TEST PAPER- REPORTED SPEECH

A. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question. 0,5 x 16 = 8 points

1. He said, "I like this song."

→ He said
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said
4. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said
5. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys
6. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
7. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said
8. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know
9. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience
10. "I was very tired," she said.
→ She said
11. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben
12. "I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says
13. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He asked me
14. "I can't drive them home," he said.
→ He said
15. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
16. He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her

B. Choose the best response: 0,10 x 10 = 1 point

1. "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow. 5. "I have been there".
She told me that she ________ there.
is coming
had been
will come
has been
would come
was
2. "I see the clouds.".
He told me that she ________ the clouds. 6. "I will be studying tomorrow".
I told him that I ________ tomorrow.
sees
will be studying
is seeing
would be studying
saw
will study
3. "My mother is taking the bus to work
tomorrow". 7. "Open the window!".
He told me that his mother ________ the He asked me ________ the window.
bus to work tomorrow.
to open
is taking
open
was taking
opened
will take
8."I am happy".
4. "I will call you". She told me that she ________ happy.
I told her that I ________ her.
has been
will call
is
would call
was
would have called
9. "I have seen that movie". 10. "I am flying to India tomorrow".
He told me that he ________ that movie. He told me that he ________ tomorrow.
had seen is flying
will have seen was flying
has seen will fly

1 extra point Time: 15 min.