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