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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 706 · 40 questions

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.

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

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