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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 318 · 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) said (b) spoke (c) told
  2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  4. 4.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: late. / He / not / to / be / asked / me
  7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: song. / do / not / this / like / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / He / said / was
  10. 10.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / asked / bus / left. / He / whether / had
  14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  15. 15.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / that / shop / the / was / told / me
  16. 16.Make a sentence: finished / had / his / work. / he / said / that / Aman
  17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  19. 19.Make a sentence: finished / said / that / work. / he / had / his / Aman
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  21. 21.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  24. 24.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / was / He / said
  25. 25.Make a sentence: free. / if / asked / I / was / She
  26. 26.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / this / song?
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / had / bus / whether / left. / He / the
  34. 34.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  35. 35.Make a sentence: teacher / us / to / told / sit / down. / The
  36. 36.Make a sentence: told / Ravi / me / the / that / shop / closed. / was
  37. 37.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  38. 38.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?

Answer key

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

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