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