Lesson 36i - Indirect Speach - Test


Exercise 1

Change the sentences into the indirect speach.
  1. Father said to Jane: "Show me your exercise-book."
  2. "What are you doing here, boys?" said Kate.
  3. "Don't make noise," said Tom's mother to him.
  4. Helen said to Pete: "Did you play chess with your father yesterday?"
  5. Kate said to her grandmother: "Help me to cook the soup, please."
  6. Mike said to the teacher: "My sister knows two foreign languages."
  7. "What have you prepared for today, children?" said the teacher.
  8. She said to me: "Did you live in St. Petersburg ten years ago?"
  9. She said to me: "Were you present at the meeting yesterday?"
  10. She said to me: "Are you going to leave St. Petersburg for the summer?"
  11. "We shall go to the zoo tomorrow," said our grandmother.
  12. Mother said to Pete: "Don't forget to wash your hands."
  13. Nick said to his mother: "I am doing my homework."
  14. "I have learnt a long poem," said Mike to the teacher.
  15. "Don't play in the street," said the man to the boys.


Exercise 2

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.


Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences in the direct speach
  1. He asked his classmates to wait for him.
  2. He asked her if anyone else knew about his arrival.
  3. I asked him when he would take his last examination.
  4. She asked her friend if the rain had stopped.
  5. He said we would find our luggage on deck.
  6. He said he was a bad sailor and could not stay on deck.
  7. I asked my friend if he would go down to his cabin or stay up on deck.
  8. I asked the secretary if I might speak to the headmistress.
  9. He answered that it was still raining.
  10. My sister told me that she had found the book I was looking for.
  11. He said that he didn't like the main character of the book but he could not explain why.
  12. She said that she would sleep in the open air.


Exercise 4

Translate the sentences into English.
  1. Мы надеялись, что Виктор примет участие в конференции.
  2. Мы не знали, что она отказалась от работы.
  3. Доктор сказал, что я должен побыть дома несколько дней.
  4. Он сказал, что его брат пробудет в Лондоне еще 2 дня.
  5. Я уверена, что она все приготовила.
  6. Аня сказала, что она хорошо играет на пианино.
  7. Он сказал, что никогда не был в Париже.
  8. Я слышал, что вы уезжаете из Киева.
  9. Он сказал, что будет очень занят сегодня.
  10. Он сказал, что знает 3 иностранных языка.
  11. Я спросил нашего гида, был ли он когда-либо в Японии.
  12. Я боялся, что заблужусь в лесу.
  13. Она сказала, что ее подруга пригласила ее в театр.
  14. Я думал, что он подождет меня.
  15. Учитель сказал, что мы будем писать диктант на следующей неделе.