Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 873 · 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: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
3. 3.Make a sentence: said / rest. / that / doctor / The / should / I
4. 4.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
6. 6.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
7. 7.Make a sentence: He / that / he / said / was / tired.
8. 8.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / you / like
14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
18. 18.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
20. 20.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: that / liked / mangoes. / She / she / said
22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
23. 23.Make a sentence: told / was / that / shop / Ravi / closed. / the / me
24. 24.Make a sentence: was / that / he / said / He / tired.
25. 25.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
28. 28."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
29. 29.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / me / late. / not / He / to / be
31. 31.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
36. 36.Make a sentence: his / had / said / Aman / finished / he / work. / that
37. 37.Make a sentence: rest. / doctor / that / said / The / should / I
38. 38.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
39. 39.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / told / me / Ravi / the / was / that
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.

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