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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 744 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: had / work. / finished / Aman / his / he / said / that
  4. 4.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / going. / asked / I / where / me / mother / My
  6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.Make a sentence: had / the / whether / left. / asked / bus / He
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  14. 14.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) Are they playing cricket?
  15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / was / He / he
  18. 18.Make a sentence: to / down. / teacher / sit / The / us / told
  19. 19.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / that / She / she / liked
  23. 23.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) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
  24. 24.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  25. 25.Make a sentence: not / be / me / to / He / late. / asked
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: be / asked / not / late. / to / He / me
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She can swim.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: finished / that / work. / had / he / his / said / Aman
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / not / do / this
  32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: song? / you / this / like / Do
  36. 36.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  37. 37.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: do / this / song. / not / I / like
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / going. / me / where / My / was / mother / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / this / not / do / like / I

Answer key

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

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