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