Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 863 · 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.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
2. 2.Make a sentence: asked / where / mother / me / was / I / My / going.
3. 3.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / closed. / was / told / the / me / that
4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
5. 5.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
7. 7.Make a sentence: said / that / doctor / rest. / I / should / The
8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
10. 10.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
13. 13.Make a sentence: asked / if / free. / was / I / She
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I do not like this song.
15. 15.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
16. 16.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
18. 18.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
19. 19.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / told / the / me / that / was / shop
20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
21. 21.Make a sentence: Aman / finished / work. / his / he / had / said / that
22. 22.Make a sentence: going. / I / mother / asked / My / where / me / was
23. 23.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / song? / you
24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
25. 25.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
28. 28.Make a sentence: down. / us / sit / The / teacher / to / told
29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Can she swim?
31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
35. 35.Make a sentence: do / this / I / like / not / song.
36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
40. 40.Make a sentence: sit / The / teacher / down. / us / to / told

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