Reported Speech Test A2 - B1 Grammar Exercises

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Question 1

1. Peter, who has finished reading a history book, told his brother that he ...... it really interesting.

A	would find
B	had found
C	has found
D	finds

Question 2

2. John called his wife and said that he ...... collect the kids from school because his car ...... down

A	won't/ broke
B	wouldn't be able to/ had broken
C	couldn't / has broken
D	shouldn't/ breaks

Question 3

3. Isobel has said that she ......to Holland the previous year and that she.......to France this summer.

A	had travelled / flew
B	travels / was flying
C	travelled / is flying
D	is travelling / files

Question 4

4.Luke said to his elder sister, '' I........ hard tonight to get a good grade from tomorrow's exam.''

A	must study
B	had to study
C	had studied
D	was studying

Question 5

5. A: What did Tim ask you and Carl? B: He asked us ...... we ...... to the shopping centre.

A	whether / have gone
B	where/ would go
C	how/ can go
D	if/ were going

Question 6

6. My new music teacher asked me if I ...... the electric guitar, and I said that I couldn't, but I told her that I ...... the drums.

A	can play / play
B	could play / played
C	played / am playing
D	play / had played

Question 7

7.While my mum was cooking dinner yesterday, she, ....... me to set the dinner table.

A	suggested
B	asked
C	offered
D	refused

Question 8

8.Because Berk, Feray and Fatma were all bored of watching TV, Fatma ...... turning off the TV and playing Scrabble.

A	ordered
B	warned
C	suggested
D	promised

Question 9

9. Omar's dad ...... him what he ...... in his history lesson the previous day.

A	told / has learnt
B	begged/ learns
C	ordered/ was learning
D	asked / had learnt

Question 10

1O. Linda ...... her sister not to play in the main road and added that she ...... be hit by a car.

A	warned/ might
B	suggested / could
C	refused/ should
D	promised/ may

Question 11

11. Esat ...... me that the new James Bond film was pretty good and that he ...... it yet.

A	suggested / didn't see
B	advised / hasn't seen
C	told/ hadn't seen
D	said/ wouldn't see

Question 12

12. Toni said that she ...... do her washing the next day and she added that the weather ...... nice then.

A	would / has been
B	could / had been
C	ought to/ would be
D	might/ will be

Question 13

13. Last night my mum came into my bedroom, asked me what I ...... and told me ...... my room.

A	was doing / to tidy
B	am doing/ to tidy
C	had done/ tidying
D	did /tidy

Question 14

14. My friend Ahmed said, ''I .........my biology project ...... ''

A	give / the day before
B	gave / yesterday
C	had given / this week
D	am giving / the following day

Question 15

15. The doctor advised Mr. Karabulut to do more exercise and to stop smoking. The doctor said, .........''

A	Mr. Karabulut did more exercise and stopped smoking
B	What about doing more exercise and stop smoking, Mr. Karabulut
C	Please, please do more exercise and stop smoking, Mr. Karabulut
D	You should do more exercise and stop smoking, Mr. Karabulut

Question 16

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 16. Mr. Jacobs had blamed Mr. Burns for the crash. .................

A	True
B	False

Question 17

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 17. The accident investigator said that Mr. Jacobs had not been driving too fast. .........................

A	True
B	False

Question 18

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 18. The accident happened exactly the way Mr. Burns had described it. ......................

A	True
B	False

Question 19

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 19. The report was written by the accident investigator. ....................

A	True
B	False

Question 20

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 20. When it was understood in the end that Mr. Burns was guilty, the policeman told Mr. Burns that he had to go to the police station with him. .............................