Direct & Indirect Speech A

  1. Joseph: “were you in my house last night, Vien?” Joseph wanted to know …

  a. When Vivien was in his house the previous night

  b. That Vivien has been in his house the night before

  c. If Vivien has been in his house the previous night

  d. Whether Vivien had been in his house the night before

  e. If Vivien would have been in his house the previous night 2. “Now, what shall we do with this thing?” “Must we bring it to the police?” they said

  The inquired …

  a. what should they do with that thing then and what must they bring it to the police b. whether they must bring it to the police and what they will do with that thing then c. if they should do with that thing then and what they brought it to the police

  d. then what should they do with that thing and whether had they to bring it to the police e. what they should do with that thing then and if they had to bring it to the police

  3. Mother said, “I saw you in the bus yesterday, Tom” Mother told Tom …

  a. she had seen him in the bus the previous day

  b. she has seen him in the bus the day before

  c. he had seen her in the bus the day after

  d. that she saw him in the bus the following day

  e. she sees him in the bus the previous day 4. The teacher asked Wenny why she had been absent the week before. The teacher asked Wenny. “ …. “

  a. Why did you be absent last week?

  b. You were absent last week, weren’t you?

  c. Whether she was absent the previous week?

  d. Were you be absent last week?

  e. Why were you absent last week? 5. “Don’t forget to fetch my mother tomorrow, Ann”, said Eddy Eddy reminded Ann …..

  a. to fetch his mother the day before

  b. didn’t forget to fetch his mother the day after

  c. not to forget to fetch his mother the next day

  d. not to forget to fetch his mother in the two days’ time

  e. to not forget to fetch his mother the following day

  6. Somebody said to Tono, “Can you lift the heavy box?” In reported speech is: Somebody asked Tono ………

  a. if he lifted the heavy box

  b. if he has lifted the heavy box

  c. if he could lift the heavy box

  d. whether he can lift the heavy box

  e. whether he was lifting the heavy box

  7. Jane: “I’m more diligent than you” What will Jane tell Frans? Jane will tell him …..

  a. she is more diligent than him

  b. I’m more diligent than you

  c. she was more diligent than him

  d. she had been more diligent than him

  e. I was more diligent than you

  8. Sibelle asked me if I had come to the party the day before Sibelle asked me, “ … “

  e. To close the window! It is windy outside 14. I told her I had something to show her. The direct speech of this sentence is ….

  c. how many books does Susan want to buy

  d. how many books did Susan want to buy

  e. how many books Susan wanted bought

  13. Father asked Topan to close the window because it was windy outside Father said, “ …. “

  a. Topan, closed the window! It is windy outside

  b. Close the window Topan! It is windy outside

  c. Topan close the window. It was windy outside

  d. Does Topan close the window? It is windy outside

  a. “I have something to show you”, she said to me

  a. how many books Susan wanted to buy

  b. I said to her, “ I had something to show you”

  c. I said to her, “Have you something to show me?”

  d. “I have something to show you”, I said to her

  e. “I have something to show her”, I told her

  15. My teacher told me not to put my book on my table My teacher said, “ … “

  a. don’t put my book on his table

  b. Don’t put my book on your table

  c. Don’t put your book on my table

  d. Don’t put his book on my table

  b. how many books Susan wants to buy

  12. The salesman asked Susan, “How many books do you want to buy?” The salesman wanted to know ….

  a. Do you come to the party the previous day?

  e. She could not hide herself from him then 10. “The entire trip costs us thousand dollars,” the manager said. The manager said that the entire trip … one thousand dollars

  b. Have you come to the party two days ago?

  c. Did I come to the party the last day?

  d. Were you come to the party yesterday?

  e. Did you come to the party yesterday? 9. “You cannot hide yourself from me now”, the bandit said to the lady. The bandit told the lady that …..

  a. I could not hide myself from him then

  b. She could hide herself from him then

  c. The lady cannot have hid herself from him then

  d. You were not able to hide yourself from him then

  a. costing us

  e. where to stay till she came

  b. cost them

  c. costed us

  d. costed them

  e. costs them

  11. She told Mark, “Stay here till I come!” She told Mark ………..

  a. That he stayed there till she came

  b. to stay there till she came

  c. stayed here till he came

  d. if he stayed there till she came

  e. Don’t put your book on your table

  16. Freddy says, “I shall be there” He says that ….

  a. he would be there

  b. I would be there

  c. I shall be there

  d. he will be there

  e. he shall be there

  17. Which of the following sentences is in Reported speech?

  a. Gani told us an interesting story last night

  b. Gani taught us a new language

  c. Gani told us not to go to school so late

  d. Gani has told us about it several times

  e. Gani is teaching now 18. “My father is going to meet my teacher next week.” Erna told Benny …..

  a. His father was going to meet his teacher the week after

  b. His father will meet her teacher the week after

  c. His father would meet his teacher the week after

  d. Her father was going to meet her teacher the week after

  e. Her father would be meeting her teacher the week after

  19. Mr. Hasan asked if Tommy was in his room From the sentence we know that ….

  a. Mr. Hasan didn’t know where Tommy was

  b. Mr. Hasan asked Tommy to stay in his room

  c. Mr. Hasan saw Tommy was in his room

  d. Tommy was staying in his room

  e. Is Tommy in his room 20. “Did the police ever find the smuggler last week?”, the man asked The man asked if the police ….

  a. had ever found the smuggler last week

  b. ever found the smuggler last week

  c. ever found the smuggler the week before

  d. had ever found the smuggler the week before

  e. has ever found the smuggler the week before

  21. The young man said, “Are you going to let me go?” The young man asked ….

  a. to let him go

  b. that I must let him go

  c. if I am going to let me go

  d. if I was going to let me go

  e. if I was going to let him go 22. “Can you tell me what the time is?”, Reza said to Marline Reza asked Marline ….

  a. to tell him what was the time

  b. whether she could tell him what the time was

  c. if he could tell her what the time was

  d. that she could tell him what time was it

  e. what the time was

  23. Son: I often cheat during the test. The teacher always warns me not to cheat Mother: Please repeat what your teacher tells you!

  a. Not to cheat during the test

  b. Don’t cheat during the test

  c. During the test not cheat

  d. During the test doesn’t cheat

  e. You don’t cheat during the test

  24. “Switch off the television”, father ordered me We can say:

  a. Father ordered me switch off the television

  b. Father ordered me to switch off the television

  c. Father ordered me switched off the television

  d. Father ordered I switch off the television

  e. Father ordered I to switch off the television 25. “I don’t like to see the film”

  a. He told me if he didn’t like to see the film

  b. He told me that he doesn’t like to see the film

  c. He told me that he didn’t like to see the film

  d. He told me that he didn’t like to have seen the film

  e. He told me whether he didn’t like to see the film 26. “May I borrow your book?”

  a. She asked me may I borrow your book

  b. She asked me might she borrow my book

  c. She asked me if may she borrow my book

  d. She asked me if might she borrow my book

  e. She asked me if she might borrow my book 27. “Don’t be lazy!”

  a. He asked me don’t be lazy

  b. He asked me didn’t be lazy

  c. He told me not be lazy

  d. He told me not to be lazy

  e. He asked me aren’t lazy 28. “Do you understand what the teacher said?”

  a. He asked if I understand what the teacher said

  b. He asked me if I understand what the teacher had said

  c. He asked me if I understood what the teacher had said

  d. He asked me if I understood what the teacher said

  e. He asked if I have understood what the teacher said 29. “I was very tired”, he said to her” I went to bed early yesterday” He told her ….

  a. he was so tired that he went to be early the day before

  b. he had been so tired that he had gone to bed early the previous day

  c. she would be so tired that she would go to bed early the day before

  d. I had been so tired that I had gone to bed early the previous day

  e. He is so tired that he goes to bed early the day before

  30. Tom told Mary, “Come here and don’t stay outside!”

  a. Tom warned Mary come there and not stay outside

  b. Tom told Mary not to come here and to stay outside

  c. Tom told Mary to came there and not to stayed outside

  d. Tom ordered Mary to come there and not to stay outside

  e. Tom commanded Mary come to there and not stay to outside 31. “Your classmates are being interrogated by the teacher now”

  I told Sisca …

  a. your classmates were being interrogated by the teacher then

  b. my classmates were being interrogated by the teacher then

  c. her classmates were being interrogated by the teacher then

  d. her classmates had been interrogating by the teacher then

  e. Sisca’s classmates are being interrogated by the teacher now

  32. She said, “My father died a year ago”.

  a. she said that her father has died a year before

  b. She told that her father would die the previous year

  c. She said that her father had died a year before

  d. She told her father to die the previous year

  e. She asked if her father had died a year before

  33. We met at the bridge and he said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow” We met at the bridge and he said ..

  a. he’d be there again the next day

  b. he’d been there again the following day

  c. he will be there again the next day

  d. we’d be there again the following day

  e. he and I would be there again the next day 34. “My parents got a lottery the day before yesterday”. Lukas told them ….

  a. his parents had got a lottery two days ago

  b. my parents have got a lottery in two day’s time

  c. his parents had got a lottery in two days time

  d. my parents got a lottery the day before yesterday

  e. his parents had got a lottery two days before 35. ‘What did the cashier of the bookstore tell you?’

  ‘… with a credit card!’

  a. not paying

  b. not pay

  c. let’s not pay

  d. not to pay

  e. did not pay

  II A = 1,2,3 B=1,3 C=2,4 D=4 E=1,2,3,4

  36. “shall we start tomorrow, Ann?” Rudy said “Yes”, Ann answered

  1. Ann asked Rudy to start the next day and Ann agreed

  2. Rudy inquired Ann that they would start the following day and Ann answered “yes”

  3. Ann wanted to know if they would start tomorrow and Ann replied that she would

  4. Rudy asked Ann if they would start the next day and Ann agreed

  37. She said, “ You can sit here, Tom”

  1. She told Tom that he could sit beside her

  2. She said to Tom he could sit next to her

  3. She told Tom he could sit next to her

  4. She said to Tom if he could sit beside her

  38. Erlina, “Can you book a seat for me?” Erlina asked her boyfriend ……..

  1. could he book a seat for her 2. that he could book a seat for me 3. that he could book a seat for her 4. whether he could book a seat for her

  39. The stranger said, “Do you know Mr. Blake’s office?” The stranger asked me ….

  1. whether I know Mr. Blake’s office 2. if I knew Mr. Blake’s office 3. whether you knew Mr. Blake’s office 4. whether I knew Mr. Blake’s office

  40. “Don’t do the wrong numbers!”, Mrs. Brown reminded us

  1. Mrs. Brown reminded us if we didn’t do the wrong numbers

  2. Mrs. Brown reminded us so that we don’t do the wrong numbers

  3. Mrs. Brown reminded us that we didn’t do the wrong number

  4. Mrs. Brown reminded us not to do the wrong numbers

  41. Choose the sentences which is/are in Indirect speech!

  1. I said to her that I was terribly sick 2. she told Tom to fetch her before seven

  3. He commended them not to move at all 4. he wanted to know if he would join us

  42. They were asked, “ Are you playing drama?”

  1. I asked them if they were playing the drama 2. they were asked if they were playing the drama

  3. I asked them whether they were playing the drama

  4. They asked me whether they were playing the drama 43. “My brother is studying”. “My father is reading a magazine”, Tinie told me. Tinie told me …

  1. my brother was studying and my father was reading a magazine 2. her brother is studying when her father is reading a magazine 3. my brother was studying while my father was reading a magazine 4. her brother was studying while her father was reading a magazine

  44. Rini, “Is your mother busy?” Rini asked me …

  1. if was busy my mother 2. if my mother was busy 3. whether was my mother busy 4. whether my mother was busy

  45. “Will you go on strike when the others do?”, the manager said to him 1. the manager asked him that he would go on strike when the others did 2. the manager inquired him if he would go on strike when the others did 3. the manager asked if he goes on strike when the others did

  4. The manager asked him whether he would go on strike when the others did