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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 724 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: said / He / that / he / was / tired.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: me / told / that / closed. / Ravi / was / shop / the
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: mother / I / My / me / going. / where / was / asked
  8. 8.Make a sentence: that / I / should / said / The / rest. / doctor
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  10. 10.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / if / free. / asked / She / was
  12. 12.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) They are playing cricket.
  17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / that / She / she / liked
  19. 19.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / us / to / The / sit / told
  20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  22. 22.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  26. 26.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: not / me / late. / He / asked / to / be
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She cannot swim.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  32. 32."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / whether / the / had / He / left. / bus
  35. 35.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
  36. 36.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
  38. 38.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / she / liked / that / said
  39. 39.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: said / she / that / Neha / me. / would / call

Answer key

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

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