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