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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 650 · 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.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: that / I / The / doctor / said / rest. / should
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: shop / me / Ravi / that / told / closed. / the / was
  10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  12. 12.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: like / you / song? / this / Do
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: he / that / his / finished / said / work. / Aman / had
  16. 16.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: like / song? / this / Do / you
  19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: He / that / was / tired. / he / said
  22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  23. 23.What does “I like this song.” 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।
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. 26.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) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: doctor / should / The / said / rest. / I / that
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  30. 30.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: me / shop / told / that / closed. / the / Ravi / was
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / like / song?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / said / mangoes. / she / She / liked
  36. 36.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  37. 37.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I like this song.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

Answer key

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

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