Discurso direto e indireto / Reported Speech

06 - Read this sentence from the text and analyze it:

01 - Put this statement into the reported speech:
“The Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza (1452-1508), accepted his offer
She said: “I’m feeling good, she is fine”. as Leonardo told him that he could design war weapons like guns and
mines, and also structures like collapsible bridges.”
(A) She said she feels good, she is fine.
(B) She said I’m feeling good, I’m fine. This sentence presents an example of reported speech. Which of the
(C) She said she is feeling good, she is fine. following alternatives also presents an example of reported speech?
(D) She said she was feeling good, she was fine.
(A) Ann said, “I am very tired”.
(B) I told her a very sad story.
02 - The correct form of the sentence “Flight operations to and from (C) Joanna was talking loudly.
Chennai have been affected due to heavy rains” – announced IndiGo (D) Zoe said that she was lost.
Airlines”, in the indirect speech is:
07 - Choose the sentence that corresponds to the right form of the
(A) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from reported speech for the dialogue:
Chennai would be affected due to heavy rains.
(B) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai had been affected due to heavy rains. The mother said to the son:
(C) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai will be affected due to heavy rains. – Do not watch TV after midnight!
(D) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai was affected due to heavy rains.
(A) The mother told her son to does not watch TV after midnight.
(B) The mother told her son do not to watch TV after midnight.
(C) The mother told her son to not watch TV after midnight.
03-Which is the correct option to complete the sentence? (D) The mother told her son not to watch TV after midnight.

Peter: I saw Jane yesterday. 08 - Choose the option that shows the sentence “good friends
encourage their friends to seek help and access services” (lines 86 to
88) in the indirect speech form.
Peter____________________ .
(A) The text told good friends encourage their friends to seek
(A) said Jane that he saw her yesterday help and access services.
(B) told he saw Jane the previous day (B) The text said us that good friends encourage their friends to
(C) says he had seen Jane the following day seek help and access services.
(D) told Jane that he has seen her the next day (C) The text told that good friends encourage their friends to
(E) said that he had seen Jane the day before seek help and access services.
(D) The text said that good friends encouraged their friends to
seek help and access services.
04 - Which is the correct option to complete the dialogue?
09 - Which is the correct alternative to complete the dialogue?

What did John tell Mary last Saturday? Susan: What did George ask you yesterday?
Sandy: He asked me ______________________ .
John told __________________ the day before.
(A) do I need a ride home.
(B) did I need a ride home.
(A) Mary that he will buy some flowers
(C) if I needed a ride home.
(B) her that he had bought some flowers
(D) I needed a ride home.
(C) him that he did buy some flowers
(E) would I need a ride home.
(D) to Mary that he bought some flowers
(E) that he has to buy some flowers
10 - Which alternative is correct?
05 - Choose the option that shows the indirect speech form for “These
(A) The teacher said the student do not eat in class.
distinctions are consequential.” (line 92).
(B) The teacher told the student not to eat in class.
(C) The teacher said to the student to not to eat in class.
Gardner (D) The teacher told to the student not to eat in class.
(E) The teacher told the student to do not eat in class.
(A) said that those distinctions were consequential.
(B) told these distinctions are consequential. 11 - Na frase “She said she had been driving home from work the night
(C) said us these distinctions were consequential. before, and she found herself behind a man in a convertible” (linhas 3 e
(D) told those distinctions are consequential. 4), a formação correta quanto ao uso do discurso direto é:

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(A) She said: “I was driving home from work last night, and I
found myself behind a man in a convertible”.
(B) She said: “I had been driving home from work last night, and I
found me behind a man in a convertible”.
(C) She said: “I drove home yesterday night from work, and I had
found myself behind a man in a convertible”.
(D) She said: “I had driven home the night before, and I found
myself behind a man in a convertible”.
(E) She said: “I was driving home from work yesterday, and I was
finding myself behind a man in a convertible”.
12 - The Direct Speech for “people ask me if I prefer living in France or
the USA” is:
(A) Do you prefer living in France or the USA?
(B) Did you prefer living in France or the USA?
(C) Will you prefer living in France or the USA?
(D) Would you prefer living in France or the USA?
13 - The indirect speech for “I was challenged by the language barrier,
he said.” is
(A) He said he is being challenged by the language barrier.
(B) He said that he had been challenged by the language barrier.
(C) He told us that he has been challenged by the language
barrier.
(D) He asked us if he was being challenged by the language
barrier.
(A) The author quoted that the film is being the highest grossing
animated film of all time. (lines 8, 9)
(B) The text mentioned that The Lion King still held the record as
the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history.
(lines 9,10, 11)
(C) The text assumed that the movie was receiving positive
reviews from critics, who praised the film for its music and
story. (lines 14 to 16)
(D) The movie has been currently the twenty-eighth
highest-grossing feature film. (lines 18, 19)
15 - Mary saw her boyfriend with another girl and they had a quarrel.
She shouted: "Don't come here anymore! "
Which alternative best reports what she said?
(A) She said her boyfriend do not come here anymore.
(B) She told to her boyfriend not to come here anymore
(C) She said to her boyfriend to not to go there anymore.
(D) She told her boyfriend not to come there anymore
(E) She told her boyfriend not to go there anymore.
16 - Which alternative best reports what he said?
Mary saw James, her doctor, two days ago.
James said: "See me tomorrow again."
(A) He said Mary will see him tomorrow.
(B) He told to her to see him the day after.
(C) He said to her to see him tomorrow.
(D) He told her to see him the day after.
(E) He told her to see him the day after tomorrow.

17 - Choose the best option to rewrite the sentence keeping the same
meaning.

On August 2"", 2010, Mary asked Peter: "What were you doing this
morning at 8"?

Mary wanted to know what...

(A) was he doing this morning at 8?

(B) had he done this morning at 8?
(C) he had done that morning at 8.
(D) he were doing that morning at 8.
(E) he was doing that morning at 8.

18 - The Direct Speech of the two sentences "...I'd missed the train."
and "... I was sorry..." (lines 16 and 17) is

(A) "I missed the train" and "I am sorry".

(B) "I miss the train" and "I was sorry".
(C) "I have been missing the train" and "I was sorry".
(D) "I would miss the train" and "I have been sorry".

14 - The sentences below taken from the text were changed into
Indirect Speech. Mark the one that was changed correctly.

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19 - Considering the Reported Speech, Dr. Bush said that

(A) among the states, suicide levels are risen sharply to six times.
(B) suicide levels rose sharply in recent years.
(C) in recent years, suicide levels had risen sharply to six times.
(D) suicide among 15 to 24-year-olds rises in recent ten years.

Gabarito:
1-D 5-A 9-C 13-B 17-E
2-B 6-D 10-B 14-B 18-A
3-E 7-D 11-A 15-E 19-C
4-B 8-D 12-A 16-D

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