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