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