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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 490 · 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.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: said / work. / Aman / had / that / finished / his / he
  6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  7. 7.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. 8.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / I / free. / was / if / She
  12. 12.Make a sentence: teacher / us / to / down. / The / told / sit
  13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  16. 16.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
  18. 18.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / this / do / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / that / she / She / said
  20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  21. 21.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  26. 26.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  32. 32.Make a sentence: told / us / down. / sit / to / teacher / The
  33. 33.Make a sentence: She / that / mangoes. / she / liked / said
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: the / shop / that / closed. / Ravi / told / me / was
  40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।

Answer key

  1. I like this song.
  2. doesn't
  3. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  4. Neha said that she would call me.
  5. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  6. said
  7. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  8. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  9. The doctor said that I should rest.
  10. वह तैर सकती है।
  11. She asked if I was free.
  12. The teacher told us to sit down.
  13. was
  14. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. was
  16. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  17. Are they playing cricket?
  18. I do not like this song.
  19. She said that she liked mangoes.
  20. liked
  21. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  22. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  23. if
  24. Are they playing cricket?
  25. Are they playing cricket?
  26. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  27. He said that he was tired.
  28. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. She can swim.
  31. to be
  32. The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  36. He asked me not to be late.
  37. I like this song.
  38. She said that she liked mangoes.
  39. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।

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