Reported Speech Test B1 Grammar Exercises

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Question 1

1. Kirsten said that..........would lend ..... her car if I needed it.

A	he/me
B	I/ her
C	she/ me
D	they/ it

Question 2

2. Scientists still have no answer to ..... there is life on other planets.

A	that
B	which
C	where
D	whether

Question 3

3. It ..... obvious that we ..... a big problem with our old car one day.

A	was/ will have
B	is/ were having
C	is/ have
D	was / would have

Question 4

4.She ............to us .......there was nothing to worry about, but actually there was so much.

A	told / that
B	said / -
C	asked / if
D	told / -

Question 5

5. I asked Lorena what Mike ..... about when I went into his room, but she told me that she ..... no idea.

A	was talking / was having
B	talked / has
C	had been talking / had
D	talks/ is having

Question 6

6. I know the film starts at 9 pm, but I am not sure ..... it is today or tomorrow.

A	that
B	if
C	what time
D	when

Question 7

7.Keith:Shall we throw a party for Jane next Saturday ? Bill told Lara that Keith.......for Jane the following Saturday.

A	suggested throwing a party
B	boasted about throwing a party
C	promised to throw a party

Question 8

8.The police wanted to know ..... had murdered the businessman and ......

A	whom/who
B	who/why
C	where / when
D	what/who

Question 9

9. No one ..... me ..... we were going to pay such a lot of extra money for the package tour.

A	announced/ how
B	said/-
C	explained / that
D	told/-

Question 10

10. We knew that it was true, but Russell ..... that he ..... from the company.

A	refused/ is fired
B	denied/ had been fired
C	promised/ was fired
D	admitted/ has been fired

Question 11

11. Alice told me that no one at the customs had ..... her ..... she had anything to declare, and that she found it quite strange

A	asked/ if
B	said/ that
C	told / whether
D	wanted to know/ -

Question 12

12. Martha ..... to break up with him if Jack didn't stop smoking.

A	said
B	warned
C	told
D	threatened

Question 13

13. Miriam ..... me that she ..... how to dance the waltz from her grandmother.

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

Question 14

14.Jason finally..........to copying the homework from the Inernet.

A	refused
B	denied
C	told
D	admitted

Question 15

15. Could you ..... her ..... the reports with her when she comes to the meeting?

A	suggest/ bringing
B	say/ to bringing
C	ask/ that she brought
D	tell/ to bring

Question 16

16. Ahmet ..... when he will be able to get rid of the plaster on his leg.

A	had told
B	was telling me
C	wants to know
D	was saying

Question 17

17. I am busy today and might forget it.Can you please.......me to do the shoping before I come home ?

A	remind
B	offer
C	say
D	suggest

Question 18

18. I asked..........he said to her, but she ..... to talk to me.

A	how /denied
B	what/ refused
C	that/ admitted
D	which / agreed

Question 19

19. That tooth of yours looks awful. I ..... making an appointment at the dentist's as soon as possible.

A	suggest that
B	remind you
C	advise you
D	suggest

Question 20

20. His parents ..... Luke ·of getting into a fight with his younger brother, but he ..... having done anything to hi~.

A	complained/ admitted
B	accused / denied
C	apologized / insisted
D	boasted / suggested

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