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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 972 · 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.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  3. 3.Make a sentence: do / like / not / this / song. / I
  4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Ravi / that / told / shop / closed. / me / the / was
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  11. 11.Make a sentence: bus / left. / had / He / whether / the / asked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / closed. / me / told / was / that / the
  13. 13.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / that / me / shop / the / closed. / told
  15. 15.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 कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: She / said / that / mangoes. / liked / she
  17. 17.Make a sentence: doctor / that / said / I / should / The / rest.
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  19. 19."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  21. 21.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / Do / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: sit / us / teacher / to / told / down. / The
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / said / that / she / She
  29. 29.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  31. 31.Make a sentence: that / The / doctor / I / said / rest. / should
  32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: said / me. / call / that / Neha / she / would
  35. 35.Make a sentence: to / us / told / sit / teacher / down. / The
  36. 36.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  38. 38.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
  40. 40.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

Answer key

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

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