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