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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 291 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  4. 4.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. 7.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  9. 9.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
  10. 10.Make a sentence: teacher / told / The / to / us / sit / down.
  11. 11.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  13. 13.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: this / do / like / I / not / song.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
  19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  22. 22.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: He / late. / not / be / to / asked / me
  24. 24.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / she / She / said / that
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  29. 29.Make a sentence: like / this / you / song? / Do
  30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: doctor / I / rest. / The / said / should / that
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  35. 35.Make a sentence: closed. / told / the / that / was / me / Ravi / shop
  36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  38. 38.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She can swim.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she

Answer key

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

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