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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 104 · 40 questions
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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. 1.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  3. 3.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  8. 8.Make a sentence: had / whether / bus / He / the / left. / asked
  9. 9.Make a sentence: told / to / down. / The / teacher / us / sit
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / like / this / Do / song?
  11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  12. 12.Make a sentence: bus / He / had / whether / left. / the / asked
  13. 13.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: was / I / She / free. / if / asked
  17. 17.Make a sentence: closed. / the / shop / that / was / me / Ravi / told
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: like / not / I / do / this / song.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / was / He / he
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: whether / had / asked / bus / the / left. / He
  24. 24.Make a sentence: was / She / asked / free. / if / I
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. 26."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  28. 28.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  33. 33.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
  36. 36.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: mother / where / I / going. / me / My / was / asked
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Do / this / you / song? / like
  40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

  1. said
  2. She can swim.
  3. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. Are
  5. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. doesn't
  7. if
  8. He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. The teacher told us to sit down.
  10. Do you like this song?
  11. was
  12. He asked whether the bus had left.
  13. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  14. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  15. Do you like this song?
  16. She asked if I was free.
  17. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. She can swim.
  19. I do not like this song.
  20. He said that he was tired.
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. He asked whether the bus had left.
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. liked
  27. told
  28. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  29. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  30. The teacher told us to sit down.
  31. The doctor said that I should rest.
  32. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  33. to be
  34. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. Are they playing cricket?
  36. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  37. Neha said that she would call me.
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

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