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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 747 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  2. 2.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: like / not / I / this / song. / do
  6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: call / Neha / she / that / said / would / me.
  8. 8.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / She / if / free. / was / asked
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  14. 14.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  16. 16.Make a sentence: like / not / this / song. / I / do
  17. 17.Make a sentence: going. / me / I / My / where / mother / asked / was
  18. 18.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / was / me / the / told / Ravi / that
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / mother / going. / where / My / asked / was / me
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / was / free. / asked / She / if
  26. 26.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / that / was / He
  27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: tired. / he / was / that / said / He
  29. 29.Make a sentence: where / My / I / going. / mother / me / asked / was
  30. 30.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  33. 33.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 वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  38. 38.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  39. 39.Make a sentence: be / late. / not / to / me / He / asked
  40. 40.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  3. was
  4. My mother asked me where I was going.
  5. I do not like this song.
  6. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. Neha said that she would call me.
  8. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  9. told
  10. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. if
  14. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  15. Can she swim?
  16. I do not like this song.
  17. My mother asked me where I was going.
  18. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  19. My mother asked me where I was going.
  20. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  21. She cannot swim.
  22. liked
  23. वह तैर सकती है।
  24. He asked me not to be late.
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. He said that he was tired.
  27. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  28. He said that he was tired.
  29. My mother asked me where I was going.
  30. She can swim.
  31. She can swim.
  32. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  33. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  34. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. I like this song.
  36. He said that he was tired.
  37. I do not like this song.
  38. Are
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

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