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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 541 · 40 questions

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.

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

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