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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 703 · 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 “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I do not like this song.
  5. 5.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: asked / mother / me / My / was / I / where / going.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  9. 9.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: not / I / do / this / song. / like
  11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  19. 19.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
  20. 20.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  22. 22.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  27. 27.Make a sentence: had / his / work. / that / Aman / said / he / finished
  28. 28.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: liked / that / She / said / mangoes. / she
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
  32. 32.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. 33.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Do / song? / this / you / like
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  36. 36."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. 40.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?

Answer key

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

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