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