I. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. “Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said.

2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me.

3. “Yesterday I couldn‟t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said.

4. “Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me.

5. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me.

6. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me.

7. “I‟ll come and help you on Saturday,” Joana told me.

8. “When will you come back home?” my mom asked me.

9. “Do you need any help on this assignment?” the teacher asked me.

10. “My friend got engaged to a German last month,” Danny told Ann.

II. Complete the sentences with correct tense of verbs.

1. The interviewer asked me what I (can) do if I were offered the
job.
2. Mandy asked me if the boys (read) the book at present.
3. The manager told me that I (travel) from place to place
the following month.
4. They said they (never/ be) to Scotland until last year.
5. Jason and Victoria told me they (do) their best in the exams
the following day.
6. I wondered why Nick (not go) to New York the summer
before.
7. John told me that there (may) not be dessert after dinner.
8. She asked me if everyone (must) contact the Magic Number in
emergency situations.
9. My mom said she (be) going to visit a friend of hers in London.
10. Shannon said that she (need) to take care of her baby.

III. Complete the sentences with suitable question words.

1. He doesn‟t know to ask for advice about this situation.
2. Be sure to eat when you arrive in Vietnam.
3. They are going to tell me to do to survive in a storm.
4. I asked Jane to show me to deal with bullying at school.
5. He wondered to start revising for the final exam.
6. The rules didn‟t specify to speak to in case of an emergency.
7. You need to find out to overcome stress and worry.
8. I don‟t know to turn for help.
9. I had no idea to write my home paper about.
10. Tell me to press the button.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences using question words before to-infinitives.
1. I don‟t know where I should visit this summer vacation.

2. Could you tell me who I should ask for advice?

3. She wondered what she should write in the final essay.

4. I have no idea who I should contact in case of emergency.

5. They can‟t decide when they leave for America.

6. I‟m not sure what I should cook for my son‟s birthday party.

7. Could you tell me where I should put my umbrella?

8. He asked himself what he should send her as a present.

9. I have no idea when I should leave for Japan.

 10. She wondered how she should resolve the conflict.

V. Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question

words before to-infinitives.
1. “What should we do to help her overcome stress?”
They didn‟t know
2. “Should I discuss this matter with my teammates?”
Jonas wondered
3. “Where should I register for a course on life skills?”
An asked Mary
4. “How should we find a support center for the homeless?”
James and Lily couldn‟t tell
5. “When should we start our campaign?”
They had no idea
6. “Mom, who should I call upon arriving at the airport?”
Trang asked her mother
7. “Should I dial 18001567 to ask for advice about family problems?"
Phong was not sure
8. “What should we do to help those disadvantaged children?”
They wondered
9. “When should I start teaching my children to cook?”
She couldn‟t decide
10. “How should I deal with negative emotions and stress?”
Hoa asked Nam

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. “Where did you meet him?” Jimmy asked.
→ Jimmy asked
2 “When should I register for the new course on Chinese?” Jim asked his teacher.
→ Jim asked his teacher
3. Joana couldn‟t decide when she should start her journey.
→ Joana couldn‟t decide
4. “You must stay in bed until next Monday!” the doctor said.
→ The doctor said
5. I have no idea who I should call for help in this situation.
→ I have no idea

6. “Should I tell her the truth about her misery?” she asked herself.
→ She wondered
7. I‟m not sure what I should do to help her overcome her mom‟s death.
→ I‟m not sure
8. “I am going to work for a new company next week,” John said.
→ John said

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word in capital.
1. He said he wouldn‟t have enough time to finish the job. (WILL)

2. When did your friends eat that chocolate cake? (WAS)

3. “What are the skills you concern most?” my teacher asked. (I)

4. I have never read such as interesting novel as The Little Prince. (MOST)
 5. Finish your homework or you can‟t go out with your friend. (IF)

6. They‟re not sure how they should operate the new system. (TO)

7. It took me 4 hours to read the first chapter of the book. (SPENT)

IV. Choose the correct answer among A, B C or D.

1. His neighbours sometimes wondered he did for a living.
A. why B. when C. where D. what

2. Could you please tell me ?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus
stop
3. Marigold wondered Kevin and Ruth would be at the party.
A. that B. whether C. if D. B & C
4. He asked me “ ?”
A. How long you have studied English. B. How long had you studied English
C. How long you had study English D. How long you had studied English
5. While many teachers spend some class time teaching skills, students
often need more social skills.
A. study B. studied C. study’s D. studies
6. I am not sure I can solve this problem.
A. how B. what C. who D. by whom
7. She asked me the seat or not.
A. if – had occupied C. whether – was occupied
 C. if – has been occupied D. whether – occupied
8. By the age of 15, teenagers are better able to a more demanding
curriculum.
A. solve B. operate C. handle D. deal
9. My parents asked me to find out it gave you so much trouble.
A. what B. which C. why D. where
10. The policeman asked us .
A. had any of us seen the accident happen
B. if had any of us seen the accident happen
C. whether any of us had seen the accident happen
D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
11. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty his feelings.
A. expressing B. communicating C. sending D. talking
12. My teacher told me that I attend the math course for the higher level
programme that I for.
A. can’t – apply B. couldn’t – apply
C. can’t – applied D. couldn’t – had applied
13. I asked him but he said nothing.
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was
14. My closest friend is not very and she likes having a small friend
group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out.
A. society B. sociable C. social D. socialist
15. Mi asked what information she that assignment.
A. needs to be done B. needed doing
C. need to do D. needed to do

16. James him up when the bus reached the square.

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. The passenger asked we landed.
A. what B. when C. if D. why
2. He asked me what .
 A. time was it B. time is it C. time it was D. none is
correct.
3. He told me to rest for a while.
“ for a while”, he said.
A. To rest B. Rest C. Do you rest D. Resting
4. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”
- He asked why .
A. she took his pen B. did she take his pen
C. she had taken his pen D. she has taken his pen
5. Taking good notes students to evaluate, organize and summarize
information.
A. requests B. requires C. allows D. offers
6. Excuse me. Could you tell me ?
A. what time is it B. what is the time C. what time it is D. it is what
time
7. I suffer from depression and anxiety, but I don’t know to get over
my problems.
A. what B. how C. where D. which
8. As children move toward , they are less likely to ask for advice.
A. dependent B. dependence C. independent D.
independence
9. We wonder from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign
10. Miss Hoa said that unsuccessful test takers didn’t know the questions
came from.
A. when B. where C. what D. why
11. A great way to improve skills is to keep trying new things.
A. reason B. reasoned C. reasoning D. reasons’
12. Jeff wanted to know .
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends
laughing
13. I want to talk to my teacher about my problems, but I have no idea to
 start, or to talk to him.
A. what – where B. where – who C. why – whom D. where –
how
14. Perhaps what you’re reading or hearing is boring, which makes it hard to
on the book or the conversation.
A. concentrate B. rely C. depend D. notice
15. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the day.
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
16. Mr. Tan told us that the kids who in tests often the others were
lucky.
A. succeed – thought B. succeed – had thought
C. didn’t succeed – were thinking D. didn’t succeed – thought
17. Pressure children to get into top schools has reached a crisis
point.
A. at B. under C. on D. with
18. She him whether he liked the steak she cooked.
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
19. “What does she like?” he asked me.
A. He asked me what she likes B. He asked me what she liked.
C. He asked me what do I like. D. He asked me what did he like.
20. She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”
A. She said not to tease me to John. B. She said John not to tease me.
C. She told John not to tease her. D. She told John do not tease her.

VI. Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs
correcting.
1. Her mother ordered her do not go out with him the night before.
A B C D
2. The traffic warden asked me why had I parked my car there.
A B C D
3. He said that he will pick me up at 8 am the following day.
A B C D
4. She said that the books in the library would be available tomorrow.
A B C D
5. He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting.
A B C D
6. The receptionist said I must fill out that form before I attended the interview.
A B C D
7. Marty said a good friendship is like a diamond – a valuable, beautiful and durable.
A B C D
8. The mayor apologized on having slept in an international summit and resigned
afterwards.
A B C D

VII. Change the following sentences into reported speech

1. “I’ll take you to the zoo tomorrow” my mother said to me.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Jane said to Bill “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
3. The man said to the boy “Can you show me the way to the bank?”
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
4. “Don’t be so silly” Mr. John said to his wife.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
5. “Give a smile” the photographer said to me.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
6. "Please, help me to make a decision" Ann asked her friend.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
7. Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes” the nurse said to the child.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
8. My sister said to me “Are you crazy?’.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
9. She asked me “Have you ever seen a flying saucer?”.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
10. James said “Do you want me to send this letter for you”.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________