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