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