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