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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 43 · 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) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  3. 3.Make a sentence: that / said / should / rest. / The / doctor / I
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  6. 6.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: The / told / down. / us / teacher / to / sit
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: told / shop / Ravi / was / the / me / closed. / that
  19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  23. 23.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  24. 24.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: The / down. / teacher / to / told / sit / us
  29. 29.Make a sentence: told / the / was / Ravi / closed. / shop / that / me
  30. 30.Make a sentence: should / that / I / said / The / rest. / doctor
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  33. 33.Make a sentence: mother / was / where / me / asked / going. / I / My
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  35. 35.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: finished / his / had / that / work. / he / said / Aman
  37. 37.Make a sentence: that / Ravi / the / was / me / told / closed. / shop
  38. 38.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / me / was / going. / I / mother / My / where
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / free. / She / I / if / asked

Answer key

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

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