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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 597 · 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 ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / I / if / free. / asked / She
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  6. 6.Make a sentence: that / told / was / Ravi / shop / closed. / the / me
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. 13.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  16. 16.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: said / I / doctor / should / rest. / that / The
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / was / that / shop / closed. / me / told / Ravi
  22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  23. 23.Make a sentence: work. / said / he / that / his / had / Aman / finished
  24. 24.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  25. 25.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: said / finished / he / Aman / his / had / that / work.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) They are playing cricket.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: doctor / rest. / I / that / should / said / The
  32. 32.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / He / that / was
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / this / song?
  34. 34.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  35. 35.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  39. 39.Make a sentence: free. / asked / if / She / I / was
  40. 40.Make a sentence: She / that / said / mangoes. / she / liked

Answer key

  1. told
  2. She asked if I was free.
  3. Do you like this song?
  4. Are
  5. doesn't
  6. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  7. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. to be
  9. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  11. She said that she liked mangoes.
  12. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  13. वह तैर सकती है।
  14. said
  15. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  16. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  17. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  18. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. The doctor said that I should rest.
  20. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  21. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  22. was
  23. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. I like this song.
  25. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  26. was
  27. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  29. I like this song.
  30. They are playing cricket.
  31. The doctor said that I should rest.
  32. He said that he was tired.
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  36. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. Can she swim?
  38. Can she swim?
  39. She asked if I was free.
  40. She said that she liked mangoes.

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