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The document contains a reading comprehension test with multiple choice questions about changing direct quotes to reported speech. It tests identifying the correct reported version of direct quotes by selecting the letter choice that matches the direct quote. The questions cover changing verb tenses and pronouns when converting direct to reported speech, identifying the appropriate modal verb to use, and completing sentences in reported speech form.

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English 7

The document contains a reading comprehension test with multiple choice questions about changing direct quotes to reported speech. It tests identifying the correct reported version of direct quotes by selecting the letter choice that matches the direct quote. The questions cover changing verb tenses and pronouns when converting direct to reported speech, identifying the appropriate modal verb to use, and completing sentences in reported speech form.

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Read the following items and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. June said, “It is my car.”


A. June said that it is my car.
B. June said that it is her car.
C. June said that it was my car.
D. June said that it was her car.
2. Jim said, “I work here everyday.”
A. Jim said that he worked here yesterday.
B. Jim said that he worked there everyday.
C. Jim said that he worked here everyday.
D. Jim said that he worked everyday.
3. Nan said, “I have finished my homework.”
A. Nan said that she had finished her homework.
B. Nan said that she had finished my homework.
C. Nan said that she has finished her homework.
D. Nan said that she has finished my homework.
4. She said to me, “I can sleep alone.”
A. She said to me that she can sleep alone.
B. She told me that she can sleep alone.
C. She said to me that she could sleep alone.
D. She told me that she could sleep alone.
5. John said, “My friend may come tonight.”
A. John said that his friend might come tonight
. B. John said that his friend might come that night.
C. John said that his friend might go that night.
D. John said that his friend might go tonight.
6-10. Choose the correct direct quotation/speech of the following reported speeches.
6. He said that he had not expected to find any centipede there.
A. “He said I did not expect to find any centipede there.”
B. He “said I did not expect to find any centipede” here.
C. He said, “I did not expect to find any centipede here.”
D. He said, “I did not expect to find any centipede there.”
7. The children mentioned that they had played on the farm the other day.
A. “We played on the farm yesterday,” the children mentioned.
B. “We played on the farm yesterday the children mentioned.”
C. We played on the farm yesterday, “ the children mentioned.”
D. “We were playing on the farm yesterday,” the children mentioned. 2
8. The farmer said that the rice was ready for harvesting.
A. “The rice is ready for harvesting,” the farmer said.
B. “The rice was ready for harvesting,” the farmer said.
C. The rice was “ready for harvesting the farmer said.”
D. “The rice had been ready for harvesting,” the farmer said.
9. His son pointed out that he had been hungry since the other day.
A. “I was hungry since yesterday,” the son pointed out.
B. “I was hungry since the other day,” the son pointed out.
C. I was hungry “since yesterday the son pointed out”.
D. “ I have been hungry since yesterday,” the son pointed out.
10. Mang Cesar complained that he had given him a loan.
A. Mang Cesar complained, “I am giving you a loan.”
B. Mang Cesar complained, “I gave you a loan.”
C. Mang Cesar “complained I have given you a loan.”
D. Mang Cesar complained, “I give you a loan.”
11. What form of the verb is used in the reported speech if the verb in the direct speech is in the present
tense?
A. simple future tense
B. simple past tense
C. simple present tense
D. present perfect tense
12. “John can do this alone.” If this would be changed to reported speech, what is the correct modal to
use?
A. may B. could C. should D. would
Complete the following reported speeches.
12.“The view here amazes me,” Andrea declared. Andrea declared that the view there _______her.
A. was amazing B. amazed C. amazes D. will amaze
14-15. “I like the food here,” Cara said. Cara said that she _______ the food______.
A. likes B. liked C. is liking D. would like A. there B. now C. here D. somewhere
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