Тест по теме "Косвенная речь"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Test

Say the following sentences in reported speech.

I

1. He said, “I’m hungry.”
2. He said, “She has gone to Paris.”
3. He said, “They will be at home at 5 o’clock.”
4. He said, “She was at school.”
5. He said, “We received a letter.”
6. He said, “They made a lot of mistakes.”
7. He said, “She is thirsty.”
8. He said, “Ann has read the book twice.”
9. He said, “My parents have never been to London.”

II

1. Mike asked, “Are you going with us?”
2. Ann asked, “Will you copy the text?”
3. Jill asked, “Is it worth buying?”
4. Nick asked, “Have they made any bet?”
5. Andrew asked, “Have they forbidden their son to play with us?”
6. Mark asked, “Can you slide down the roof?”

Direct Speech and Reported Speech

1. (said) Bessie: I can’t understand what he is talking about.

Bessie said, “I can’t understand what he is talking about.”

Bessie said that she couldn’t understand what he is talking about.

2. (asked) Ann: Where are they?
3. (say) Paul and Mary: We will come to see you.
4. (promised) Helen: I’ll make a new dress for Mary myself.
5. (said) Stella: I liked the book very much.
6. (answered) Tom: I’m translating a novel.
7. (promised) He: I’ll be back in ten minutes.
8. (said) They: We shan’t do that.
9. (explained) Mr. Bay: I’m waiting for Mrs. Bay. She will be here very soon.
10. (answered) Dad: I’m hanging the picture on the wall.

Write the sentences in the reported speech.

1. Where are your parents? (My friends wanted to know…)

My friends wanted to know where my parents were.

2. Where are you? (Mother asked me…)
3. Why are you waiting for them? (Jane wondered…)
4. Where do you usually buy flowers? (Jim asked Bob…)
5. Where did he hurt his leg? (Father asked me angrily…)
6. Why have not you done your homework yet? (My sister asked me slyly…)
7. Why won’t you help the Wilsons? (Bill asked his parents…)