Indirect Speech Test 4

1. “Don’t make so much noise, Michael,” said Ellen.

Ellen told Michael ___ so much noise. 6. He said to her, “Don’t enter the room”. He ordered
her ___ the room.
A) to make
B) not to make A) not to enter
C) do make B) to enter
D) don’t make C) didn’t enter
E) didn’t make D) doesn’t enter
E) do not enter

2. A foreigner asked: “How do English people spend

their Sundays?” A foreigner asked how ___ their 7. “How far do I have to walk?” she asked me. She
Sundays. wanted to know how far ___ to walk.

A) do English people spend A) she had

B) did English people spend B) she has
C) English people spent C) I have
D) English people spend D) I had
E) had English people spent E) she will have

3. The film director was asked ___. 8. She told him that she ___ to see him the following
DAY.
A) if he likes to play on grass
B) which airline he works for A) will come
C) if he had ever won an Oscar B) come
D) that he took part in the concert C) came
E) why he is nervous before the match D) would come
E) comes

4. The police officer asked us ___.

9. “Did you sleep well?” I asked him. I asked him if ___
A) are we going that way well.
B) where we were going
A) he sleeps
C) when did the tram stop
B) he slept
D) if could we stop at the traffic light
C) he had slept
E) whether we speak English
D) you slept
E) you did sleep

5. He said that ___ .

A) his friend is learning English

B) our classroom will be cleaned tomorrow
C) they were going to the nearest post-office
D) his car was stolen a few weeks ago
E) there is nothing to do

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10. “Were you at the Zoo last night?” asks Jane. Jane 15. “Don’t wait for me, Ann,” said Tom. Tom told Ann ___
asks ___ at the Zoo last night. .

A) that I was A) to wait for him

B) if I was B) not to wait for him
C) if I had been C) didn’t wait for him
D) if I am D) don’t wait for him
E) whether was I E) if she waited for him

11. “Whose birthday is it?” said Jane. Jane asked whose 16. The manager asks the secretary ___ .
birthday ___ .
A) if Mr. Smith would be busy at little next day
A) it is B) if Mr. Smith will be busy at 11 tomorrow
B) it C) if Mr. Smith had been busy at 11
C) it was D) has Mr. Smith been busy by 11 today
D) is it E) will Mr. Smith be busy at 11 tomorrow
E) it had been

17. He was sure that he ___ this time.

12. “Where do you live?” the boy asked. The boy wanted
to know where ___. A) will fail
B) wouldn’t fail
A) do I live
C) fails
B) did I live
D) failed
C) I live
E) will not fail
D) I lived
E) I had lived

18. “Can you open the door for me, my son?” asked an
old woman. An old woman asked a young ___ the
13. “Where did you live?” my boss asked. My boss door for her.
wanted to know where ___ .
A) can he open
A) do I live B) he opens
B) did I live C) does he open
C) I live D) if he can open
D) I had lived E) to open
E) I lived

19. She said, “I lost the key of my room.” She said that
14. “I spoke to Jane last week,” she said. She said ___. ___ .

A) I spoke to Jane last week. A) she had lost the key of her room
B) she had spoken to Jane last week. B) she lost the key of my room
C) she had spoken to Jane a week before. C) I had lost the key of my room
D) I had spoken to Jane a week before. D) I lose the key of my room
E) she spoke to Jane a week before. E) she lost the key of the room

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20. I asked Nelly, “What are you looking for?” I asked

Nelly what ___ looking for.

A) are you
B) she was
C) were you
D) was she
E) she is

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Answer Key:

1: B 11: C
2: C 12: D
3: C 13: D
4: B 14: C
5: C 15: B
6: A 16: B
7: A 17: B
8: D 18: E
9: C 19: A
10: B 20: B

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