1. Name: __________________________
Unit 1 Test
Listen to your teacher. Write what the teacher says, using reported speech. You can use the
formal or the informal grammar.
1) ________________________________________________________________________
2) ________________________________________________________________________
3) ________________________________________________________________________
4) ________________________________________________________________________
Change the direct speechto reported speech. Use the formal grammar.
5) Jim said, “I must go to the meeting.”  ____________________________________
___________________________________
6) Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip.”  ____________________________________
____________________________________
7) Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch.”  _____________________________________
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Change the direct speechto reported speech. Use the formal grammar. Some of the
sentences are yes/no questions and some are information questions. There may be more
than one correct answer for each. Just write one correct answer.
8) I asked Tony, “Should I get my hair cut?”
I asked Tony ____________________________________________________________.
9) Lisa asked Rick, “When will you arrive?”
Lisa wanted to know ______________________________________________________.
10) Philip asked me, “Do you have a driver’s license?”
Philip asked me __________________________________________________________.

2. 11) Tom asked Emily, “Where did you go to school?”
Tom asked Emily ________________________________________________________.
Change the command to reported speech, using tell, order, command, warn, or direct. You
will need to choose an object (who is receiving the command).
12) The teacher said, “Give me your paper.”  ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
13) The mother said, “Eat your vegetables.”  ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence. You won’t use all of the words.
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14) I don’t want to be a ________________________ because that means I can’t get married.
15) Don’t ________________________ your boss. It’s not a good idea to make your boss
angry with you.
16) My sister loves animals, but she hates the zoo. She hates the zoo because she thinks
animals should be able to live in their natural ________________________.
17) Some photographers use the computer to _____________________their photographs.
They want to make their photographs better.
18) I am not a ________________________ of magazines. In other words, I never buy them.
19) Abortion is a ______________________ issue. Many people argue about whether or not
it should be legal.
20) I never ask Alex about his divorce because it’s a really ______________________
subject. He is really sensitive about it.