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