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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 617 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  4. 4.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: free. / I / if / She / asked / was
  6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / She / that / said / she
  8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: work. / he / finished / Aman / that / had / said / his
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / left. / asked / bus / whether / had / He
  14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  28. 28.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / was / he / He
  30. 30.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  32. 32.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: late. / be / He / me / asked / not / to
  34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / like / do / song. / not / this
  37. 37.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  38. 38.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  39. 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

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

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