Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 860 · 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: you / song? / Do / like / this
2. 2.Make a sentence: asked / free. / She / I / was / if
3. 3.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
4. 4.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
6. 6.Make a sentence: do / not / like / song. / I / this
7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
10. 10.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
12. 12.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
13. 13.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
14. 14.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
15. 15.Make a sentence: me / asked / was / where / going. / I / My / mother
16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
17. 17.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
18. 18.Make a sentence: the / left. / had / whether / asked / He / bus
19. 19.Make a sentence: told / to / teacher / sit / The / us / down.
20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
22. 22.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / She / she / said / that
23. 23.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
24. 24.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
25. 25.Make a sentence: he / said / that / finished / Aman / had / work. / his
26. 26.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
27. 27.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
29. 29.Make a sentence: the / that / Ravi / told / shop / closed. / me / was
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / tired. / that / was / said / he
31. 31.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
32. 32.Make a sentence: said / that / would / Neha / call / she / me.
33. 33.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / asked / if / was / She / free.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
39. 39.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
40. 40.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke

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