This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Speech Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your girlfriend says: "You don't understand me" A) She said you didn't understand her. B) She said you didn't understand him. C) He said he didn't understand he. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said you didn't understand her. 2. He said Martha hadn't studied English beforewhat is the direct speech? A) "Martha hadn't studied English before" he said. B) "Martha hadn't study English before" he said. C) "Martha had studied English before" he said. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Martha hadn't studied English before" he said. 3. My sister ..... that she always had too much work to do. A) Complained. B) Convinced. C) Denied. D) Refused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complained. 4. Change the sentence to DIRECT SPEECH.He told the instructor that he couldn't swim. A) "I can't swim.". B) "I can swim.". C) "I am swimming. ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't swim.". 5. Change into reported speech:Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly." A) Katie's mum said Katie had run very quickly. B) Katie's mum said Katie had ran very quickly. C) Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Katie's mum said Katie had ran very quickly. 6. Your teacher says: "You have been working hard" A) He said I had been working hard. B) He said you had been working hard. C) He said I have been working hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said I had been working hard. 7. Direct speech:'Could you call me back? 'Reported speech: ..... A) He asked her if she could call him back?. B) He asked her if she could call him back. C) He asked her if she can call him back?. D) He asked her if she can call him back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked her if she could call him back. 8. Change direct speech into reported speechThe teacher said to his class:" You will have to finish all these exercises before next week." $\rightarrow$ The teacher said to his class ..... A) They would had have to finish all these exercises before the next week. B) They would have to finish all these exercises before next weekt. C) They would have to finish all these exercises before the next week. D) Hey will have to finish all these exercises before next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They would have to finish all these exercises before the next week. 9. 'It is cold outside, ' Helen said. Helen said it ..... cold outside. A) Was cold. B) Is cold. C) Was colding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cold. 10. Change into reported speech: "I haven't eaten yet." A) Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet. B) Mike complained that he didn't eat yet. C) Mike complained that he wouldn't have eaten yet. D) Mike complained that he hasn't eaten yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet. 11. Direct:The candidate said, 'How difficult the problem is!'Its indirect speech is: ..... (disapproval / disgust / contempt) A) The candidate exclaimed with disapproval that the problem was very difficult. B) The candidate exclaimed with disgust that the problem was very difficult. C) The candidate exclaimed with contempt that the problem was very difficult. D) The candidate exclaimed with disapproval that it was a very difficult problem . E) The candidate exclaimed with disgust that it was a very difficult problem . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The candidate exclaimed with disapproval that the problem was very difficult. 12. They said, "We loved the concert." A) They said that we loved the concert. B) They said that we had loved the concert. C) They said that they had loved the concert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had loved the concert. 13. Change direct speech into reported speechThe boys said "We have to try our best to win the match." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) The boys said they have to try their best to win the match. B) The boys said they had to try their best to win the match. C) The boys said they had to try them best to win the match. D) The boys said they had to try our best to win the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boys said they had to try their best to win the match. 14. She said that she should have done that earlier.Change to direct speech. A) She said that, " I should have done that earlier. B) She said, " I should have done that earlier. C) She said that she should have done this earlier. D) She said, " I should have done this earlier.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said, " I should have done this earlier.". 15. The indirect speech of He said, "Alas! I failed the test!" is ..... (sorrow / grief) A) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed the test. B) He exclaimed with regret that he had failed the test. C) He exclaimed with grief that he had failed the test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed the test. 16. Direct Speech:They are doing homework in teams.The Reported Speech is: ..... A) They said that they were doing homework in teams. B) They said they had done homework in teams. C) They said that they are doing homework in teams. D) They said to do homework in teams is good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they were doing homework in teams. 17. She asked: "What is your job? " She ..... A) Wanted to know what my job is. B) Was interested what is my job. C) Wondered what my job is. D) Asked what my job was. E) Asked what was my job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked what my job was. 18. Change the sentence to DIRECT SPEECH.She said she wasn't very hungry. A) "I wasn't very hungry.". B) "I'm not very hungry.". C) "She's not very hungry.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm not very hungry.". 19. Change the following to Direct SpeechDavid said he'd visit my parents the following week. A) David said to me, "I'll visit your parents next week.". B) David said to me, "I have visited your parents this week.". C) David said to me, "I visited your parents last week.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David said to me, "I'll visit your parents next week.". 20. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH. "Anne, I'm not going to the party, " Gina said. A) She told her that she was not going to the party. B) She told her that I was not going to the party. C) She told her that I had gone to the party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told her that she was not going to the party. 21. Teacher: "Don't run in the halls"The teacher told us ..... in the halls. A) Don't running. B) No run. C) Don't run. D) Not to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to run. 22. Change the following to Direct SpeechTom told his teacher that he hadn't done his homework the previous night. A) Tom said, "I hadn't done my homework the night before.". B) Tom said, "I haven't done my homework tonight.". C) Tom said, "I didn't do my homework last night.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom said, "I didn't do my homework last night.". 23. Change direct speech into reported speechWe said:" We shall overcome this difficulty." $\rightarrow$ We said ..... A) We should overcome that difficulty. B) We should overcome this difficulty. C) We shall overcome that difficulty. D) We shall overcome this difficulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We should overcome that difficulty. 24. Change into reported speech:Ragini said "We are learning some new grammar here." A) Ragini said that they were learning some new grammar there. B) Ragini said that they are learning some new grammar here. C) Ragini said that we were learning some new grammar here. D) Ragini said they learned some new grammar there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ragini said that they were learning some new grammar there. 25. Change direct speech into reported speechJulia said that she ..... there at noon. A) Can be. B) Will be. C) Was going to be. D) Is going to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to be. 26. Jack: "I can't swim" A) Jack said that he couldn't swim. B) Jack said that he can't swim. C) Jack said that she can't swim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack said that he couldn't swim. 27. David phoned at lunch time and asked ..... with him. A) If I went out. B) If I will go out. C) If I would go out. D) If I go out. E) If I had gone out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I would go out. 28. She said: "I didn't take my pencil-box" A) She said not to give me her pencil-box. B) She ordered to give her my pencil-box. C) She denied to take my pencil-box. D) She said she hadn't taken her pencil-box. E) She asked to give her pencil-box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she hadn't taken her pencil-box. 29. When do we use reported speech? A) When we want to ask something. B) When we want to tell someone what another person said. C) When we talk about past actions that have already finished. D) When we talk about future plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When we want to tell someone what another person said. 30. Change into reported question:"Why do girrafes have long neck? " Cathy asked her teacher. A) Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes had longed neck. B) Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes have long neck. C) Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes had long neck. D) None of above. 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