Name_______________

Class_______________
Test Paper
1. Transform into Indirect Speech (Reported Speech):
a. Ive had a lovely time.
She said ____________________________________________________
b. We were planning to go out but then Joel started feeling sick.
She said that ________________________________________________
c. The plane will be leaving in thirty-five minutes.
They announced that __________________________________________
d. Im meeting John tonight.
Sheila said that ______________________________________________
e. The police have been investigating new allegations of fraud.
A spokesperson said _________________________________________
f. My new computer has made a lot of difference to me.
He told me _________________________________________________
f. Its pouring with rain down here.
They told me ________________________________________________
g. Why didnt you tell me the truth?
She asked me ________________________________________________
h. Have I seen you before?
She asked me if _______________________________________________
i. Must we stay here all evening?
John asked whether _______________________________________________
2. Put each verb in brackets in the correct form:
a. Sam ________________ (not/receive) the parcel the last time I
_______________(speak) to him.
b. Whatever ______________ (happen), I ____________ (meet) you here in a
weeks time.
c. When you ______________ (feel) hungry, room service _______________
(bring) you whatever you want.
d. By the time you _______________ (finish) getting ready, we
___________________ (miss) the train!
e. I __________________ (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I
___________________ (lose) my ticket, but he believed me in the end.
f. Why dont we emigrate? If we _________________ (live) in Australia, at least the
weather _________________ (be) better.
g. Im sorry I cant lend you any money. You know that if I _________________
(have) it, I ___________________ (lend) it to you.
h. Dont be afraid! If you __________________(touch) the dog, it
_______________ (not /bite) you.

3. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

optional

instructions independently terms

specimen peer

acceptable

genius

assignment mental

1. Three days was simply not a(n) ---- amount of time to complete such a lot of work.
2. You don't need to be a(n) ---- see what the problem here is.
3. Make sure you read all the ---- carefully before setting up the device.
4. There are special schools for students with ---- disorders.
5. Seeing that some of their ---- have one, children ask their parents for a mobile phone
at a very early age.
6. When the space probe landed on Mars, the first thing it did was to take a(n) ---- from
the Martian soil.
7. The students gel a monthly ---- which usually consists of writing a report.
8. Half of the courses in our department were ----. There were a variety of courses to
choose from.
9. Children need to be taught to learn ---- at primary school, otherwise they can't get
anywhere in their school life.
10. In most countries, schools have two ----, or semesters, while in others there can be
up to six.