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