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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 313 · 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) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / doctor / should / that / said / The / rest.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: that / shop / closed. / told / Ravi / me / the / was
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  7. 7.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / said / that / liked / she
  14. 14.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  15. 15.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  17. 17.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  20. 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / if / was / She / free. / asked
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  24. 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: doctor / that / I / said / should / rest. / The
  27. 27.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  28. 28.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: tired. / said / that / he / was / He
  30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  33. 33.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  38. 38.Make a sentence: was / I / She / free. / asked / if
  39. 39.Make a sentence: whether / the / had / left. / He / bus / asked
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.

Answer key

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

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