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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 443 · 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 drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  2. 2.Make a sentence: me / late. / asked / not / be / to / He
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  4. 4.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: asked / free. / if / I / She / was
  6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  8. 8.Make a sentence: asked / mother / where / going. / me / was / I / My
  9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  12. 12.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  15. 15.Make a sentence: shop / me / that / Ravi / was / the / told / closed.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: me. / would / she / call / said / Neha / that
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
  18. 18.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  25. 25.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” 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 बस निकल चुकी थी।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / asked / I / free. / if / She
  27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  28. 28.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / that / doctor / should / rest. / The / said
  37. 37.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I like this song.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: if / I / free. / was / She / asked
  40. 40.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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