Reported Speech
Reported Speech
Reported Speech
REPORTED SPEECH (Report the main ideas, not report word for word)
Choose the best choice:
1. “Let’s register for the excursion!” said Jake.
A. Jake suggested registering for the excursion.
B. Jake promised registering for the excursion.
C. Jake was certain of registering for the excursion.
D. Jake expected everyone entering for the excursion.
2. “Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Mike?” said John.
A. John requested Mike to redecorate his house himself.
B. John asked why Mike didn’t redecorate his house.
C. John suggested that Mike should have his house redecorated.
D. John persuaded Mike to have his house redecorated.
3.“If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.
A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy. B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
C. Tom suggested not taking a break. D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
4.Tom said to Mary, “Would you mind turning off the radio?”
A. Tom asked Mary to turn off the radio.
B. Tom suggested that Mary should turn off the radio.
C. Tom wanted Mary to turn off the radio.
D. Tom persuaded Mary to turn off the radio.
5.“I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to do it. B. Peter advised Mary not to do it.
C. Peter promised to do it for Mary. D. Peter wanted Mary to do it.
6.“Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?” said Billy.
A. Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar.
B. Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar.
C. Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar.
D. Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar.
7. “Keep quite, and listen to what I have to stay about this problem!”
A. He asked us to keep quite and listen to what he has to stay about this problem.
B. He asked us to keep quite and listen to what he was going to stay about the problem.
C. He asked us to keep quite and listen to what he had to stay about that problem.
D. He asked us to keep quite and listen to what he had to stay about this problem.
8.The secretary said, “Sorry, I will never work on Sunday.
A. The secretary promised not to work on Sunday.
B. The secretary refused to work on Sunday.
C. The secretary refused not to work on Sunday.
D. The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday.
9.“I will bring you some food,” he said to me.
A. He invited me to eat some food. B. He offered to bring me some food.
C. He told me to bring some food. D. He advised me to bring some food.
10.“It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
A. Mrs. Pike told me the young man that it was you that stole her purse.
B. Mrs. Pike denied:phủ nhận the young man of stealing her purse.
C. Mrs. Pike accused: buộc tội the young man of stealing her purse.
D. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
11.Peter said, “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
A. Peter suggested lending him some money.
B. Peter regretted lending him some money.
C. Peter thanked him for lending him some money.
D. Peter wished not lent him some money.
12.“I am sorry. I broke the vase,” my little son said.
A. My little son said that he was sorry and he would break the vase.
B. My little son refused breaking the vase and said sorry.
C. My little son threatened to break the vase.
D. My little son admitted to breaking the vase.
13.“Great! You are well-dress today, Mary,” Tommy.
A. Tommy accused Mary on being well-dressed.
B. Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dressed.
C. Tommy complimented Mary on being well-dressed.
D. Tommy told Mary to be well-dressed.
14.“You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.
A. Peter dreamed of getting promotion.
B. Peter told his friends if his friend getting a promotion.
C. Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.
D. Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.
15.“You mustn’t get into the area,” the policemen said.
A. The policemen stopped them from getting into the area.
B. The policemen denied from getting into the area.
C. The policemen wanted them to get into the area.
D. The policemen suggested getting into the area.
16.“I must take you home in my car,” Ben said to me.
A. Ben said he must take me home in my car
B. Ben insisted on taking me home in his car
C. Ben suggested to take me home in his car
D. Ben advised me to take him home in his car
17.“Do go to the dentist, Ted, before your toothache gets any worse,” said Pauline.
A. Pauline asked Ted to go to the dentist before his toothache gets any worse.
B. Pauline urged Ted to go to the dentist before his toothache gets any worse.
C. Pauline said Ted went to the dentist before his toothache got any worse.
D. Pauline told Ted went to the dentist before his toothache got any worse.
18.She said, “I’ll call the police if you don’t leave immediately!”
A. She threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately.
B. She frightened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately.
C. She scared to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately.
D. She said to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately.
19.Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim.”
A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase.
B. Mary asked Jim if he had broken her vase.
C. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase.
D. Mary told Jim to break her vase.
20. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.
B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.
D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
21. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.
A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
22. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
23. “We can complete the second part of the model by this evening.”
A. They said that they can complete the second part of the model by that evening.
B. They said that they could complete the second part of the model by this evening.
C. They said that they could complete the second part of the model by that evening.
D. They said that they could complete the second part of the model by the following evening.
24. “I will be cooking tomorrow morning.”
A. Mary said that she will be cooking tomorrow morning.
B. Mary said that she will be cooking the next morning.
C. Mary said that she would be cooking the next morning.
D. Mary said that she would be cooking tomorrow morning.
25. “Don’t talk in class”, the teacher said.
A. The teacher told his student do not talk in class.
B. The teacher told his student did not talk in class.
C. The teacher told his student not to talk in class.
D. The teacher told his student not talking in class.
26. “Please shut the windows.
A. I asked them please to shut the windows.
B. I asked them shut the windows.
C. I asked them to shut the windows.
D. I asked them to please shut the windows.
27. “What shall I do with these things?”
A. He wondered what he would do with those things.
B. He wondered what he shall do with those things.
C. He wondered what he should do with these things.
D. He wondered what he should do with those things.
28. “What’s your job?” said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.
A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.
B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.
C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.
D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.