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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 867 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  7. 7.Make a sentence: doctor / I / that / The / rest. / should / said
  8. 8.Make a sentence: she / would / call / said / Neha / me. / that
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  11. 11.Make a sentence: he / said / work. / finished / had / that / his / Aman
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  13. 13.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  14. 14.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  16. 16.Make a sentence: that / Aman / work. / had / he / said / finished / his
  17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / whether / He / had / the / left. / bus
  18. 18.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / this / song?
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) I do not like this song.
  22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  24. 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  25. 25.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  26. 26.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  28. 28.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: if / asked / free. / I / She / was
  33. 33.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: had / left. / asked / He / whether / the / bus
  37. 37.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: He / asked / late. / not / me / to / be
  39. 39.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?

Answer key

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

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