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REPORTED SPEECH

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bonnie said, "My father is in hospital".

a)

Bonnie said that my father is in hospital

b)

Bonnie said that his father was in hospital

c)

Bonnie said that his father is in hospital

d)

Bonnie said that my father was in hospital

2.

Diana said "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow"

a)

Diana said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow

b)

Diana said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day

c)

Diana said that Nora and Jim were getting Married tomorrow

d)

Diana said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day

3.

"I will finish my homework soon, Mom", Ratih said to her mom.

a)

Ratih told her mom, "I will finish my homework soon."

b)

Ratih told her mom that she would finish her homework soon.

c)

Ratih told her mom, "I finished my homework."

d)

Ratih said her mom to finish her homework.

4.

She said to me, "I haven't seen that movie yet,"

a)

She said that she haven't seen that movie yet.

b)

She told me that she hadn't seen that movie yet.

c)

She said that she doesn't see that movie yet.

d)

She said to me that she didn't see that movie yet.

5.

Andy said, "I must study for the exam,"

a)

He told that he must study for the exam.

b)

He said, "I must study for the exam."

c)

He said that he had to study for the exam.

d)

He said, "I have to study for the exam."

6.

He _______ that he was moving away that afternoon.

a)

A. told me

b)

B. told to me

c)

C. said me

d)

D. says to me

7.

I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

a)

A. said to

b)

B. told to

c)

C. advised

d)

D. recommended

8.

My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

a)

A. remember to plant

b)

B. not planting

c)

C. to plant

d)

D. planting

9.

“What are you doing tomorrow?”, Shanty asked.

a)

She asked me what were you doing the next day.

b)

She asked me what I were doing the next day.

c)

She asked me what I was doing the next day.

d)

She asked me what I was doing the next day?

10.

“Do you study at SMPN 2?”, asked Mira.

a)

She asked me if you studied at SMPN 2.

b)

She asked me if I studied at SMPN 2?

c)

She asked me if I studied at SMPN 2.

d)

She asked me if I have studied at SMPN 2.

11.
“I have something to tell you”, Mary said to John.
a)
Mary told John I had something to tell him.
b)
Mary told John she had something to tell him.
c)
Mary told John she had had something to tell him.
d)
Mary told John he had had something to tell her.
12.
He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
a)
He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
b)
He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
c)
He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
d)
He said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
13.
“I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
a)
She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
b)
She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
c)
She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
d)
She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
14.

Tina said to me,“I phoned him yesterday”.

a)

She said to me I phoned him the day before.

b)

She told me she phoned him yesterday.

c)

She said to me she had phoned him yesterday.

d)

She told me she had phoned him the day before.

15.

“It is the time to check what you have done”, the teacher said to the boys.

a)

The teacher said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.

b)

The teacher told the boys it was time to check what they had done.

c)

The teacher told the boys it was time to check what they have done.

d)

The teacher told the boys it is time to check what you had done.

16.

“You will like my cute rabbit when you see it.” Hendra said to me.

a)

He told me you will like her cute rabbit when you see it.

b)

He told me I will like his cute rabbit when I saw it.

c)

He told me I would like his cute rabbit when I saw it.

d)

He told me I would be liked his cute rabbit when I saw it.

17.

John said, “I didn’t meet Susan last week.”

a)
He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
b)
He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
c)
He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
d)
He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
18.

The boy said to the girl, “I didn’t break your watch.”

a)
The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
b)
The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
c)
The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
d)

The boy said the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

19.
Cindy said: “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
a)
Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month.
b)
Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month.
c)
Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month.
d)
Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month.
20.

The teacher told his students ______ laughing.

a)
would stop
b)
to stop
c)
stop
d)
stopped
21.

Do you know where ______?

a)
he lives
b)
did he live
c)
does he live
d)
he live
22.

He said to me, "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 said me not to worry about that.

23.

The old man said to me, "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 to run as soon as you could.

24.

"I don't like fast food." said Farhan.

a)
He said he doesn't like fast food.
b)
He said he don't like fast food.
c)
He said he didn't like fast food.
d)
He said he hadn't liked fast food.
25.

"Have they finished the test?", asked Mrs. Nanik

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.
26.

Father said to me, "What is your mom cooking?"

a)

He asked me what is you mom cooking.

b)

He asked me what my mom was cooking.

c)

He asked me what was my mom cooking.

d)

He asked me what my mom is cooking.

27.

"How many tickets did you buy?", asked Mr. Farid.

a)
He wanted to know how many tickets I did buy.
b)
He wanted to know how many tickets I bought.
c)
He wanted to know how many tickets I have bought.
d)
He wanted to know how many tickets I had bought.
28.

Father said, "Who will wash-up after the dinner?"

a)
He asked who will wash-up after the dinner.
b)
He asked who would wash-up after the dinner.
c)
He asked who is going to wash up after the dinner.
d)
He asked who wants to wash up after the dinner.
29.

Mr. Abdul said to me, "What should I do in this situation?"

a)

He told me what should he do in this situation.

b)

He asked me what he should do in that situation.

c)

He asked me what he should have done in that situation.

d)

He asked me what should he done in this situation.

30.
“Please don’t tell anyone what happened”, An said to me.
a)
An said to me please don’t tell anyone what happened.
b)
An told me didn’t tell anyone what had happened.
c)
An said me not to tell anyone what happened.
d)
An told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
31.

The stranger asked me where I ______ from.

a)
come
b)
coming
c)
to come
d)
came
32.

Mrs. Erna wanted to know what time_______.

a)
the movie began
b)
the movie begins
c)
does the movie begin
d)
did the movies begin
33.

I usually drink coffee in the mornings.

He said that ___.

a)

he usually drank coffee in the mornings

b)

he usually drinks coffee in the mornings

c)

he usually drink coffee in the mornings

d)

I usually drank coffee in the mornings

34.

Paul told me, "My mother will celebrate her birthday next week."

a)

Paul told me that my mother would celebrate her birthday next week.

b)

Paul told me that his mother would celebrate her birthday next week.

c)

Paul told me that his mother would celebrate his birthday next week.

d)

Paul told me that my mother would celebrate my birthday next week.

35.

She said that she __________a worker.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

was

36.

The teacher__________us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.

a)

said

b)

say

c)

told

d)

spoke

37.

My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

a)

My parents asked me why I was crying.

b)

My parents asked me why I am crying.

c)

My parents asked me why I had been crying.

38.

Mum said, "It is windy today."

a)

Mum said that it is windy today.

b)

Mum said that it was windy today.

c)

Mum said that it was windy that day.

d)

Mum said that it is windy that day.

39.

My teacher told me, " Don't be shy."

a)

My teacher told me don't be shy.

b)

My teacher told me not to be shy.

c)

My teacher told me not be shy.

d)

My teacher said me not to be shy.

40.

"Open all these windows and stay here!"

My schoolmate asked me .......

a)

to open all these windows and to stay there.

b)

to open all those windows and to stay there.

c)

to open all those windows and to stay here.

d)

not to open all these windows and to stay there.