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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 187 · 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 “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  6. 6.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
  7. 7.Make a sentence: She / said / that / she / mangoes. / liked
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: She / she / liked / mangoes. / that / said
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  14. 14.Make a sentence: song? / like / Do / you / this
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: closed. / was / me / shop / that / the / Ravi / told
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  23. 23.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
  25. 25.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / this / Do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  28. 28.Make a sentence: like / I / this / do / not / song.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: free. / was / She / asked / I / if
  30. 30.Make a sentence: said / rest. / doctor / should / I / that / The
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / was / closed. / told / Ravi / that / shop / me
  32. 32.Make a sentence: call / Neha / would / said / me. / she / that
  33. 33.Make a sentence: She / if / free. / asked / was / I
  34. 34.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  35. 35.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  36. 36.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) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: was / shop / Ravi / closed. / told / the / me / that
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. 39.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she

Answer key

  1. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  2. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  4. if
  5. to be
  6. I like this song.
  7. She said that she liked mangoes.
  8. She cannot swim.
  9. She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. was
  11. Can she swim?
  12. said
  13. doesn't
  14. Do you like this song?
  15. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  16. Are
  17. Are they playing cricket?
  18. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  19. The doctor said that I should rest.
  20. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  23. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. Are they playing cricket?
  25. told
  26. Do you like this song?
  27. I like this song.
  28. I do not like this song.
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. The doctor said that I should rest.
  31. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  32. Neha said that she would call me.
  33. She asked if I was free.
  34. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  35. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  36. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. I do not like this song.
  39. was
  40. Can she swim?

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