Reporting Decisions and Arrangements
About this practice test
Practise B2 Use of English through constrained sentence rewrites. Build accuracy with reporting and passive arrangements and causative forms.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
10 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Sentence transformation
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Someone will service our car tomorrow. We will have ___ tomorrow.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- our car serviced
Have an object serviced is the causative passive.
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Question 2 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. They say the director has resigned. The director is said ___ resigned.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- to have
A perfect reporting infinitive places resignation before the report.
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Question 3 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The manager told us not to discuss the figures. We were told ___ the figures.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- not to discuss
The passive keeps the object of tell as subject and preserves the negative infinitive.
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Question 4 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. They are repairing the roof this week. The roof ___ this week.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- is being repaired
Present continuous passive preserves the ongoing repair.
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Question 5 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. A specialist checked the wiring for us. We had ___ by a specialist.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- the wiring checked
Had an object checked expresses an arranged service.
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Question 6 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. They believe the documents were destroyed. The documents are believed ___ destroyed.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- to have been
Perfect passive infinitive preserves the earlier destruction.
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Question 7 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The guide warned us against entering the tunnel. The guide warned us ___ the tunnel.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- not to enter
Warn against doing and warn not to do express the same warning.
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Question 8 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Someone has already sent the invitations. The invitations ___ sent.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- have already been / have been already
The passive perfect preserves completion before now.
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Question 9 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. They expect the team to arrive by noon. The team is expected ___ by noon.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- to arrive
The passive reporting construction takes a to-infinitive.
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Question 10 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Someone repainted the office for us after we arranged the work. We had ___ .
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- the office repainted
Had an object repainted expresses the arranged work.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.