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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 641 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  2. 2.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  3. 3.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  7. 7.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  11. 11.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  13. 13.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  17. 17.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
  20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Aman / he / his / work. / had / that / finished / said
  23. 23.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: said / was / that / tired. / He / he
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
  28. 28.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / doctor / that / rest. / The / should / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
  33. 33.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: doctor / should / The / rest. / I / said / that
  36. 36.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: was / that / closed. / Ravi / the / told / shop / me
  38. 38.Make a sentence: late. / not / asked / me / be / He / to
  39. 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / the / He / had / whether / left. / bus

Answer key

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

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