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Year 10 English — Reported questions and commands

Report a question, a request and a command, using the right reporting verb and word order.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Report this: The teacher said, "Open your books."

    • a) The teacher told us to open our books.
    • b) The teacher told us open your books.
    • c) The teacher told us opening our books.
    • d) The teacher asked us open our books.

  2. 2.Sort each set of spoken words by the reporting verb it would need.

    Groups: Reported with "asked" · Reported with "told" or "ordered"

    • "Shut the door."
    • "What is your name?"
    • "Have you eaten?"
    • "Sit down at once."
    • "Bring me the file."
    • "Where are the keys?"

  3. 3.Match each spoken line to its reported form.

    • "Where is the station?" she asked.
    • "Close the gate," he said.
    • "Please wait here," she said.
    • "Can you swim?" he asked.
    • She requested me to wait there.
    • He told me to close the gate.
    • She asked where the station was.
    • He asked whether I could swim.

  4. 4.Report this: Mother said, "Please help me."

    • a) Mother requested me to help her.
    • b) Mother said me to help her.
    • c) Mother told me please help her.
    • d) Mother asked please to help her.

  5. 5.Report this: He asked, "Where do you live?"

    • a) He asked where I live?
    • b) He asked where I lived.
    • c) He asked where did I live.
    • d) He asked where do I live.

  6. 6.Report this command in three words: "Stand up," he said. → He told me ____.

  7. 7.Which sentence is correctly reported?

    • a) He asked me what is my name.
    • b) He asked me what my name is?
    • c) He asked me what was my name.
    • d) He asked me what my name was.

  8. 8.Which sentence reports a request rather than an order?

    • a) She told me that she was tired.
    • b) She asked me where I was going.
    • c) She requested me to open the window.
    • d) She ordered me to leave.

Answer key — Year 10 English — Reported questions and commands

  1. 1. a) The teacher told us to open our books.
  2. 2. "What is your name?" → Reported with "asked"; "Shut the door." → Reported with "told" or "ordered"; "Where are the keys?" → Reported with "asked"; "Sit down at once." → Reported with "told" or "ordered"; "Have you eaten?" → Reported with "asked"; "Bring me the file." → Reported with "told" or "ordered"
  3. 3. "Where is the station?" she asked. → She asked where the station was.; "Close the gate," he said. → He told me to close the gate.; "Please wait here," she said. → She requested me to wait there.; "Can you swim?" he asked. → He asked whether I could swim.
  4. 4. a) Mother requested me to help her.
  5. 5. b) He asked where I lived.
  6. 6. to stand up
  7. 7. d) He asked me what my name was.
  8. 8. c) She requested me to open the window.