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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 440 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  7. 7.Make a sentence: song? / this / you / like / Do
  8. 8.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  10. 10.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  13. 13.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: She / said / she / that / mangoes. / liked
  15. 15.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  17. 17.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  19. 19.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: late. / me / He / not / be / asked / to
  21. 21.Make a sentence: down. / us / sit / The / to / teacher / told
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: late. / asked / not / be / to / He / me
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  25. 25.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: told / down. / to / sit / teacher / The / us
  27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  29. 29.Make a sentence: me / where / asked / was / My / mother / I / going.
  30. 30.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) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: that / tired. / was / He / he / said
  35. 35.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 मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Do / this / like / song? / you
  37. 37.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: was / if / She / I / free. / asked
  40. 40.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / that / me / was / the / told / shop

Answer key

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

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