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