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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 622 · 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 drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Make a sentence: rest. / that / should / said / The / I / doctor
  5. 5.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  9. 9.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  15. 15.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: that / had / finished / he / Aman / work. / said / his
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song? / like / you / this / Do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: tired. / said / that / he / He / was
  28. 28.Make a sentence: She / she / mangoes. / said / that / liked
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / Do / like / this / song?
  30. 30.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  32. 32.Make a sentence: mother / was / me / where / I / going. / My / asked
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: finished / said / Aman / that / had / his / he / work.
  35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this / do / not
  38. 38.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  39. 39.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?

Answer key

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

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