Odd-one-out
Choose the odd-one-out:
● chase
● search
● arrest
● shoplifting
shoplifting
Fill in the gap:
The con man ___ he worked in the bank and stole all the money.
● pressed
● headed for
● got out
● turned
● pretended
pretended
Choose the correct option.
I asked them if ___ any money.
a) they had
b) had they
c) whether
a) they had
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"The weather will get warmer" they said.
They said the weather would get warmer.
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
"Why didn't you call me?" she asked.
She asked me why I hadn't called her.
Choose the odd-one-out:
● lawyer
● FBI agent
● criminal
● detective
criminal
Fill in the gap:
Nina ___ the green button on her mobile phone and called the police.
● pressed
● headed for
● got out
● turned
● pretended
pressed
Choose the correct option.
They told us ___ walk on the grass.
a) to not
b) not to
c) never
b) not to
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"I've just joined the choir" said Joe.
Joe said she'd just joined the choir.
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
"Will James be at the concert?" Susie asked me.
Susie asked me if James would be at the concert.
Choose the odd-one-out:
● manager
● villain
● con man
● bank robber
manager
Fill in the gap:
When the criminal ___ of prison, he promised not to steal again.
● pressed
● headed for
● got out
● turned
● pretended
got out
Choose the correct option.
Maria asked John ___ his pen.
a) to give him
b) to gave her
c) to give her
c) to give her
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"Don't stay out late" said my parents.
My parents told me not to stay late.
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
"What do you want for lunch?" Mum askes us.
Mum asked us what we wanted for lunch.
Choose the odd-one-out:
● burglary
● murder
● gangster
● shoplifting
gangster
Fill in the gap:
My dad's hair ___ grey when he was thirty.
● pressed
● headed for
● got out
● turned
● pretended
turned
Choose the correct option.
Jim asked us what ___ doing.
a) we would
b) we were
c) were we
b) we were
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"Please, send me an email" Tim asked me.
Tim asked me to sent him an email.
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
"Are you looking for you keys?" Sarah asked Jack.
Sarah asked Jack if he was looking for his keys.
Choose the odd-one-out:
● steal
● rob
● forge
● witness
witness
Fill in the gap:
The robbers left their van and ___ the bank.
● pressed
● headed for
● got out
● turned
● pretended
headed for
Choose the correct option.
Martin asked his mum when ___ take him to the beach.
a) would she
b) she would
c) will she
b) she would
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"I won the singing contest," Jamie told Helen.
Jamie told Helen she had won the singing contest.
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
"Have you finished your homework?" Dad asked Kitty.
Dad asked Kitty if she had finished her homework.