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reported speech

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Thank you very much for your help, John” said Daisy.

a)

Daisy thanked John for helping her.

b)

Daisy told John to help her.

c)

Daisy would like John to help her.

d)

Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks.

2.

“Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulation!” said Billy.

a)

Billy looked forward to being the new manager.

b)

Billy dreamed of being the new manager.

c)

Billy prevented Daisy from being the new manager.

d)

Billy congratulated Daisy on being the new manager.

3.

“ Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.

a)

The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower.

b)

The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower.

c)

The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower.

d)

The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower.

4.

“ Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.

a)

Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money.

b)

Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some money.

c)

Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money.

d)

Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.

5.

“ You must not get into the area,” the policemen said.

a)

The policemen stopped them from getting into the area.

b)

The policemen denied from getting into the area.

c)

The policemen wanted them to get into the area.

d)

The policemen suggested getting into the area.

6.

He told me "don't forget to lock the door"

-> He _______________to lock the door.

a)

reminded me

b)

said me to

c)

told to me

d)

reminded me not

7.

"During the storm, do not leave your house!"

-> We were warned _____________ our house during the storm.

a)

against leave

b)

to leave

c)

leaving

d)

not to leave

8.

“You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher ____________ cheating in the exam.

a)

accused his students of

b)

advised his students to

c)

prevented his students from

d)

insisted his students on

9.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much wine,” he said.

a)

He encouraged me to drink so much wine.

b)

He told to me not to drink so much wine.

c)

He advised me not to drink so much wine.

d)

He said me not to drink so much wine.

10.

“ I’ll give you a hand, if you like,” said Darian.

a)

Darain advised me to give him a hand, If you liked.

b)

Darain told me to give him a hand if I liked

c)

Darain said me he would give me a hand if I liked

d)

Darain promised to give me a hand, if I liked.

11.

“Remember to post my letter on your way,” Wendy said.

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a)

Wendy told me to post my letter on your way.

b)

Wendy reminded me to post her letter on my way.

c)

Wendy asked me to post my letter on your way

d)

Wendy told to me to post her letter on my way.

12.

“Come for inner with us tonight, will you?” Bill said.

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a)

Bill invited me to come for dinner with them tonight

b)

Bill ask me to come for dinner with them that night.

c)

Bill told me to come for dinner with us that night.

d)

Bill invited me to come for dinner with them that night.

13.

The university students expressed their ____________with the factory workers, who demanded higher pay and better working conditions.

a)

discreet

b)

stages

c)

solidarity

d)

national pride

14.

In this final year at the upper secondary school, I am under a lot of study........................

a)

pressure

b)

impression

c)

duty

d)

responsibility

15.

He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the_______of the company.

a)

requirements

b)

applicants

c)

information

d)

education