Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 908 · 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) be (b) was (c) were
2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
3. 3.Make a sentence: be / late. / me / not / to / asked / He
4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
5. 5.Make a sentence: going. / My / asked / I / where / me / mother / was
6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
7. 7.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
9. 9.Make a sentence: said / that / She / liked / mangoes. / she
10. 10.Make a sentence: whether / bus / left. / had / He / the / asked
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) Can she swim?
12. 12.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
13. 13.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
19. 19.Make a sentence: to / The / us / told / down. / sit / teacher
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / do / this / like / not / song.
21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
22. 22.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
23. 23.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
25. 25.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
27. 27.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
28. 28.Make a sentence: should / doctor / The / I / that / rest. / said
29. 29.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
30. 30.Make a sentence: that / would / call / she / Neha / said / me.
31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
35. 35.Make a sentence: said / me. / call / that / she / would / Neha
36. 36.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
38. 38.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song. / not / do
39. 39.Make a sentence: was / that / He / he / tired. / said
40. 40.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.

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