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