8th Grade

Test paper

Turn the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. “I didn’t go to the party”, she told me. 0.5p

a) She told me she did go to the party.
b) She told me she hadn’t been going to the party.
c) She told me she hadn’t gone to the party.

2. “Sit down”, the teacher told us. 0.5p

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3. “My brother is sleeping,” Pamela explained to the guests. 1p

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4. “Nobody has come to help us,” the girls complained. 1p

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5. “Lucy will come later”, mother and father told me. 1p

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6. “We can help you tomorrow”, they told me. 1p

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7. “My sister has eaten three cakes,” said little Peter. 1p

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8. “I like these toys very much,” the little girl told Santa Claus. 1p
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3 points granted
 8th Grade

Test paper

Barem de corectare
Turn the following sentences into indirect speech:

1.“I didn’t go to the party”, she told me. 0.5p

a)She told me she did go to the party.
b)She told me she hadn’t been going to the party.
c)She told me she hadn’t gone to the party.
2.“Sit down”, the teacher told us. 0.5p
The teacher told us to sit down.
3.“My brother is sleeping,” Pamela explained to the guests. 1p
Pamela explained to the guests that her brother was sleeping.
4.“Nobody has come to help us,” the girls complained. 1p
The girls complained that nobody had come to help them.
5.“Lucy will come later”, mother and father told me. 1p
Mother and father told me that Lucy would come later.
6.“We can help you tomorrow”, they told me. 1p
They told me they could help me tomorrow.
7.“My sister has eaten three cakes,” said little Peter. 1p
Little Peter said that his sister had eaten three cakes.
8.“I like these toys very much,” the little girl told Santa Claus. 1p
The little girl told Santa Claus that she liked those toys very much.

3 points granted