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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 292 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / said / tired. / he / that / He
  3. 3.Make a sentence: to / told / The / teacher / us / down. / sit
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  8. 8.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: this / do / I / like / song. / not
  10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  14. 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  18. 18."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  19. 19.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  20. 20.Make a sentence: Do / song? / you / like / this
  21. 21.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  22. 22.Make a sentence: she / said / would / Neha / that / call / me.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  24. 24.Make a sentence: to / me / be / not / asked / He / late.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: She / was / free. / I / asked / if
  26. 26.Make a sentence: the / He / whether / bus / left. / had / asked
  27. 27.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / She / if / free. / was / asked
  35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / I / was / She / free. / if
  36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: shop / me / closed. / Ravi / the / told / was / that
  39. 39.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. 40.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।

Answer key

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

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