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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 264 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / you / song?
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: do / like / song. / this / not / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / She / free. / if / asked / was
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  17. 17.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  19. 19.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  21. 21.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  25. 25.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  27. 27.Make a sentence: that / The / said / I / should / rest. / doctor
  28. 28.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  31. 31.Make a sentence: whether / bus / asked / left. / He / had / the
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: to / late. / asked / not / me / He / be
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: call / me. / said / Neha / that / she / would
  37. 37.Make a sentence: was / tired. / he / He / said / that
  38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: call / would / me. / she / said / Neha / that

Answer key

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

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