Name: .............................................................................

Vocabulary
1 Complete the puzzle with words according to the clues below.

Across  Down 
2. a small useful tool 1. very clever
4. not successful 3. works well
5. a new thing or idea
6. can be used again

1 2 3

2 Tick the opposites.

...... 1. weird – ordinary
...... 2. easy-to-use – revolutionary
...... 3. simple – complicated
...... 4. entertaining – interesting
...... 5. useful – useless

3 Complete the text with the words below.

caught on  weird  entertaining  came up with  trendy  requires
The Pet Rock was invented in 1975 by Gary Dahl. He 1. ………………………………
the idea while talking with friends about pets. He bought some rocks, put each one
in a nest in a small box, and included instructions for taking care of the rock. The
instructions were very funny and 2. ……………………………… – because a rock, of
course, 3. ……………………………… no care! As 4. ……………………………… as
it seems, the Pet Rock quickly 5. ……………………………… and became really
6.
……………………………… . Everyone wanted one!

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 Grammar
4 Complete the missing responses to the questions. Use reported speech.
1. My mother asked, “Why are you so hungry?”
I said that ……………………………… anything all day.
2. I asked my friend, “Will it be expensive to take a taxi from here to the airport?”
He said that it ……………………………… expensive to get a taxi from ………………………………
to the airport.
3. My friend asked, “Have you already seen this film?”
I told him that I ……………………………… film before and that I ………………………………
love to see it!
4. The student asked, “Is the aeroplane a modern invention?”
The teacher answered that the Wright brothers ……………………………… the first aeroplane in the
early 20th century but that Leonardo da Vinci ……………………………… the idea many years
……………………………… .
5. Sally asked her brother, “Are you using the computer now?”
He answered that ……………………………… and that she ……………………………… it if she
wanted to.

5 Write the questions in reported speech.

1. “Can you come with us to the cinema tonight?”
They asked Dan ..................................................................................... .
2. “Who does this smartphone belong to?”
She wondered ........................................................................................ .
3. “Why didn’t you fix your computer yesterday?”
My mother wanted to know ................................................................... .
4. “Are you eating now?”
Her friend asked .................................................................................... .
5. “Will you wait for me here?”
I asked my friends ................................................................................. .

6 Correct the mistakes.

1. We asked if we would do the experiment tomorrow.
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2. I told my brother that I lost my phone.
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3. The technician said that he can fix my computer.
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4. Jessica asked when was I leaving for school.
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5. My grandfather said he doesn’t think he could learn to use the Internet.
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