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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 452 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / was / if / free. / asked / She
  3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  6. 6.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / that / said / mangoes. / she / liked
  11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: like / not / song. / do / I / this
  17. 17.Make a sentence: like / song? / this / Do / you
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / me. / that / would / she / call / Neha
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  24. 24.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  27. 27.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  31. 31.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) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. 33.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  34. 34.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  40. 40.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

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

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