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