E9 - Reported Speech Exercises - HS

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES
Name: ………………………………………. Class: …………. Mark: ………….
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.

Question 1: The stranger asked me where I _____ from.
A. come B. coming
C. to come D. came
Question 2: Ms. Nga wanted to know what time _____.
A. the movie began B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin D. did the movies begin
Question 3: Mary said she _____ there the day before.
A. is B. had been
C. will be D. would be
Câư 4: She told me _____ her up at six o'clock.
A. please pick B. to pick
C. should pick D. I can pick
Question 5: He said that Ha and his friend _____ married _____.
A. were getting/tomorrow B. are getting/the next day
C. were getting/the next day D. will get/the day after
Question 6: The teacher said: “I didn't see her"  The teacher said _____her.
A. he had seen B. I hadn't seen
C. he didn't see D. he hadn't seen
Question 7: I wondered _____ the right thing.
A. if I am doing B. was I doing
C. am I doing D. whether I was doing
Question 8: Tom _____ that his mother was in hospital.
A. told me B. told to me
C. said me D. asked me
Question 9: He asked his mother what _____.
A. time was it B. time is it
C. time it was D. none is correct
Question 10: Minh _____ him up when the bus came there.
A. told her wake B. asked her to wake
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C. said her to wake D. requested her wake
Question 11: "Please don't tell anyone what happened", An said to me.
A. An said to me please don't tell anyone what happened.
B. An told me didn't tell anyone what had happened.
C. An said me not to tell anyone what happened.
D. An told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
Question 12: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight", he said to me.
A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
Question 13: "Can I take a friend to the party?"  Hung asked me _____.
A. Hung asked me if he could take a friend to the party.
B. Hung wanted to ask someone to take his friend to the party.
C. Hung knew that taking a friend to the party was good.
D. I wanted to invite his friend to the party.
Question 14: “I’m really sorry for being late again", said Nga.
A. I felt sorry for Nga's being late again.
B. Nga was sorry for my being late again.
C. Nga excused for my being late again.
D. Nga apologized for being late again.
Question 15: Miss Lan said to him "Why are you so late? Did your car have a flat tire?"
A. Miss Lan told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat tire.
B. Miss Lan asked him why was he so late and did your car have have a flat tire.
C. Miss Lan asked him why was he so late and if your car have have a flat tire.
D. Miss Lan asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat tire.
Question 16: "Don't play ball near the restricted area." I said to the boy.
A. I warned the boy not play ball near the restricted area.
B. I warned not to play ball near the restricted area.
C. I warned the boy against playing ball near the restricted area.
D. I warned the boy against for playing ball near the restricted area.
Question 17: "You stole my bike", he said.
A. He accused me of having stolen his bike.
B. He accused me of steal his bike.
C. He said to me not to stole his bike.
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D. He warned me not to stole his bike.
Question 18: "It was your fault. You didn't tell the truth", she said.
A. She blamed for me for not telling the truth.
B. She blamed me for not telling the truth.
C. She blamed me on not telling the truth.
D. She blamed me for not tell the truth.
Question 19: "I wish I had visited her" said he.
A. He regretted not having visited her.
B. He regretted not to visit her.
C. He regretted to visit her.
D. He regretted for having visited her.
Question 20: "Liar!"
A. He called me a liar.
B. He said me a liar.
C. He told me to be a liar.
D. He said me that I was a liar.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences.
Question 1: Lan: "Why don't you study hard for the exam, Nam?"
 Lan advised Nam ___ to study hard for the exam____.
Question 2: "Go on, Marry! Apply for the job", the mother said.
 The mother encouraged ___Mary to apply for the job___.
Question 3: "Shall I make you a cup of tea?", the girl said to the lady.
 The girl offered ___ to make a cup of tea for the lady__.
Question 4: "You should have finished the report by now", Mr Hung told his secretary.
 Mr Hung reproached ___his secretary for not having finished the report__.
Question 5: "Thank you very much for your help, Quang", said Nga.
 Nga thanked __Quang for helping her ____.
Question 6: "I will pay back the money, Nga", said Nam.
 Nam promised _________to pay back Nga’s money ___________
Question 7: The captain said to his men: "Leave there immediately."
 The captain ordered _____his men to leave there immediately___.
Question 8: "You are always getting up late", my mother said.
 My mother complained ______about my getting up late ____.
Question 9: "Why don't we go out for a walk?" said the boy.
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 The boy suggested _____going out for a walk ___.
Question 10: How dreadful!
 He exclaimed that ______it was dreadful_____.
Question 11: "Have a happy birthday", she said.
 She wished me ___________a happy birthday______.
Question 12: "I'm happy to know that you win the game. Congratulations!", Jim said to Mary.
 Jim congratulated Mary ________ on winning the game_______.
Question 13: "Welcome to my house, my dear", she said to her friend.
 She welcomed ____her friend to her house_____.
Question 14: "You shoudn't have made that mistake", the boss said to me.
 The boss criticized me _______for having made that mistake_____.
Question 15: "I’ve made the wall dirty", said one student.
 One student admitted _________making the wall dirty_____.
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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

Name: ………………………………………. Class: …………. Mark: ………….

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.

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