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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 368 · 40 questions

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.

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

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