Reported Speech. Placement test.

Date _________         Name __________________      Class ________

PLACEMENT TEST (REPORTED SPEECH)

PART ONE

Choose the right answer. Only one answer is correct.

1.      She asked me if I __________ my dinner.

1. enjoyed
2. enjoy
3. have enjoyed

2.      He said he _________ late that evening.

1. will be
2. is
3. would be

3.      Our children said they _________ school

1. don’t like
2. didn’t like
3. won’t like

4.      Liz says she ______ the film.

1. already saw
2. had already seen
3. has already seen

5.      She said that she _____ twenty years old the following Friday.

1. will be
2. would be
3. was

6.      They said that they ___ to Britain before.

1. had never been
2. have never been
3. were never

7.      She said that she ___ very busy then.

1. was
2. is
3. will be

8.      Mr Green told the children ____ so much noise.

1. don’t make
2. not to make
3. not make

9.      He boasted that he ____ play different musical instruments.

1. could
2. can
3. would be able

10.  The girl said that her name _________ Joan.

1. is
2. was
3. had been

11.  Peter agreed that he ______ to give up smoking.

1. has
2. had
3. was having

12.  James told his friend that he ____ to Germany the following week.

1. had been going
2. will be going
3. was going

13.  Thomas told his wife that he ___ his umbrella on the bus the day before.

1. would lose
2. lost
3. had lost

14.  My uncle wanted to know where _____ my summer holiday.

1. I was going to spend
2. I would be going to spend
3. I to spend

15.  He asked me if he __ the doctor.

1. would call
2. should call
3. called

PART TWO

Write reported statements using the given sentences.

1. “I’ve never seen the man before,” he said.
   He said _______________________________________________________________

2.      “If you don’t leave now, I’ll call the police,” she said.
She said _______________________________________________________________

3.       “I’ll have to think about this,” she said.
She said that ____________________________________________________________

4.      “Pam didn’t appear till the party was over,” Henry said.
Henry said that __________________________________________________________

5.      “I am living in the centre of Moscow,” the girl said.
The girl said ____________________________________________________________

6.      “My job is very stressful,” she said.
She said that ___________________________________________________________

7.      “What’s the date today?” she asked.
She asked ____________________________________________________________

8.      “Are you sure that Ann would make the right decision?” he asked.
He asked _____________________________________________________________

9.      “Did you go shopping this morning?” my mother was interested.
My mother was interested _________________________________________________

10.  “Where were you last night at the time of the burglary?” the police inspector asked me.
The police inspector asked me ______________________________________________

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