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

Answer key

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

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