FULL BLAST 3 – GRAMMAR TESTS – MODULE 8

Test: Module 8

A. Choose a, b or c.

1. Kate asked Marian a she exercised often.

a. whether b. that c. to know if
2. The police asked the driver how c control of his car.
a. he lost b. had he lost c. he had lost
3. The teacher ordered the children c talking.
a. stop b. that stop c. to stop
4. Mike asked Robin a he was meeting at the airport.
a. who b. why c. if
5. Mum c me to lock the door before I left the house.
a. said b. told to c. told
6. Jane’s father a to know when she was going to leave for her trip.
a. wanted b. asked c. said
7. Simon asked Henry if he had seen James a week.
a. the previous b. the following c. last
8. Kelly told her mother b for her because she was going to be late.
a. to not wait b. not to wait c. not wait

score 8

B. Rewrite the dialogues using Reported Speech.

1. Peter:What have you been up to lately?

Mike:I have been busy with school.

Peter wanted to know that he had been busy with school

Mike answered

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2. Carl: Please help me with my homework.

Melissa:OK, but I must tidy my room first.

Carl asked Melissa

Melissa agreed but she said

3. Tatiana: When will you bring me your book?

Phil: I may bring it to you tomorrow.

Tatiana asked

Phil answered

4. Mother: Stop making so much noise!

Billy and Lilly:We’re sorry, Mum. We promise we won’t do it again.

Billy and Lilly’s mother told

Billy and Lilly said

score 16

C. Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.

1. ‘Have you seen The Lost City?’ Mike asked Matilda.

Mike asked Matilda if whether she had seen The Lost City

2. ‘I went to the cinema with Marco yesterday,’ said Sandra.

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Sandra said that she had gone

3. ‘When are you flying to Rome, Fiona?’ asked Ginny.

Ginny asked

4. ‘Why were you outside the school at six o’clock, Mrs Norris?’ asked the police

officer.

The police officer asked

5. ‘Does your teacher give you a lot of homework?’ Paul asked Joanne.

Paul asked

6. ‘I may call Peter this evening,’ said Julia.

Julia said

7. ‘If I explain it again, you will understand it,’ Linda said to Harry.

Linda told

8. ‘Can you see that star over there?’ David asked Betty.

David asked

score 16

D. Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

1. Tom told Mary to do that exercise again.

2. The doctor told Mr Adams that he shouldn’t eat many sweets.

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3. Chris said that he was going to order new furniture for his living room the

following week.

4. Kevin asked Samantha where she had put the car keys.

5. Charlie asked the children whether they had played football the previous day.

score 10

TOTAL SCORE 50

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