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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 822 · 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.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.Make a sentence: teacher / us / told / to / down. / The / sit
  9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She cannot swim.
  11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Aman / his / that / finished / work. / he / had / said
  13. 13.Make a sentence: to / down. / us / teacher / sit / The / told
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  17. 17.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  18. 18.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  19. 19.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) Do you like this song?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: was / asked / if / I / free. / She
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  23. 23.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / was / me / where / mother / going. / asked / My
  26. 26.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  29. 29.Make a sentence: song? / you / Do / like / this
  30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / liked / said / She / mangoes. / that
  34. 34.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) Can she swim?
  35. 35.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  36. 36.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / me / that / closed. / the / told / shop
  40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

Answer key

  1. Neha said that she would call me.
  2. said
  3. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. to be
  5. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. doesn't
  7. Are
  8. The teacher told us to sit down.
  9. if
  10. She cannot swim.
  11. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  12. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  13. The teacher told us to sit down.
  14. Can she swim?
  15. She can swim.
  16. told
  17. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  19. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  20. Do you like this song?
  21. She asked if I was free.
  22. liked
  23. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  24. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  25. My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  27. I like this song.
  28. She can swim.
  29. Do you like this song?
  30. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. Do you like this song?
  32. was
  33. She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. She asked if I was free.
  35. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  36. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  37. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. Can she swim?
  39. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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