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REPORTED SPEECH - TEST 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
d)
tell
2.
The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.
a)
said
b)
say
c)
told
d)
spoke
3.
" I have done it yesterday" said Ela
a)
Ela said that she has done it yesterday.
b)
Ela said she had done it yesterday.
c)
Ela said she had done it the day before.
4.
" I don't understand" 
a)
Martyna said I don't understand.
b)
Martyna said she doesn't understand.
c)
Martyna said she didn't understand.
5.
" You will write a pop quiz next week"
a)
The teacher said us we would write a pop quiz next week.
b)
The teacher told us we would write a pop quiz the following week.
c)
The teacher told we would write a pop quiz next week.
6.
" I have baked my first chocolate cake today"
a)
Tomek said he has baked his first chocolate cake today.
b)
Tomek said he  baked his first chocolate cake today.
c)
Tomek said he had baked his first chocolate cake that day.
7.

" We won't go to the party tomorrow"

a)

They said they would not go to the party the next day

b)

They said they will not go to the party the next day

8.

"We are not going to tell anybody the right answer"

a)

They said they were not going to tell anybody the right answer

b)

They said they are not going to tell anybody the right answer

9.

She said that she had played baseball with her friends the day before

a)

"I play baseball with my friends yesterday"

b)

" I played baseball with my friends yesterday "

10.

I ____ to my mother I didn't like carrots

a)

tell

b)

say

c)

told

d)

said

11.

"I can make the cake"

a)

She said that she could make the cake

b)

She says that she would make the cake

12.

"I'm an engineer"

a)

She says she is an engineer

b)

She said she is an engineer

13.

" I don't like hanging out with my friends anymore"

a)

He said he doesn't like hanging out with my friends anymore

b)

He says he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

c)

He said he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

14.

"now" in reported speech change to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

15.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

a)

she told the boys to not play on the grass.

b)

she told the boys to play not on the grass

c)

She told the boys not to play on the grass.

d)

she told the boys don't play on the grass.

16.
"Run as soon as you can".
a)
He told me to run as soon as I could.
b)
He said me to run as soon as I could.
c)
He told me to run as soon as I can.
d)
He told me that I must run as soon as I could.
17.
" I have done it yesterday" said Ela
a)
Ela said that she has done it yesterday.
b)
Ela said she had done it yesterday.
c)
Ela said she had done it the day before.
18.
" I don't understand" 
a)
Martyna said I don't understand.
b)
Martyna said she doesn't understand.
c)
Martyna said she didn't understand.
19.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

Karen said she was going to be late.

b)

James said he will help me.

c)

Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

20.

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

a)

My father said to me that I must work hard.

b)

My father said to me that you must work hard.

c)

My father said to me that you have to work hard.

d)

My father said tome that I had to work hard.