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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 606 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. 3.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) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  6. 6.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
  8. 8.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  14. 14.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।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  16. 16.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / Ravi / the / told / me / was / that
  19. 19.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
  21. 21.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: My / was / me / mother / where / asked / going. / I
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  24. 24.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / was / He / said
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Aman / that / said / he / work. / his / finished / had
  26. 26.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  31. 31."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / was / He / tired. / said / he
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  37. 37.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: me / where / My / asked / mother / I / going. / was
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / like / not / do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: He / that / was / tired. / said / he

Answer key

  1. said
  2. My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. liked
  5. if
  6. She can swim.
  7. She can swim.
  8. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. Are
  11. The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. told
  13. They are playing cricket.
  14. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. I like this song.
  16. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  17. Can she swim?
  18. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  19. Can she swim?
  20. I do not like this song.
  21. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. My mother asked me where I was going.
  23. doesn't
  24. He said that he was tired.
  25. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  26. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  27. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  28. He asked me not to be late.
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. to be
  31. was
  32. was
  33. The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. Are they playing cricket?
  37. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. I do not like this song.
  40. He said that he was tired.

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