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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 202 · 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: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  3. 3.Make a sentence: mother / me / where / going. / My / asked / I / was
  4. 4.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. 5.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.Make a sentence: she / She / liked / said / that / mangoes.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: mother / going. / I / asked / My / where / me / was
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Make a sentence: was / He / that / tired. / he / said
  16. 16.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
  18. 18."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  19. 19.Make a sentence: bus / whether / had / the / left. / asked / He
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  22. 22.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / she / She / liked / that
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: had / He / whether / left. / the / asked / bus
  25. 25.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
  27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: left. / He / the / had / whether / bus / asked
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. 31.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: she / liked / said / that / mangoes. / She
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / if / asked / was / free. / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
  37. 37.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / should / doctor / that / said / rest. / The
  40. 40.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

Answer key

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

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