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Sentence Structure Direct and Reported Speech Grade6 Topic Assessment Mixed Grade 6 Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mia said, "I am reading a fascinating book." Complete the reported sentence: Mia said that _____ a fascinating book.

a)

she was reading

b)

I was reading

c)

she is reading

d)

I am reading

2.

Which of the following sentences has an error in its conversion to reported speech?

a)

Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported: They said that they will go to the park.

b)

Direct: "I saw a bluebird." Reported: He said that he had seen a bluebird.

c)

Direct: "My sister is a doctor." Reported: She said that her sister was a doctor.

d)

Direct: "I am happy." Reported: He said that he was happy.

3.

Consider the reported sentence: 'The students told the teacher they had completed their assignment.' What was the most likely original direct speech?

a)

"We completed our assignment."

b)

"We will complete our assignment."

c)

"We are completing our assignment."

d)

"We have to complete our assignment."

4.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form and pronoun: My parents announced, "We will buy a new car next week." My parents announced that _____ a new car the following week.

a)

they would buy

b)

we will buy

c)

they are buying

d)

we would buy

5.

Applying the rule for changing adverbs of time, how should this sentence be converted? He said, "I am visiting my grandparents now."

a)

He said that he was visiting his grandparents then.

b)

He said that he was visiting his grandparents now.

c)

He said that he is visiting his grandparents then.

d)

He said that he was visiting my grandparents then.

6.

"Is this the right way to the museum?" she asked. She _____ we were on the right way to the museum.

a)

asked if

b)

told that

c)

asked that

d)

said whether

7.

When converting the question "Where are you going?" to reported speech, which option shows the correct statement-like word order?

a)

He asked where I was going.

b)

He asked where was I going.

c)

He asked where am I going.

d)

He asked that where I was going.

8.

Which option incorrectly converts the direct question into reported speech? Direct question: "Did you finish your lunch?"

a)

My friend asked did I finish my lunch.

b)

My friend asked if I had finished my lunch.

c)

My friend asked whether I had finished my lunch.

d)

My friend wanted to know if I had finished my lunch.

9.

Choose the grammatically correct way to report the following 'Wh-' question: The police officer asked the driver, "Why were you speeding?"

a)

The police officer asked the driver why he had been speeding.

b)

The police officer asked the driver why was he speeding.

c)

The police officer asked the driver why you were speeding.

d)

The police officer asked the driver that why he was speeding.

10.

The captain shouted, "Abandon the ship immediately!" Complete the sentence with the most appropriate reporting verb: The captain _____ the crew to abandon the ship immediately.

a)

ordered

b)

asked

c)

suggested

d)

whispered

11.

The lifeguard told the swimmers, "Don't swim so far out!" Complete the reported command: The lifeguard told the swimmers _____ so far out.

a)

not to swim

b)

to not swim

c)

don't swim

d)

not swimming

12.

True or False: The following sentence is a reported request: 'He wondered why the game was delayed.'

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The librarian told the students, "Don't make noise." Complete the reported sentence: The librarian told the students _____ noise.

a)

not to make

b)

to not make

c)

don't make

d)

that they not make

14.

Convert this short dialogue into a single reported speech sentence: Ava said, "I found a cool rock." Then she asked, "Do you want to see it?" Ava said that she had found a cool rock and then asked _____.

a)

if I wanted to see it

b)

do you want to see it

c)

if I want to see it

d)

that I wanted to see it

15.

True or False: The sentence 'The coach ordered the team to practice harder' was originally a direct statement like "The team is practicing harder."

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Find the single error in this paragraph: My dad said that he was proud of my report card. He asked what did I want as a reward. He suggested that we could go for ice cream.

a)

what did I want as a reward

b)

that he was proud

c)

My dad said

d)

that we could go

17.

Logically complete the sequence of reported speech: First, the guide told us to stay on the path. Next, she explained that the plants were fragile. Finally, she asked _____.

a)

if we had any questions

b)

do you have any questions

c)

we had any questions

d)

to have any questions

18.

True or False: When reporting a universal truth, such as 'The Earth is round,' the verb tense must change to the past.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: The sentence 'She said that she would be late' is an example of direct speech.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When converting a sentence from direct to reported speech, which of the following is NOT typically changed?

a)

The core meaning of the sentence

b)

Punctuation like quotation marks

c)

The verb tense

d)

Pronouns like 'I' or 'you'