a sentence: whether / He / bus / left. / the / had / asked
32. 32.Make a sentence: told / was / me / the / closed. / shop / that / Ravi
33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
35. 35.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
36. 36.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
37. 37.Make a sentence: going. / I / me / was / My / where / mother / asked
38. 38.Make a sentence: was / that / said / tired. / He / he
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
40. 40.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / song? / like

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