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