Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 884 · 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) be (c) was
2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
3. 3.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
4. 4.Make a sentence: he / said / that / was / He / tired.
5. 5.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
10. 10.Make a sentence: bus / whether / had / asked / left. / the / He
11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
14. 14.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: his / that / he / had / work. / said / finished / Aman
17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
18. 18.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
20. 20.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
22. 22.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
24. 24.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
25. 25.Make a sentence: rest. / that / said / should / doctor / I / The
26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
27. 27.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
29. 29.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
32. 32.Make a sentence: bus / the / left. / He / had / whether / asked
33. 33.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
35. 35.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
36. 36.Make a sentence: us / told / sit / The / down. / to / teacher
37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
39. 39.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
40. 40.Make a sentence: closed. / that / the / shop / told / Ravi / was / me

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