Listening Test of 8th grade - Reported Speech

Listen to the speaker and choose the correct sentence:

• "I will meet her at the mall," said Tom.

• "I'll meet here at the mall," said Tom.

• "I'll meet hear at the mall," said Tom.

• "I'll meet hear at them all," said Tom.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "I will meet her at the mall," as it uses the correct pronoun "her" and the full form "I will." The other options contain errors in pronoun usage and contractions.

Listen and select the correct option:

• Sarah told me she would their tomorrow.

• Sarah told me she would there tomorrow.

• Sarah told me she'd be there tomorrow.

• Sarah told me she'd be they're tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sarah told me she'd be there tomorrow.' It uses the contraction 'she'd' for 'she would' and 'there' correctly indicates a location, making the sentence grammatically correct.

Choose the sentence you hear:

• He asked, "Where have you been?"

• He asked, "Where have you bean?"

• He asked, "Wear have you been?"

• He asked, "Were have you been?"

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "He asked, 'Where have you been?'" because it uses the correct spelling of 'where' and the phrase is grammatically accurate. The other options contain misspellings or incorrect word usage.

Select the correct sentence:

• "The weather is great," she seed.

• "The weather is great," she said.

• "The whether is great," she said.

• "The weather is grate," she said.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "The weather is great," she said. It uses the correct verb "said" instead of the incorrect "seed" and spells "weather" correctly, while "grate" is a different word altogether.

Identify the correct form:

• Mary told him that she was too tired to write.

• Mary told him that she was two tired to right.

• Mary told him that she was too tired too write.

• Mary told him that she was to tired to write.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Mary told him that she was too tired to write.' The word 'too' indicates excessiveness, while 'to' is a preposition. The other options contain incorrect forms or misspellings.

Choose the right sentence:

• "Did you see their new house?" he asked.

• "Did you see they're new house?" he asked.

• "Did you see there new house?" he asked.

• "Did you sea their new house?" he asked.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "Did you see their new house?" because 'their' is the correct possessive pronoun. The other options use incorrect forms: 'they're' (they are), 'there' (a place), and 'sea' (a body of water).

Select what you hear:

• The teacher said we could weight here.

• The teacher said we could wait here.

• The teacher said we could wait hear.

• The teacher said we could weigh here.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The teacher said we could wait here.' The word 'wait' indicates a pause, while 'weight' refers to mass. 'Hear' is incorrect in this context, and 'weigh' is also unrelated.

Pick the correct sentence:

• "Its time to go home," mom announced.

• "It's time to go home," mom announced.

• "Its time too go home," mom announced.

• "It's time two go home," mom announced.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "It's time to go home," because "It's" is a contraction of "it is." The other options either misuse contractions or use incorrect words like "too" and "two."

Choose the right option:

• He told me that he would by a new car.

• He told me that he would bye a new car.

• He told me that he would buy a new car.

• He told me that he would bye a knew car.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He told me that he would buy a new car.' The word 'buy' means to purchase, while 'bye' is a farewell and 'knew' is the past tense of know, making them incorrect in this context.

Select the correct sentence:

• "Your going to love this gift," she exclaimed.

• "You're going to love this gift," she exclaimed.

• "Your going too love this gift," she exclaimed.

• "You're going two love this gift," she exclaimed.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is "You're going to love this gift," as "you're" is the contraction of "you are." The other options misuse "your" (possessive), "too" (excessive), and "two" (number), making them incorrect.