Adv 3 Unit 5 Quiz

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Reported Speech

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1.

Rewrite the reported commands and questions in the direct speech:1. He asked me what I wanted from him.2. Nicol asked me to join her.3. Lily asked me not to eat so much.4. He wondered if I had received his message.5. He wanted to know how long I had been wating.
2.

Read this short extract about a funny incident in the park. Then, rewrite the story with reported (indirect) speech using the text above. Guess Who I Bumped Into? Tim wandered along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose twenty pounds by the end of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city dweller out for a day's walk in the park. "I'm terribly sorry", he apologized. "I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't see you!" he managed to stammer. Smiling, Sheila responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken... No really, I wasn't watching my step either." Suddenly they both stopped making excuses and stared at each other. "Don't I know you from somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's brother, aren't you?!" They both began to laugh as they had met each other the week before at a party that Jack had given. Still laughing, Tim suggested, "Why don't we have a cup a coffee and donut?" to which Sheila replied, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both were still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut cafe.
3.

When we use reported speech, we usually talk in ___________ tenses, because it happened before we say it.
4.

Choose the correct word to complete this indirect speech sentence: I told them I ________ just going out for a walk.
- A.
  
  Would
- B.
  
  Am
- C.
  
  Was
- D.
  
  Will
5.

"Do you like soccer ?" He asked me.He asked me _______ .
6.

Report this statement"Can you have it done for next Friday, please?"
- A.
  
  He told me that I had to have it done for next Friday.
- B.
  
  He said me to have it done for next week.
- C.
  
  He asked me if I could have it done for the following week.
- D.
  
  He told me if I could have it done for the next week.
7.

Change the sentence given in direct speech into reported Speech.
8.

Change the sentence given in reported speech into direct Speech.
9.

Check the indirect speech statements.
- A.
  
  My sister told me to wait for her.
- B.
  
  "I was really bored," he said.
- C.
  
  "We really hope to see you soon," Tom told us.
- D.
  
  "What have you done?," she asked me.
- E.
  
  Mark told me he was going to Mexico the following week.
- F.
  
  Sammy asked if I wanted to go with him.