Monthly Exam (Direct and Indirect Speech)

John said, "I am very busy now."

John said that he ............ very busy.

• Is

• Had been

• Were

• Was

It is too late to go out," Alice said.

Alice said that ............

• It was too late to go out.

• It had been too late to go out.

• It were too late to go out.

• It will be too late to go out.

He asked me, "What are you doing?"

He asked me ........................

• What I am doing

• What am I doing

• What I was doing

• What was I doing

My mom asked me, "Did they eat out together yesterday?"

My mom asked me .................... They had eaten out together yesterday.

• Did

• To

• What

• Whether

My sister said, " I ate some beef burgers."

My sister said that I .................

• Was eating

• Eaten

• Had eaten

• Had been eating

Don asked me, "Who is hiding under the bed?"

Don asked me who ....................... Under the bed.

• Was hiding

• Were hiding

• Had been hiding

• Are hiding

"Call the witness!" asked the judge.

The indirect speech from the sentence above is .......

• The judge asked called the witness.

• The judge asked whether call the witness.

• The judge asked if they call the witness.

• The judge asked to call the witness.

Bob told me, "Rachel had worked o hard."

Bob told me that ..........

• Rachel has worked so hard.

• Rachel had been working so hard.

• Rachel had worked so hard.

• Rachel works so hard.

Andara said, "I was going to school."

Andara said that ............

• I had been going to school.

• She had been going to school.

• She had gone to school.

• I had gone to school.

My brother reminded me, "Do your homework!"

My brother reminded me .............................. Do ............ homework.

• For - your

• To - your

• For - my

• To - my