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