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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 83 · 40 questions

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.

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

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