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Test me on Direct and Indirect speech:)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I told him ____ do it.

a)

to not

b)

don't

c)

not to

d)

none of them

2.

He asked us ____ show our passports.

a)

to

b)

now

c)

don't

d)

that to

3.

She asked us if we ____ finished the work on Monday.

a)

have had

b)

have

c)

had

d)

had to

4.

She asked us ____ on time.

a)

for being

b)

to be

c)

to being

d)

not being

5.

They asked me _____ going to the party.

a)

that I was

b)

when I had been

c)

if I was

d)

will I be

6.

'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.' → He told me that his best friend at school ___ a nurse first, then a paramedic.

a)

was becoming

b)

had become

c)

has become

d)

would become

7.

'I had lived in four countries by the age of ten.' → She said that she ___ in four countries by the age of ten.

a)

had lived

b)

had been living

c)

will have lived

d)

lived

8.

'Oh, hi, Ethan! I'm just leaving, unfortunately.' → When I got there I saw him, but he said he ___.

a)

left

b)

had left

c)

was leaving

d)

will be leaving

9.

'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' → He said that they ___ four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now!

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

saw

d)

had saw

10.

The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.

a)

The Professor said, ‘Nobody can solve the problem’.

b)

The Professor said, ’Nobody could solve the problem’

c)

The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody could solve the problem’

d)

The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody can solve the problem?’

11.

The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.

a)

‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, the instructor asked.

b)

‘Are you ready for the race Ronny?’, the instructor asked.

c)

‘Ronny, ready for race?’ the instructor said.

d)

‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, said the instructor.

12.

Reshma said to Priya, ‘Why are you sketching on the wall?’

a)

Reshma asked Priya why was she sketching on the wall.

b)

Reshma asked Priya why had she been sketching on the wall

c)

Reshma asked Priya that why is she sketching on the wall.

d)

Reshma asked Priya why she was sketching on the wall.

13.

The sage said, “God helps those who help themselves.”

a)

The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.

b)

The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.

c)

The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.

d)

The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.

14.

He said, “I clean my teeth twice a day.”

a)

He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.

b)

He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.

c)

He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day.

d)

He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day.

15.

Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'

a)

Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.

b)

Jerry said he was studying English a lot at the moment.

c)

Jerry said I was studying English a lot at that moment.

d)

None of them