Punctuation Practice Test No.1 (Book 1 - English Part I)

Choose the correct Punctuated Sentences of the following.
(Book I- Short Stories)

Worksheet No. 2 (Choose the correct option) 

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1. fitty thousand dollars she thought

A) "Fifty thousand dollars," She thought.
B) Fifty thousand dollars," she thought.
C) "Fifty thousand dollars," she thought.
D) "fifty thousand dollars," she thought.  

ANSWER= (C) "Fifty thousand dollars," she thought."  
Explanation: Reported Speech and reporting speech   

2. i m rather busy norma said  

A) I'm rather busy, Norma said. 
B) "I'm rather busy, Norma said.
C) "I'm rather busy," Norma said.
D) "I am rather busy," Norma said.  

ANSWER= (C) "I'm rather busy," Norma said.   
Explanation:  Reported and reporting speech  

3. why i am doing this she thought 

A) "Why I am doing this!" she thought. 
B) "Why I'm doing this?" She thought. 
C) "why I am doing this?" she thought. 
D) "Why I am doing this?" she thought. 

ANSWER= (D) "Why I am doing this?" she thought. 
Explanation: Reported and reporting speech   

4. not that i believe a word of what you told us

A) "Not that I believe a word of what you told us?"  
B) "Not that I believe a word of what you told us." 
C) "Not that I believe, a word of what you told us." 
D) "Not that I believe a word of What you told us." 

ANSWER= (B) "Not that I believe a word of what you told us."
Explanation: Reported Speech only   

5. this is the way jess said my father 

A) "This is the way Jess," said my Father 
B) "This is the way, Jess?" said my father. 
C) "This is the way Jess," said my father. 
D) "This is the way, Jess," said my father. 

ANSWER= (D) "The is the way, Jess," said my father. 
Explanation: Reported and Reporting Speech Tense.   

6. look at this jess he bragged   

A) "Look at this, jess," he bragged. 
B) "Look at this Jess?" he bragged. 
C) "Look at this, Jess!" he bragged.
D) Look at this, Jess?" he bragged.  

ANSWER= (C) "Look at this, Jess!" he bragged. 
Explanation: Reported and Reporting speech.    

Worksheet of Conditional Sentences

7. i do nt see a weed in this patch i laughed 

A) I don't see a weed in this patch, I laughed. 
B) "I don't see a weed in this patch," I laughed.
C) "I do not see a weed in this patch!" I laughed. 
D) "I don't see, a weed in this patch," I laughed. 

ANSWER= (B) "I don't see a weed in this patch," I laughed.
Explanation: Reported and Reporting speech    

8. which one he asked laughing 

A) "which one?" he asked laughing. 
B) "Which one?" he asked, laughing. 
C) "Which one? he asked, laughing. 
D) "which one? He asked, laughing.  

ANSWER= (B) "Which one?" he asked, laughing. 
Explanation: Reported and reporting speech.  

9. is that what you wanted to show me i asked 

A) Is that what you wanted to show me? I asked. 
B) "Is that what you wanted to show me!" I asked.
C) "Is that what you wanted to show me," I asked.
D) "Is that what you wanted to show me?" I asked.

ANSWER= (D) "Is that what you wanted to show me?" I asked. 
Explanation: Reported and reporting speech      

10. all paths go to the same place he answered 

A) "All paths go to the same place," he answered. 
B) "All paths go to the same place, he answered.
C) All paths go to the same place," he answered. 
D) "all paths go to the same place!" he answered.  

ANSWER= (A) "All paths go to the same place," he answered. 
Explanation: Reported and Reporting speech. 

11. i won t let em he said  

A) "I wont let em," he said.
B) "I won't let em," he said. 
C) "I won't let em?" he said.
D) "I won't let em!" he said.  

ANSWER= (B) "I won't let em," he said.  
Explanation: Reported and reporting speech.   

12. what s wrong asked his wife  

A) "What's wrong? asked his wife.
B) "What's wrong!" asked his wife. 
C) "what's wrong?" asked his wife.
D) "What's wrong?" asked his wife.  

ANSWER= (D) "What's wrong?" asked his wife. 
Explanation: Reported speech and Reporting speech     

13. i feel like a salt crystal he said 

A) "I feel like a salt crystal", he said. 
B) "I feel like a salt crystal" he said. 
C) "I feel like, a salt crystal," he said. 
D) "I feel like a salt crystal," he said.  

ANSWER= (D) "I feel like a salt crystal," he said.  
Explanation:  Reported and reporting speech. 

Choose the correct name of Poet and Poem

14. are you sure laura asked the father quietly 

A) "Are you sure Larua?" asked the father quietly. 
B) "Are you sure, Laura?" asked the father quietly. 
C) "Are you sure laura?" asked the father quietly. 
D) "Are you sure, Laura!" asked the father quietly.   

ANSWER= (B) "Are you sure, Laura?" asked the father quietly.  
Explanation: Reported and Reporting speech.    

15. children he said sitting there looking beyond them i ve something to tell you  

A) "Children," he said, sitting there looking beyond them I've something to tell you." 
B) "Children," he said sitting there, looking beyond them, "I've something to tell you."
C) "children," he said, sitting there looking beyond them. "I've something to tell you." 
D) "Children," he said, sitting there, looking beyond them, "I've something to tell you." 

ANSWER= (D) "Children," he said, sitting there, looking beyond them, "I've something to tell you."  
Explanation: Reported, Reporting, and Reported speech.

16. look he said to them you did hear the news

A) "Look" he said to them. "You did hear the news the other day? didn't you?" 
B) "Look," he said to them, "you did hear the news the other day, didn't you?"
C) "Look," he said to them. "You did hear the news, the other day, didn't you?"
D) "Look," he said to them. "you did hear the news the other day didn't you?"  

ANSWER= (C) "Look," he said to them. "You did hear the news, the other day, didn't you?"
Explanation: Reported, reporting. Reported.   

17. i won t touch it he said i ll eat only food from our deep freeze 

A) "I won't touch," he said, "I'll eat only food from our deep-freeze." 
B) "I won't touch," he said. "I'll eat only food from our deep-freeze." 
C) "I won t touch," he said, "I'll eat only food from our deep freeze." 
D) "I will not touch, " he said. "I will eat only food from our deep-freeze." 

ANSWER= (B) "I won't touch," he said. "I'll eat only food from our deep-freeze."
Explanation: Reported, reporting. Reported.   

18. harry what colour of eyes have you got sam said

A) "Harry, what colour of eyes have you got?" Sam said. 
B) "Harry what colour of eyes have you got?" Sam said. 
C) "Harry what colour of eyes have you got!" Sam said. 
D) "Harry, what colour of eyes? have you got?" Sam said.  

ANSWER= (A) "Harry, what colour of eyes have you got?" Sam said. 
Explanation:  Reported and Reporting speech.  

Self-assessment Test of Verb Correction

19. yes but we are not going he said quietly 

A) "Yes, but we are not going," he said quietly.
B) "Yes but we're not going." he said quietly. 
C) "Yes, but we're not going," he said quietly.
D) "Yes, but we re not going," he said quietly.   

ANSWER= (A) "Yes, but we're not going." he said quietly.
Explanation: Reported and reporting    

Self-assessment Test of Verb Correction Past Papers

20. my dear lady mr steward said do you really think you knew your husband 

A) "My Dear Lady," Mr. Steward said. "Do you really think you knew your husband?"
B) "My dear lady?" Mr. Steward said. "Do you really think you knew your husband?" 
C) "My dear lady," Mr. Steward said. "Do you really think you knew your husband?" 
D) "My dear lady" Mr. Steward said. "Do you really think you knew your husband?"   

ANSWER= (C) "My dear lady," Mr. Steward said. "Do you really think you knew your husband?"
Explanation: Reported and Reporting. Reported