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