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