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