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