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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 94 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  2. 2.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
  6. 6.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: like / this / you / song? / Do
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / rest. / should / that / doctor / said / The
  9. 9.Make a sentence: teacher / The / sit / to / down. / us / told
  10. 10.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  12. 12.Make a sentence: had / that / Aman / he / work. / said / finished / his
  13. 13.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
  15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  19. 19.Make a sentence: be / asked / not / me / He / to / late.
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  23. 23.Make a sentence: whether / He / left. / bus / had / the / asked
  24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  25. 25.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: that / said / was / tired. / He / he
  27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Do you like this song?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: free. / I / asked / if / She / was
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. 33.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  36. 36.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  39. 39.Make a sentence: said / doctor / rest. / I / should / that / The
  40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / He / whether / bus / left. / had / the

Answer key

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

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