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Reported speech revision

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“You’d better stay at home during this time,” he said to Lan.

a)

He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time.

b)

He warmed Lan against staying at home during that time.

c)

He advised Lan to stay at home during that time.

d)

He thanked Lan for staying at home during that time.

2.

“What have you done to my laptop, Jane?” asked Tom.

a)

Tom asked Jane what had she done to his laptop.

b)

Tom asked Jane what has she done to his laptop.

c)

Tom asked Jane what she had done to his laptop.

d)

Tom asked Jane what she has done to his laptop.

3.

“When did you start practising yoga?” asked Tom.

a)

Tom wanted to know when I had started practising yoga.

b)

Tom wanted to know when had I started practising yoga.

c)

Tom wanted to know when did I start practising yoga.

d)

Tom wanted to know when I was starting practising yoga.

4.

“Why didn’t you attend the meeting, Mary?” Tom asked.

a)

Tom asked Mary why didn’t she attend the meeting.

b)

Tom asked Mary why she hadn’t attended the meeting.

c)

Tom asked Mary why hadn’t she attended the meeting.

d)

Tom asked Mary why she wasn’t attending the meeting.

5.

“How long have you lived here, Lucy?” asked Jack.

a)

Jack asked Lucy how long did she live here.

b)

Jack asked Lucy how long had she lived there.

c)

Jack asked Lucy how long she lived here.

d)

Jack asked Lucy how long she had lived there.

6.

“You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,” she said to me.

a)

She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

b)

She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

c)

She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.

d)

She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

7.

“Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?” said Jim.

a)

Jim suggested going out for dinner that night.

b)

Jim refused to go out for dinner that night.

c)

Jim denied going out for dinner that night.

d)

Jim promised to go out for dinner that night.

8.

“You got an A in Chemistry. Congratulations!” Peter said to his classmate.

a)

Peter encouraged his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.

b)

Peter persuaded his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.

c)

Peter insisted on getting an A in Chemistry for his classmate.

d)

Peter congratulated his classmate on getting an A in Chemistry.

9.

“No, I won’t go to work at the weekend, “said Sally.

a)

Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.

b)

Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.

c)

Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.

d)

Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

10.

“We will not leave until we see the manager, “said the customers.

a)

The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager.

b)

The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager.

c)

The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager.

d)

The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager.

11.

“Why don’t we go camping at the weekend?” he said.

a)

He denied going camping at the weekend.

b)

He suggested going camping at the weekend.

c)

He objected to going camping at the weekend.

d)

He denied going camping at the weekend.

12.

“I didn’t give John the money,” said Mary.

a)

Mary denied giving John the money.

b)

Mary admitted giving John the money.

c)

Mary suggested giving John the money.

d)

Mary remembered giving John the money.

13.

“Would you like to go to the show with me?” Anna said to Bella.

a)

Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.

b)

Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.

c)

Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.

d)

Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.

14.

“You should take better care of your health, “said Tom’s mother.

a)

Tom’s mother promised to take better care of his health.

b)

Tom’s mother ordered him to take better care of his health.

c)

Tom’s mother required him to take better care of his health.

d)

Tom’s mother advised him to take better care of his health.

15.

“Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Thursday,” said the teacher to the students.

a)

The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

b)

The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday,

c)

The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

d)

The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

16.

“I’m sorry I haven’t finished the assignment,” Fiona said.

a)

Fiona denied having finished the assignment.

b)

Fiona regretted having finished the assignment.

c)

Fiona refused to finish the assignment.

d)

Fiona apologised for not finishing the assignment.

17.

“I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.

a)

He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

b)

He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

c)

He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

d)

He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.

18.

“What are you going to do after school, Anne?” Kevin asked.

a)

Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.

b)

Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.

c)

Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.

d)

Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.

19.

He said: “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter.”

a)

He apologized for not to reply to the letter.

b)

He apologized for not to replying to the letter.

c)

He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter.

d)

He apologized for not replying to the letter.

20.

“You broke my glasses,” said the woman to me.

a)

The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.

b)

The woman advised me to break her glasses.

c)

The woman told me to break her glasses.

d)

The woman blamed me for breaking her glasses.

21.

The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.”

a)

Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.

b)

The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.

c)

The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.

d)

It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.

22.

“Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work!” he said.

a)

He told me that I shouldn’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.

b)

He requested me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work.

c)

He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work.

d)

He asked me no to forget to go to the supermarket after work.

23.

“If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John.

a)

John asked me to do morning exercise regularly.

b)

John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly.

c)

John advised me to do morning exercise regularly.

d)

John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly.

24.

They told me: " We will visit America."

=> They told me they _____ visit America.

a)

are

b)

was

c)

were

d)

would

25.

She told him: " I was doing my homework."

=> She told him she _________ her homework.

a)

was doing

b)

had been doing

c)

is doing

d)

had done

26.

She told me: " My sister works here."

=> She told me her sister (a)   here.

27.

I told my friends: " I studied in the bedroom."

=> I told my friends I (a)   in the bedroom.

28.

đổi trạng từ sau sang câu tường thuật

tomorrow --> (a)  

29.

MAY --> (a)  

30.

I apologized ........................ the book at home.

a)

for leaving

b)

to leaving  

c)

leaving

d)

to leave

31.

We use reported speech to:

a)

talk about spontaneous situations.

b)

talk about something that someone has already told us.

c)

talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future

32.

Jhon: "My sister is studying in Australia this year"

Jhon said that ________________

a)

his sister was studying in Australia this year

b)

his sister were studying in Australia this year

c)

his sister was studying in Australia that year

33.
"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda
a)
Frank asked Linda where her house was.
b)
Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.
c)
Frank asked Linda where was her house.
d)
Frank asked Linda where is her house.
34.
The man asked, "What is your name?"
a)
The man asked what you name was.
b)
The man asked what my name was.
c)
The man asked what my name were.
d)
The man asked what was my name.
35.
"Don't worry about it"
a)
He told me to worry not.
b)
He told me to not worry about it.
c)
He told me not to worry about that.
d)
He told me not to worry.
36.
"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.
37.
"Have they finished the test?"
a)
She asked if they have finished the test.
b)
She asked had they finished the test.
c)
She asked if they finished the test.
d)
She asked if they had finished the test.
38.
"When will this exercise end?"
a)
He asked when that exercise would end.
b)
He asked when this exercise will end.
c)
He asked if this exercise would end.
d)
He asked if this exercise will end.
39.

"Do you like pizza?"

-Claire asked if I _____ pizza

a)

like

b)

have liked

c)

likes

d)

liked

40.

The kids say, " We can't read tongue twisters."

a)

The kids say that we can't read tongue twisters.

b)

The kids say that they can't read tongue twisters.

c)

The kids say that he can't read tongue twisters.

41.

He says, "I know a better restaurant here."

a)

He says that he knows a better restaurant.

b)

He says that he knew a better restaurant there.

c)

He says that he knew a better restaurant there.

d)

He says that he knows a better restaurant there.

42.

"I'll see you tomorrow", he said

a)

He said that I see you tomorrow.

b)

He said that he would see me the next day.

c)

He said that he will see me the next day.

d)

He said that he would see you the next day.

43.

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.

44.

He asked the children _________ game on the computer any more.

a)

not to play

b)

if they play

c)

not playing

d)

don't play

45.

9. "I have seen that movie".

He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

A. had seen

b)

B. will have seen

c)

C. has seen

d)

D. was seen