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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 754 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  3. 3.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  7. 7.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  9. 9.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  10. 10.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.
  13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: going. / My / where / mother / was / asked / me / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: asked / was / I / if / free. / She
  17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) They are playing cricket.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: asked / had / left. / He / whether / bus / the
  20. 20.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: us / teacher / to / The / told / down. / sit
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
  24. 24.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  25. 25.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: bus / had / left. / the / whether / He / asked
  27. 27.Make a sentence: He / said / was / that / he / tired.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I like this song.
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  32. 32.Make a sentence: he / He / tired. / was / that / said
  33. 33.Make a sentence: should / doctor / that / I / The / said / rest.
  34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She asked if I was free.
  37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  39. 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. 40.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) He asked me not to be late.

Answer key

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

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