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