Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 850 · 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.Make a sentence: doctor / The / that / should / rest. / said / I
2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
3. 3.Make a sentence: was / asked / where / I / My / mother / going. / me
4. 4.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
6. 6.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
7. 7.Make a sentence: She / was / I / free. / if / asked
8. 8.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
15. 15.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / The / said / that / doctor / rest. / should
17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
19. 19.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
22. 22.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
24. 24.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
26. 26.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
28. 28.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
29. 29.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
32. 32.Make a sentence: My / me / mother / I / where / was / going. / asked
33. 33.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: to / sit / The / told / us / teacher / down.
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
38. 38.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
39. 39.Make a sentence: free. / She / was / I / asked / if
40. 40.Make a sentence: I / doctor / rest. / The / said / that / should

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