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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 86 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. 5.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: sit / told / teacher / down. / The / to / us
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: whether / left. / had / asked / He / the / bus
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: was / that / He / said / tired. / he
  21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  26. 26.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / do / not / this
  28. 28.Make a sentence: us / to / told / sit / teacher / down. / The
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / was / the / Ravi / told / shop / closed. / me
  30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: whether / asked / He / had / left. / the / bus
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / Neha / would / that / me. / she / call
  33. 33."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  35. 35.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  36. 36.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / She / liked / that / she
  37. 37.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

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

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