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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 218 · 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) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  3. 3.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  16. 16.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: going. / My / mother / where / asked / me / was / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: not / this / do / I / song. / like
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
  23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  24. 24.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: late. / to / be / He / me / not / asked
  27. 27.Make a sentence: do / this / like / I / not / song.
  28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  29. 29.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  30. 30."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  31. 31.Make a sentence: going. / I / asked / where / My / was / me / mother
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: left. / the / He / had / bus / whether / asked
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / me / late. / not / be / He / to
  35. 35.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / The / that / doctor / I / rest. / should
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She can swim.
  39. 39.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot

Answer key

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

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