Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 988 · 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 “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
4. 4.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She cannot swim.
7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
11. 11.Make a sentence: like / I / do / not / song. / this
12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
13. 13.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
14. 14.Make a sentence: that / She / mangoes. / she / said / liked
15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
16. 16.Make a sentence: that / closed. / Ravi / told / was / the / shop / me
17. 17.Make a sentence: was / She / free. / asked / if / I
18. 18.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
20. 20.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Can she swim?
24. 24.Make a sentence: sit / The / down. / us / to / teacher / told
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
28. 28.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / She / said / mangoes.
29. 29.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
31. 31.Make a sentence: that / She / liked / she / mangoes. / said
32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
33. 33.Make a sentence: me / asked / where / mother / was / My / going. / I
34. 34.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
36. 36.Make a sentence: this / song. / do / not / like / I
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
38. 38.Make a sentence: that / said / mangoes. / she / She / liked
39. 39.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
40. 40.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this

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