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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 951 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  2. 2.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: had / He / whether / left. / bus / the / asked
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / that / doctor / rest. / said / should / The
  11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. 13.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / The / should / that / I / rest. / doctor
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  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) Neha said that she would call me.
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  18. 18.Make a sentence: song? / Do / like / you / this
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: song? / like / Do / you / this
  24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / I / was / She / if / free.
  25. 25.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: that / said / tired. / He / he / was
  28. 28.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: late. / me / be / to / He / asked / not
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  33. 33.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
  36. 36.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: down. / sit / told / us / to / The / teacher
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / be / not / late. / me / He / to
  40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

Answer key

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

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