Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 986 · 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: swim. / She / can
2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
3. 3.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
4. 4.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
6. 6.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
7. 7.Make a sentence: told / to / us / down. / teacher / sit / The
8. 8.Make a sentence: was / if / free. / I / She / asked
9. 9.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Are they playing cricket?
13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
15. 15.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
21. 21.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / She / liked / she / that
22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
23. 23.Make a sentence: me / My / asked / going. / was / where / mother / I
24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
25. 25.Make a sentence: would / me. / she / said / that / call / Neha
26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
28. 28.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
29. 29.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
31. 31.Make a sentence: not / this / do / like / song. / I
32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like
35. 35.Make a sentence: finished / his / he / Aman / said / that / had / work.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
37. 37.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I do not like this song.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She cannot swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She

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