Name ……………………. …… Class: 11A … The 15 minute-test (NO 1)
I. Choose the correct answers.
1. “If I were you, I would help him,” he said.
A. He said me to help him. C. He wanted to help him
B. He advised me to help him. D. He promised to help him
2. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
A. Daisy thanked John for helping her. B. Daisy told John to help her
C. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. D. Daisy would like John to help her.
3. My friend _______________.
A. suggested going for a walk B. suggested us going for a walk
C. advised to go for a walk D. would like going for a walk
4. “Don’t touch that flower” the old lady said to the boy.
A. The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower.
B. The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower.
C. The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower.
D. The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower.
5. Johnny always dreams ________ a pilot.
A. for becoming B to become C. of becoming D. of being become
6. A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group.
A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D. representative
7. Johnny admitted ________all the wine in the bottle.
A. to drink B. drinking C. to drinking D of being drunk
8. The group leader prevented his members ________.
A. from going on B. going on C. to go on D. to going on
9. Linda insisted-----------------------me a lift of her motorbike.
A. in giving B. on giving C. of giving D. at giving
10. “Go home,” said the teacher to us.
A. The teacher told us to go home B. The teacher said us to go home
C. The teacher told us go home D. The teacher told to us to go home
11. They had a really good chance of winning the national ________
A. compete B. competition C. competitor D. competitive
12. John ________him my phone number.
A. invited me to give B. suggested me giving C. said to me to give D. told me to give
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in reported speech
“You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
→I advised……………………………………………………………..
“Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said to me
→Mike invited……………………………………………………………..
3. “You’ve broken my radio, Frank!” said Tom.
→ Tom accused…………………………………………….
4.“Yes, it was me who ate all the cake”
→ She admitted…………………………………………………..








Name ……………………. …… Class: 11A … The 15 minute-test (NO 2)
I. Choose the correct answers.
Our teacher prevented us ________taking part in the trip to the mountain.
A. for B. to C. from D. in
He ________me of not paying attention to what he said.
A. insisted B. accused C. thanked D. warned
He promised ________too late again.
A. go out B. not to go out C. not go out D. not to be going
Tom apologized to his teacher ________ his Math exercises
A. not do B. for not doing C. not to do D. not done
My brother has always dreamed________ a job in that company.
A. of getting B. on getting C. at getting D. in getting
6. “It is you that stole my purse, Mrs Pike said to the young man.
A. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse.
B. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
C. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her pursed.
D. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
7. “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said Granny to Helen.
A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth. B. Granny reminded Helen to clean her teeth.
C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean