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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 321 · 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 “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: He / was / that / he / tired. / said
  3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  7. 7.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
  8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / had / He / bus / whether / the / left.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: asked / free. / She / if / was / I
  14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  15. 15.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
  16. 16.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  17. 17.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: mother / My / me / was / asked / where / going. / I
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  21. 21.Make a sentence: was / the / me / told / that / shop / Ravi / closed.
  22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  23. 23.Make a sentence: me / My / was / where / asked / I / mother / going.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: He / me / be / to / late. / not / asked
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: he / tired. / He / was / that / said
  27. 27.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: the / left. / asked / bus / had / He / whether
  29. 29.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
  33. 33."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  34. 34.Make a sentence: was / mother / going. / me / where / asked / My / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: do / not / this / song. / I / like
  36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / to / late. / me / He / be / not
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: said / The / that / doctor / I / rest. / should
  40. 40.Make a sentence: down. / teacher / told / The / us / to / sit

Answer key

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

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