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

Answer key

  1. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  2. told
  3. was
  4. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  6. Are
  7. He asked me not to be late.
  8. Do you like this song?
  9. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  10. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. They are playing cricket.
  12. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. was
  14. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  15. said
  16. if
  17. He asked me not to be late.
  18. doesn't
  19. My mother asked me where I was going.
  20. They are playing cricket.
  21. to be
  22. The doctor said that I should rest.
  23. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  24. I like this song.
  25. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. He asked me not to be late.
  27. I do not like this song.
  28. My mother asked me where I was going.
  29. They are playing cricket.
  30. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. She can swim.
  33. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  35. He asked whether the bus had left.
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. वह तैर सकती है।

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