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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 784 · 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.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: not / like / I / do / song. / this
  3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / where / mother / was / asked / me / My / going.
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: song. / like / not / do / this / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: late. / not / asked / be / me / He / to
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. 18.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / teacher / down. / sit / told / The / us
  21. 21.Make a sentence: late. / asked / not / me / He / to / be
  22. 22.Make a sentence: work. / he / said / had / his / Aman / that / finished
  23. 23.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. 24.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  26. 26.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  29. 29.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / do / I / not
  30. 30.Make a sentence: tired. / said / that / He / was / he
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  32. 32.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  33. 33.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like / not / do
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: had / he / that / work. / Aman / said / finished / his
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like

Answer key

  1. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  2. I do not like this song.
  3. liked
  4. said
  5. doesn't
  6. Are
  7. if
  8. My mother asked me where I was going.
  9. was
  10. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. was
  12. to be
  13. The teacher told us to sit down.
  14. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. I do not like this song.
  16. He asked me not to be late.
  17. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. वह तैर सकती है।
  20. The teacher told us to sit down.
  21. He asked me not to be late.
  22. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  25. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  27. They are playing cricket.
  28. Are they playing cricket?
  29. I do not like this song.
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  32. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  33. told
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. I do not like this song.
  36. She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. I like this song.
  38. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. I like this song.

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