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