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