Quiz 9

Quiz 9	Reported Speech and  Reported questions
Q1. Complete the sentences to report what people said. Change the tense.
Example:   Direct speech: “I like ice cream”.                    Reported speech: She said (that) she liked ice cream. 1.      Mary’s sister: “I like ice cream.”  Mary’s sister said (that) she liked ice cream. 2.      Mary’s sister: “I am living in London.”          ____________________________________ 3.      Mary’s sister: “I bought a car.”                         __________________________________ 4.      Mary’s sister: “I was walking along the street.”  _______________________________ 5.      Mary’s sister: “I haven't seen Julie.”             __________________________________ 6.      Mary’s sister: “I had taken English lessons before.”  ___________________________ 7.      Mary’s sister: “I'll see you later.”                   _________________________________ 8.      Mary’s sister: “I would help, but…”              ________________________________ 9.      Mary’s sister: “I can speak perfect English.” __________________________________ 10.   Mary’s sister: “I could swim when I was four.”  _________________________________ 11.   Mary’s sister: “I shall come later.”                  ___________________________________ 12.   Mary’s sister: “I should call my mother.”      ___________________________________ 13.   Mary’s sister: "I might be late."                       __________________________________ 14.   Mary’s sister: "I must study at the weekend." __________________________________
Read the direct speech sentences. Then, type the correct forms of the verbs to give the indirect speech sentences with the same meaning.
1.      “I haven’t gone to a shopping mall in years.”         My father said that he _________________ to a shopping mall in years. 2.      “I can’t understand the assignment.”        My friend said she _________________ the assignment. 3.      “We’re musicians.”        The two guys I met at the party told me they ____________ musicians. 4.      “We’ve been throwing some of our possessions away.”        You told me you _________________ some of your possessions away. 5.      “Someone gave me this painting.”       My neighbor explained that someone ________________ him that painting.
Q2. Complete the sentences to report what people said. Change the tense.
Example: 1.  My neighbor: “I can’t save any money.”      He told me _____________________________________ 2.  My father: “I make a detailed monthly budget every month and I stick to it.”     He explained that _____________________________________ 3.  A classmate: “Maybe I’ll stop charging things to my credit card.”    She said _____________________________________ 4.  Some married friends: “We haven’t kept careful track to our money.”     They said _____________________________________ 5.  My grandparents: “We started setting money aside fifty years ago.” They told me _____________________________________
6.  Some busy workers: “We are going to take out a loan and pay it off as soon as we can”.   They told me _____________________________________ 7.  My neighbor: “When I borrow some money from friends or family, I always pay it back right away. She said _____________________________________ 8.  My best friend: “Do you have a saving account?.” She wanted to know _____________________________________ 9.  One of my relatives: “I have been making an inventory.” She said _____________________________________ 10.  My mother: “What’s your monthly income?”       She asked me  _____________________________________ 11.   My best friend: “Where is your allowance for special “treats”?”       She asked me  _____________________________________ 12.   My Mother: “Have you ever kept track of how much you spend each week?”  .       She asked me  _____________________________________
Q3. Imagine you went to a bank to ask for a loan, and the loan officer asked you these questions. Write reported questions. Use asked me or wanted to know.
1.      “Do you have a savings account?”                          He ____________________. 2.     “What’s your monthly income?”                               He ____________________. 3.     “Have you borrowed money before?”                       He ____________________. 4.     “How much debt do you have?”                                He ____________________. 5.     “Did you pay all your bills on time”                           He ____________________. 6.     “Where is your allowance for special “treats”?”       He _________________. 7.     What are you doing?”                                               He ____________________. 8.     Who was that fantastic man?                                   He ____________________. 9.     “Have you ever kept track of how much you spend each week?”         He _________. 10.      “Are you setting aside money each month in a savings account?” He ___________.
Q2. REPORT THESE SITUATIONS.
1.  “I never throw things away. I just leave things in the garage.”       Years ago, my cousin told me he _____________________________________________________ 2.  “We’ll have to have a yard sale to get rid of all the junk we’ve been buying at yard sales.”      My neighbors said they ________________________________________________ 3.  “What is your main source of income”      My mother wanted to know ______________________________________________ 4.  “Have you taken anything back to a store recently?”      My best friend asked me ________________________________________________
Vocabulary
Q1. The underlined words are in the wrong sentences. Write the correct words.
1. Robert invests his money in allowances.                         ______________ 2. Chad is making regular bills on a car loan.                       ______________ 3. Nancy usually pays for things by savings account.       ______________ 4. Christy has a check at the bank.                                           ______________ 5. Jim gives his kids payments every week.                          ______________ 6. Ann always pays her stocks and bonds on time.           ______________