Started on Saturday, 6 November 2021, 10:05 PM

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Grade 89 out of 100
Question 1
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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

Saying exactly what somebody has said is called direct speech.

Select one:

a. F
b. T
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The correct answer is: T

Question 2
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Do you like pizza?”

He asked me if ____________
Select one:

a. you liked pizza.

b. you like pizza.
c. you will like pizza.
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The correct answer is: you liked pizza.

Question 3
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Complete the sentence with the correct forms in reported speech using the past tense.

Marco ________ his brother ___________ recently by a new company.

Select one:
a. saided / had been hired

b. said / had been hired

c. says / have been hired
d. say / has been hired
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The correct answer is: said / had been hired

Question 4
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Does Marcela drink tea?”

She asked me if ____________
Select one:

a. Marcela drank tea.

b. Marcela will drink tea.
c. Marcela will be drinking tea.
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The correct answer is: Marcela drank tea.

Question 5
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Do you like pizza?”

He asked me if ____________
Select one:
a. you will like pizza.
b. you like pizza.

c. you liked pizza.

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The correct answer is: you liked pizza.

Question 6
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Select the best reporting verb.

Ana: “¿Would you like to come with us to see the investors?”

Select one:
a. Order

b. Invite
c. Mention
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The correct answer is: Invite

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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Which is your favorite book?”

She asked me ____________
Select one:
a. which would be my favorite book.
b. which was my favorite book.

c. which is my favorite book.

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The correct answer is: which was my favorite book.

Question 8
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Complete the sentence with the correct forms in reported speech using the past tense.

The boss ________ the staff __________better results.

Select one:
a. say / obtain
b. says / to obtains
c. agreed / obtain

d. demanded / to obtain
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The correct answer is: demanded / to obtain

Question 9
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Select the best reporting verb.

John: “I know it wasn’t your fault, don’t worry”. Remind

Select one:
a. Apologize

b. Console
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The correct answer is: Console

Question 10
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Am I late?”
She asked me if ____________
Select one:

a. she was late.

b. she were late.
c. she would be late.
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The correct answer is: she was late.

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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“I don’t have a tablet”.

She said ____________
Select one:

a. she doesn’t have a tablet.

b. she didn’t have a tablet.
c. she didn’t has a tablet.
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The correct answer is: she didn’t have a tablet.

Question 12
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Select the best reporting verb.

John: “I am pretty sure that I didn’t send that email”.

Select one:
a. Assure
b. Confess

c. Deny
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The correct answer is: Deny

Question 13
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Choose the option that is NOT a reporting verb.

Select one:
a. described

b. depend
c. dissuaded
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The correct answer is: depend

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Choose the option that is NOT a reporting verb.
Select one:

a. tell
b. say
c. play
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The correct answer is: play

Question 15
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“Janette doesn’t like going out much”.

She said ____________
Select one:
a. Janette didn’t liked to go out much.
b. Janette doesn’t liked to go out much.

c. Janette didn’t like going out much.

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The correct answer is: Janette didn’t like going out much.

Question 16
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

Ana: “I will not ask for more help.”

Select one:
a. Ana said that she won’t ask for her help.

b. Ana said that she wouldn’t ask for more help.

c. Ana says that she would ask for more help.
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The correct answer is: Ana said that she wouldn’t ask for more help.

Question 17
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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

Modal verbs don’t change when transforming direct speech into reported speech.
Select one:

a. F
b. T
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The correct answer is: F

Question 18
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“We often meet friends in Guadalajara at the weekend”.

He told me ____________
Select one:

a. they often met friends in Guadalajara at the weekend.

b. they often meets friends in Guadalajara at the weekend.
c. they often meeted friends in Guadalajara at the weekend.
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The correct answer is: they often met friends in Guadalajara at the weekend.

Question 19
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Choose the option that is NOT a reporting verb.
Select one:

a. borrow
b. asked
c. told
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The correct answer is: borrow

Question 20
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Select the best reporting verb.

Ana: “You are always falling behind with your work”.

Select one:

a. Complain
b. Suggest
c. Admit
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The correct answer is: Complain

Question 21
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Complete the sentence with the correct forms in reported speech using the past tense.

The boss ________ the staff __________ faster improvements.

Select one:
a. says / to gets

b. demanded / to get
c. say / get
d. agreed / get
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The correct answer is: demanded / to get

Question 22
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

Some days ago Juan looked at his sister and he said: “She has been at work all the
afternoon”.
Select one:
a. Juan said that she was been at work all the afternoon.

b. Juan said that she had been at work all the afternoon.
c. Juan said that he has being at work all the afternoon.
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The correct answer is: Juan said that she had been at work all the afternoon.

Question 23
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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

The elements that change in reported speech to give sense to the information are the
verb, the prepositions and dates.
Select one:

a. F
b. T
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The correct answer is: F

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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Is the milk fresh?”

He asked me if ____________
Select one:

a. the milk was fresh.

b. the milk will be fresh.
c. the milk is fresh.
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The correct answer is: the milk was fresh.

Question 25
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Read the following sentence then choose the option that is closest in meaning.

Sales manager: “You are responsible for customer service”.

Select one:
a. The sales manager denied I was responsible for customer service.
b. The sales manager offered I was responsible for customer service.

c. The sales manager indicated I was responsible for customer service.

d. The sales manager confessed I was responsible for customer service.
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The correct answer is: The sales manager indicated I was responsible for customer service.

Question 26
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Complete the sentence with the correct forms in reported speech using the past tense.

Antonio _______ his colleagues __________ harder in order to achieve goals.

Select one:
a. demonstrated / to work

b. encouraged / to work
c. indicated / to work
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The correct answer is: encouraged / to work

Question 27
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Read the following sentence, then choose the option that is closest in meaning.

Sales representative: “You have to increase your sales”.

Select one:
a. The sales representative offered I had to increase my sales.
b. The sales representative confessed I had to increase my sales.
c. The sales representative denied I had to increase my sales.
d. The sales representative indicated I had to increase my sales.
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The correct answer is: The sales representative indicated I had to increase my sales.

Question 28
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Read the following sentence, then choose the option that is closest in meaning.

CEO: “This app must be finished by the end of the week” .

Select one:
a. The CEO denied to finish the app by the end of the week.

b. The CEO demanded to finish the app by the end of the week.
c. The CEO proposed to finish the app by the end of the week.
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The correct answer is: The CEO demanded to finish the app by the end of the week.

Question 29
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Do the children study English?”

She asked me if ____________
Select one:
a. the children were studying english.

b. the children studied english.

c. the children would study english.
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The correct answer is: the children studied english.

Question 30
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Read the following sentence then choose the option that is closest in meaning.

Supervisor “This work must be done by the end of the month” .

Select one:
a. The supervisor denied to finish that work soon.
b. The supervisor proposed to finish that work soon.

c. The supervisor demanded to finish that work soon.

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The correct answer is: The supervisor demanded to finish that work soon.

Question 31
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

Juan said: “I am going to ask my boss for a salary raise, tomorrow”.

Select one:
a. Juan said that he will go to ask his boss for a salary raise a few days ago.
b. Juan said that he is going to ask his boss for a salary raise tonight.

c. Juan said that he was going to ask his boss for a salary raise the next day.
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The correct answer is: Juan said that he was going to ask his boss for a salary raise the next
day.

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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

Reported speech is used when we want to repeat what someone had previously said.
Select one:

a. T
b. F
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The correct answer is: T

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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

We use direct speech when we need to state the exact words that other persons have
told.
Select one:

a. T
b. F
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The correct answer is: T

Question 34
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Choose the option that is NOT a reporting verb.
Select one:
a. announced
b. answered

c. listened
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The correct answer is: listened

Question 35
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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

Ana: “¿Do you travel for business frequently?”

Select one:
a. Ana asked if me travelling for business frequently.

b. Ana asked me if I travelled for business frequently.

c. Ana said that you travelled for business frequently.
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The correct answer is: Ana asked me if I travelled for business frequently.
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Choose either ‘T’ for ‘true’ or ‘F’ for ‘false’.

Reported speech is the way we have to talk naturally about what others have said.
Select one:
a. F

b. T
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The correct answer is: T

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Choose the option that follows the rules of reported speech.

“¿Where is the drug store?”

She asked me ____________
Select one:
a. where the drug store will be.
b. where the drug store were.

c. where the drug store was.

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The correct answer is: where the drug store was.