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