1. Unit 8: “Telling a Different Story”
Formative Test
I. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Mary "I love chocolate." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."
a. loved
b. loves
c. loving
2. Mary: "I went skiing." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing."
a. went
b. had gone
c. have gone
3. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for dinner."
a. willing
b. will
c. would
4. Mary: "I have been to Sydney." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney."
a. had been
b. has been
c. was being
5. Mary: "I have had three cars." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars.
a. has
b. has had
c. had had
6. Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to
Long Beach."
a. is
b. was
c. went
7. Mary: "I don't like spinach." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach."
a. doesn't
b. don't
c. didn't
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Teacher Danitza Lazcano Flores
2. 8. "Where do you live?"
a) Miho asked me where do I live.
b) Miho asked me where I lived.
c) Miho asked me where did I live.
9. "What is the time?"
a) Can you tell me what is the time?
b) Can you tell me what the time is?
10. "Why did he say that?"
a) I would like to know why he said that.
b) I would like to know why did he say that.
11. "Do we have a test tomorrow?"
a) I’ve forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?
b) I’ve forgotten if we have a test tomorrow.
c) I’ve forgotten have we a test tomorrow?
II. Report from Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.
1. He said that he liked that song. ________________________________________________
2. She asked me where my sister was. ______________________________________________
3.She said that she didn't speak Italian. _____________________________________________
4. They asked me to say hello to Jim. ________________________________________________
5. He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.
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6. She told the boys not to play on the grass.
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7. She asked him where he had spent his money.
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8. He said that he never made mistakes. ____________________________________________
9. He wanted to know if she knew Robert. ___________________________________________
10. The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.
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