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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 46 · 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.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
  2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: be / to / late. / He / asked / me / not
  6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  8. 8.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  10. 10.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  11. 11.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  16. 16.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: mother / me / where / My / going. / asked / was / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: she / call / Neha / me. / that / would / said
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: My / me / was / where / I / mother / asked / going.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. 23."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  24. 24.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  26. 26.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / shop / was / told / that / closed. / me
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: He / he / was / said / that / tired.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: left. / asked / the / had / bus / whether / He
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / was / She / if / free. / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  36. 36.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  37. 37.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / going. / My / where / mother / asked / was / me
  39. 39.Make a sentence: was / me / that / Ravi / told / shop / the / closed.
  40. 40.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

Answer key

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

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