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Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

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Date
1.

Convert the followiing statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.

a)

The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her snacks.

b)

When can we eat our snacks?

c)

"When can we eat our snacks? She asked"

d)

She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?"

2.

We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"

a)

We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

b)

We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

c)

We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

d)

We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

3.

John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?"

a)

John asked Mary why she got angry with him.

b)

John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.

c)

John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.

d)

John asked Mary why she is angry with him.

4.

Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"

a)

Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.

b)

Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.

c)

Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.

d)

Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.

5.

Did they eat out together yesterday?

a)

He asked me if they had eaten out yesterday.

b)

He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.

c)

He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.

d)

He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before.

6.

Don’t turn off the light now.

a)

He told me don’t turn off the light at that time.

b)

He told me not to turn off the light at that time.

c)

He told me didn’t turn off the light at that time.

d)

He told me didn’t turn off the light at now.

7.

What’s your passion?

a)

She wanted to know what is my passion.

b)

She wanted to know what was my passion.

c)

She wanted to know what my passion was.

d)

She wanted to know what was my passion.

8.

I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.

a)

He asked me that he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

b)

He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

c)

He said that he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

d)

He said that I began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

9.

Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?

a)

She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.

b)

She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.

c)

She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.

d)

She asked me whether I could borrow her pencil for a moment.

10.

Your friend has just left.

a)

He told me that your friend had just left.

b)

He told me that my friend has just left.

c)

He told me that my friend had just left.

d)

He told me that my friend have just left.

11.

Why are you staring at my feet?

a)

He asked her why she is staring at his feet.

b)

He asked her why she was staring at his feet.

c)

He asked her why was she staring at his feet.

d)

He asked her why is she staring at his feet.

12.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

a)

He said that the sun rose in the east and sets in the west.

b)

He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

c)

He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

d)

He said that the sun rise in the east and set in the west.

13.

Who is sitting beside Tom?

a)

He asked me who was sitting beside Tom that time.

b)

He asked me was sitting beside Tom that time.

c)

He asked me who is sitting beside Tom.

d)

He asked me who is Tom sitting beside.

14.

We have been here for a week.

a)

They said they had been there for a week.


b)

They said they had been here for a week.

c)

They said we had been there for a week.

d)

They said they has been here for a week.

15.

Please wait for me at the bus stop.

a)

Endy told me to waiting her at the bus stop.

b)

Endy told me waited for her at the bus stop that time.

c)

Endy told me waited for me at the bus stop that time.

d)

Endy told me to wait for her at the bus stop that time.

16.

My name is Harry.

a)

He said his name is Harry.

b)

He said his name might Harry.

c)

He said his name will Harry.

d)

He said his name has Harry.

17.

He said , "Get out of my house immediately."

a)

He told me to get out of his house immediately.

b)

He told me that I get out of his house immediately.

c)

He told me to get out of my house immediately.

d)

He said that I got out of his house immediately.

18.

"Do you want to buy anything?" She asked him.

a)

She asked him did he want to buy anything.

b)

She asked him that did he want to buy anything.

c)

She asked him if did he want to buy anything.

d)

She asked him if he wanted to buy anything.

19.

"I saw your father yesterday," he said to me.

a)

He said to me that he saw my father the day before.

b)

He said to me that he had seen my father yesterday.

c)

He told me that he had seen my father the previous day.

d)

He told me that he saw your father the previous day

20.

Change to indirect speech. Dan said, "We are finding the ship now."

a)

Dan said that he was finding the ship now.

b)

Dan said that they were finding the ship.

c)

Dan said that they were finding the ship then.

d)

Dan said that they was finding the ship then.

21.

"What made you think that you were the right person for job?" the man asked Jessie.

The reported Speech is ...

a)

The man asked Jessie what had made her think that she was the right person for the job.

b)

The man wanted to know what had made Jessie think that she had been the right person for the job.

c)

The man asked Jessie if she thought she had been the right person for the job.

d)

The man asked Jessie what had made you think that you had been the right person for the job.

22.

The boss was wondering ...

a)

to send me to another branch

b)

if I was willing to be sent to another branch

c)

is it alright if I am sent to another branch

d)

I would be sent to another branch

23.

"What is your surname, Lea?"

I asked Lea ....

a)

Whether her surname was Lea

b)

that Lea was her surname

c)

if Lea was her surename

d)

what her surename was

24.

Martin wondered how Kate had finished the report so quickly.

Martin asked Kate," ....?

a)

how did you finish the report so quickly

b)

how had she finished the report so quickly

c)

how she finished the report so quickly

d)

how were you finished the report so quickly

25.

Did you tell them .....?

a)

why hadn't you sent the documents`

b)

how did you find their address

c)

whom did you give the money to

d)

what you had seen in that room

26.

Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

"Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked.

b)

"Wow! Don't you think it's too much," Katelyn asked.

c)

"Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked.

d)

"Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked.

27.

If you find my pencil Jia Wen said pass it to me.


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

“If you find my pencil.” Jia Wen said, “Pass it to me.”

b)

“If you find my pencil,” Jia Wen said, “Pass it to me.”

c)

“If you find my pencil,” Jia Wen said, “pass it to me.”

d)

“If you find my pencil.” Jia Wen said “pass it to me.”

28.

Please come here Susan the teacher instructed dont make me come there


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

"Please, come here, Susan," the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there!"

b)

"Please come here, Susan." the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!"

c)

"Please come here, Susan," the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!"

d)

"Please come here, Susan," the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there."

29.

Never going to give you up Astley sang never going to let you down.


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

"Never going to give you up," Astley sang, "Never going to let you down."

b)

"Never going to give you up," Astley sang, "never going to let you down."

c)

"Never going to give you up" Astley sang, "never going to let you down."

d)

"Never going to give you up," Astley sang. "Never going to let you down."

30.

When Sang Woo comes back Ali mused we are going to win this


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

"When Sang Woo comes back," Ali mused, "We are going to win this!"

b)

"When Sang Woo comes back," Ali mused, "we are going to win this!"

c)

"When Sang Woo comes back," Ali mused. "We are going to win this!"

d)

"When Sang Woo comes back!" Ali mused. "We are going to win this!"

31.

Now whenever I see his face he said furiously I have to hold myself back from hurting him


Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

"Now, whenever I see his face," he said, furiously, "I have to hold myself back from hurting him."

b)

"Now whenever I see his face," he said, furiously, "I have to hold myself back from hurting him."

c)

"Now whenever I see his face," he said furiously, "I have to hold myself back from hurting him."

d)

"Now, whenever I see his face," he said, furiously. "I have to hold myself back from hurting him."

32.

Kay: "What are you doing here, May? I haven't seen you since August."


Kay asked May __________ , and he said __________ since August.

a)

what she was doing here; he had not seen her

b)

what she was doing there; he has not seen her

c)

what she was doing here; he has not seen her

d)

what she was doing there; he had not seen her

33.

May: "I've just come back from my holiday in Sarawak."


May explained that __________ back from her holiday in Sarawak.

a)

she had had just come

b)

she have just come

c)

she had just come

d)

she has just come

34.

Kay: "Did you enjoy it?"


Kay wondered if __________ it.

a)

she has enjoyed

b)

she had enjoyed

c)

she did enjoyed

d)

she have enjoyed

35.

May: "I love Sarawak. And the Sarawakians were so friendly."


May told him that she __________ Sarawak and that the Sarawakians __________ so friendly.

a)

loved; have been

b)

loves; had been

c)

loved; had been

d)

loves; are

36.

Kay: "Did you go to Mount Santubong?"


Kay wanted to know __________ to Mount Santubong.

a)

if she went / whether she went

b)

if she had gone / whether she had gone

c)

if she had went / whether she had went

d)

if she has gone / whether she has gone

37.

May: "It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?"


May said that it __________ first trip and that she __________ some pictures. And then she asked him if he __________ .

a)

had been her; could show him; was doing anything the following day

b)

was her; can show him; is doing anything tomorrow

c)

was her; could show him; was doing anything the following day

d)

had been her; could show him; was doing anything tomorrow

38.

Kay: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."


Kay explained that he __________ a couple of things. But he added that he __________ free that night.

a)

has to arrange; was

b)

had to arrange; is

c)

has to arrange; is

d)

had to arrange; was

39.

May: "You can come to my place. What time shall we meet?"


May suggested that he __________ place and asked him what time __________ .

a)

can come to her; they shall meet

b)

could come to her; they shall meet

c)

could come to her; they should meet

d)

can come to her; they should meet

40.

Kay: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"


Kay said he __________ there at eight. Then he asked __________ all right.

a)

will be; if it was / whether it was

b)

will be; if it is / whether it is

c)

would be; if it is / whether it is

d)

would be; if it was / whether it was

41.

Sarah said she was not going to tolerate that any more.

a)

"I am not going to tolerate that any more," said Sarah.

b)

"I am not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah.

c)

"I was not going to tolerate that any more," said Sarah.

d)

"She was not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah.

42.

Joe said I had always been his friend.

a)

"You were always my friend," said Joe.

b)

"You had always been my friend," said Joe.

c)

"You are always my friend," said Joe.

d)

"You have always been my friend," said Joe.

43.

He said that he clearly remembered he had brought his friend there the previous week.

a)

“I clearly remember I have brought my friend there last week,” he said.

b)

“I clearly remember I brought my friend here last week,” he said.

c)

“I clearly remembered I had brought my friend here last week,” he said.

d)

“I clearly remember I brought my friend there last week,” he said.

44.

Mr. Woon said that the Earth goes around the sun.

a)

Mr. Woon said, "the Earth goes around the sun."

b)

Mr. Woon said, "the Earth went around the sun."

c)

Mr. Woon said, "the Earth had gone around the sun."

d)

Mr. Woon said, "the Earth will go around the sun."

45.

They say that they are having their meal now.

a)

"We are having our meal now," they said.

b)

"We were having our meal then," they said.

c)

"We were having our meal then," they say.

d)

"We are having our meal now," they say.

46.

He said, “I’m very busy today.” He said ___

a)

he had been very busy that day

b)

he is very busy today

c)

he was very busy that day

d)

I’m very busy today

47.

Mother: “We are going to have supper”. Mother says

___ .

a)

they are going to have supper

b)

they were going to have supper

c)

that they would have supper

d)

they won’t have supper

48.

Jack said: “I was at home yesterday.” Jack said ___ .

a)

he was at home.

b)

he will be at home.

c)

he had been at home a week ago.

d)

he had been at home the day before

49.

Teacher: “Tom, read the story, please”. Teacher asked

Tom ___ .

a)

to read the story

b)

read the story

c)

that he reads it

d)

whether he reads the story

50.

He said, “I met him in 1950”. He said ___.

a)

he had been met by him in 1950

b)

he used to meet him in 1950

c)

he had met him in 1950

d)

he was meeting him in 1950

51.

He says “What do the pupils study?” He asks ___ .

a)

what do the pupils study

b)

what the pupils study.

c)

what the pupils studied

d)

what the pupils have studied study

52.

He said to her, “Don’t enter the room”. He ordered

her ___ the room.

a)

not to enter

b)

to enter

c)

didn’t enter

d)

do not enter

53.

“Whose birthday is it?” said Jane. Jane asked whose

birthday ___ .

a)

it is

b)

is it

c)

it was

d)

it had been

54.

“Where do you live?” the boy asked. The boy wanted

to know where ___

a)

I lived

b)

did I live

c)

I live

d)

I had lived

55.

“I spoke to Jane last week,” she said. She said ___

a)

she had spoken to Jane last week.

b)

she spoke to Jane a week before

c)

I had spoken to Jane a week before.

d)

she had spoken to Jane a week before.

56.

1. I could not complete my paper in the examination ----------I was slow in answering the questions.

a)

because

b)

but

57.

2. I was not well, ------------I did not attend the class.

a)

so

b)

but

58.

3. ---------- she can drive, she travels by bus.

a)

If

b)

Although

59.

4.I am ------------ an ascetic in theory --------- in practice.

a)

neither , nor

b)

either , or

60.

5. The vendor saw the train moving slowly from the platform, ------------------- he got in.

a)

until

b)

therefore

61.

6. ----------- I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.

a)

If

b)

As

62.

7.We fail to harness the rain water; ------------------ we suffer.

a)

nevertheless

b)

consequently

63.

8. Be quick to hear ------------ slow to speak.

a)

and

b)

then

64.

9.This is ---------- it must be done.

a)

how

b)

what

65.

10. ------------------ he committed a mistake, he apologised

-------------promised that he would not repeat it.

a)

Whereas / since

b)

Though / and

66.

I want ... the pink sofa or the purple one.

a)

neither

b)

either

c)

both

d)

not only

67.

I could not get a seat .... I came early

a)

when

b)

as

c)

because

d)

although

68.

I'll keep on dreaming ... my dreams come true

a)

until

b)

since

c)

for

d)

because

69.

The exercise is...difficult that I cannot finish.

a)

for

b)

as

c)

such

d)

so

70.

Tsunami is ...a great disaster that life creatures can be destroyed.

a)

such

b)

so

c)

because

d)

when

71.

... a bad weather, the fly to New York was cancelled.

a)

Because

b)

When

c)

Due to

d)

Since

72.

She's honest, ... everyone trusts her.

a)

for

b)

such

c)

so

d)

when

73.

You won’t pass the test ... you study

a)

if

b)

unless

c)

if only

d)

although

74.

We'd fly today ... there were no delay.

a)

though

b)

whether

c)

neither

d)

if

75.

She wanted to drive to Jakarta,... her husband insisted on flying.

a)

or

b)

and

c)

when

d)

but

76.
(Because, Before) we get started, let's introduce ourselves. 
a)
Because
b)
Before
77.
The Clerk made the new keys (while, if) we waited. 
a)
while
b)
if
78.
(If, When) you don't mind, may I ask you a question?
a)
If
b)
When
79.
(Unless, Although) my cats are lazy, they are affectionate.
a)
Unless
b)
Although
80.
(Since, After) Abby's brother is away at college, her house is very quiet. 
a)
Since
b)
After
81.
Let's keep driving (if, unless) you would rather stop and eat now. 
a)
if
b)
unless
82.
(As, After) the game was ready to start, thunder rumbled. 
a)
As
b)
After
83.

Add the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction to the following sentences. Hint: if using a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of a sentence, the sentence will include a comma.


The volcano showed signs of being active, __________ some people refused to leave their homes.

a)

and

b)

because

c)

or

d)

yet

84.

We can play a game, __________ we can paint a picture.

a)

but

b)

or

c)

so

d)

while

85.

__________ Craig already had his ticket, he still had to wait in line to see the movie.

a)

Although

b)

Because

c)

Unless

d)

Yet

86.

Choose all of the subordinating conjunctions.

a)

and

b)

because

c)

whenever

d)

so

e)

for

87.

Identify the subordinating conjunction. "After they pass the town, they must turn left."

a)

after

b)

pass

c)

left

d)

they

88.

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction.


___ you are here, you can water the plants.

a)

Where

b)

Since

c)

So that

89.

We were happy____________ we received the first prize.

a)

because

b)

if

c)

before

d)

so

90.

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? Although she was sick, my sister still went to school.

a)

was

b)

still

c)

although

d)

went