This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Speech – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Speech Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH.Pedro said, "I don't like the music." A) Pedro said that he didn't like the music. B) Pedro says that he didn't like the music. C) Pedro said that he doesn't like the music. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pedro said that he didn't like the music. 2. He asked them ..... A) What time did the plane arrive?. B) What time will the plane arrive?. C) What time the plane would arrive. D) What time the plane arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What time the plane would arrive. 3. Which is a reporting verb? A) Go. B) Be. C) Send. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tell. 4. Change direct speech into reported speechShe said: "I went to visit my brother last Saturday." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) She said she has gone to visit her brother the previous Saturday. B) She said she had gone to visit her brother the previous Saturday. C) She said she had gone to visit her brother last Saturday. D) She said she went to visit her brother the previous Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she had gone to visit her brother the previous Saturday. 5. The difference between the reporting verbs 'say' and 'tell' is: A) Say needs to be followed by a pronoun (me, etc.). B) There is no difference. C) Tell always needs an object (me, etc.). D) Tell sometimes needs an object (me, etc.). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell always needs an object (me, etc.). 6. He ..... her that he loved her A) Tell. B) Said. C) Say. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told. 7. "He works in a bank." My uncle said. A) He said he works in a bank. B) He said he is working in a bank. C) He said he worked in a bank. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he worked in a bank. 8. "I'm going home early, Hilary. ".My sister told me that she ..... home early. A) Is going. B) Was going. C) Are going. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going. 9. "We visited her this morning" , they said.They said that ..... A) They visited her this morning. B) They had visited her this morning. C) They had visited her that morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had visited her that morning. 10. "I don't understand what she's doing. "He said ..... doing. A) He doesn't understant what she is. B) That I don't understand what I am. C) He didn't understand what she was. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He didn't understand what she was. 11. 'We are hoping to have our wedding in June.'$\rightarrow$ She told me that they ..... to have their wedding in June. In the end, though, they got married in September. A) Had been hoping. B) Are hoping. C) Have been hoping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been hoping. 12. Is optional to use "that" in reported speech? A) Yes. B) No. C) I don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. Change the following to Direct SpeechPanha warned me not to repeat my mistakes. A) Panha said, "Don't repeat my mistakes.". B) Panha said, "Never repeat their mistakes.". C) Panha said, "Don't repeat your mistakes.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panha said, "Don't repeat your mistakes.". 14. Change direct speech into reported speechPhong said "I need to learn more vocabulary." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) Phong told he will need to learn more vocabulary. B) Phong said I needed to learn more vocabulary. C) Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary. D) Phong said he needed learning more vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary. 15. She asked: "Will you be so kind to help me? " She ..... A) Asked me if will I help her. B) Asked me if would I so kind to help her. C) Asked me if I am so kind to help her. D) Asked me if I would be so kind to help her. E) Asked me if I will be so kind to help her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked me if I would be so kind to help her. 16. What do we use for Indirect Speech? A) 'is'. B) Speech marks. C) Quotation marks. D) 'that'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'that'. 17. "Is this the road to the station? " A) She asked me if is this the road to the station. B) She asked me if this is the road to the station. C) She asked me if was this the road to the station. D) She asked me if this was the road to the station. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me if this was the road to the station. 18. "Does she speak Greek? " $\rightarrow$ I'd like to know ..... A) If she spoke Greek. B) She speaks Greek. C) If she speaks Greek. D) Does she speak Greek?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she speaks Greek. 19. Jhon: "My sister is studying in Australia this year"Jhon said that ..... A) His sister was studying in Australia this year. B) His sister were studying in Australia this year. C) His sister was studying in Australia that year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His sister was studying in Australia that year. 20. He said "I arrived at Dubai airport" . Change to indirect speech. A) I arrived at Dubai airport. B) He said that he arrived at Dubai airport. C) "He said that he arrived at the Dubai airport.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he arrived at Dubai airport. 21. "Is he all right? " -$\rightarrow$ I wonder ..... all right. A) He is. B) If he is. C) He was. D) If he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If he is. 22. Alice: "I may have to babysit my nephew. "Alice said she ..... to babysit her nephew. A) May have. B) Might have. C) Might had. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 23. Change the following to Direct SpeechJohn told Jenny that he was busy and so he couldn't pick her up. A) John said to Jenny, "John is busy and so he can't pick her up.". B) John said to Jenny, "I'm busy and so I can't pick you up.". C) John said to Jenny, "I am busy and so I couldn't pick you up.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John said to Jenny, "I'm busy and so I can't pick you up.". 24. Change direct speech into reported speech "They would help if they could" .She said ..... A) She would help if she could. B) They would help if they could. C) They would help if they can. D) They will help if they can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They would help if they could. 25. Michael says: "I will be finishing tomorrow" A) He said he would be finishing tomorrow. B) He said he will finish tomorrow. C) He said he would finish tomorrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would be finishing tomorrow. 26. "I can't help you, Maggie." She told ..... A) Maggie she couldn't help her. B) Maggie I can't help you. C) Maggie I can't help her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maggie she couldn't help her. 27. Change into reported speech:Gerry and Jess said, "We went to Spain." A) Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain. B) Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain. C) Billy and Theo said they had gone to Spain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Billy and Theo said they had gone to Spain. 28. "Look up these words in the dictionary. "My teacher said. A) The teacher asked us if we'd looked up the words in the dictionary. B) The teacher wanted to know how to look up the words in the dictionary. C) The teacher told us to look up the words in the dictionary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher told us to look up the words in the dictionary. 29. Alisson: "Pass me the salt, please"Alisson asked me ..... the salt A) To pass him. B) Pass she. C) To passed her. D) To pass her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pass her. 30. Marta: "I don't like tomatoes. "Laura:Marta said (that) she ..... tomatoes. A) Don't. B) Didn't. C) Doesn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't. 31. Consider the quoted speech below:He said, "Don't take the bus" .The reported speech is: A) He suggested to me being not taking the bus. B) He told me not to take the bus. C) He said to me:don't take the bus. D) He asked me not go take the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me not to take the bus. 32. The sister told me, "My daughters were helping me" A) My sister told me that her daughters had been helping me. B) My sister said to me that her daughters had been helping her. C) My sister told that her daughters had been helping her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister said to me that her daughters had been helping her. 33. She said: "I will not give you my vocabulary" .She ..... A) Said she will not give me her vocab. B) Said she would give me her vocab. C) Asked if I would give her my vocab. D) Said she will give me her vocab. E) Said she would not give me her vocab. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Said she would not give me her vocab. 34. '' I passed my driving licence exam last week' A) Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam last week. B) Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam the week before. C) Kasia said us she had passed her driving exam last week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam the week before. 35. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.I left it at home, ' said Jock.Jock said he ..... at home A) Had left it. B) Was leaving it. C) Leaves it. D) Left it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left it. 36. Andrea: "I don't like spinach. "Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ..... like spinach." A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) Didn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't. 37. Where can we go tonight? if you passed the question to reported speech, it would be correct A) She asked when they could go that night. B) She asked where they could go that night. C) She ask where they could you go that nigth. D) She asked when they could going that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked where they could go that night. 38. "I sing with the teacher" A) She said she sang with the teacher. B) She said she sing with the teacher. C) She said she was sing with the teacher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she sang with the teacher. 39. "They hadn't eaten breakfast before school"She told me that they ..... breakfast before school. A) Hadn't eaten. B) Haven't eaten. C) Hadn't been eating. D) Didn't eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't eaten. 40. Mark the INCORRECT option considering the correct structure of reported speech: A) "Do not park here" . The policeman said me not to park there. B) "I'll see you tomorrow" . She said she would see me the next day. C) "I won't tell anybody" . He promised not to tell anybody. D) D "I overslept this morning" . She told him she'd overslept that morning. E) "When is the new manager coming? " I asked when the new manager was coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Do not park here" . The policeman said me not to park there. 41. Direct Speech: "We saw James at the football match"Indirect Speech:They mentioned that ..... at the football match. A) They had seen James. B) They has seen James. C) We have seen James. D) We had seen James. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had seen James. 42. Tick the correct option(s).We can identify that the sentence is in "Direct Speech" by looking at: A) Quotation Mark ( " ). B) Point/Period/Dot ( . ). C) Brackets ( ). D) Exclamation Mark ( ! ). E) Question Mark (? ). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation Mark ( " ). 43. Azahara and Rebeca say: "We finish our homework after meal" A) They said they finished their homework after meal. B) They said they finish our homework after meal. C) They said they finished our homework after meal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said they finished their homework after meal. 44. Dave asked Gus:'Can you play the sax? 'Dave asked Gus ..... A) Can you play the sax. B) If he can play the sax. C) If he could play the sax. D) Could you play the sax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If he could play the sax. 45. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH. "I've done my homework" , said Mary. A) She said that she could do her homework. B) Mary said me that she had done her homework. C) Mary said she had done her homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said she had done her homework. 46. She asked me where ..... A) My sister were. B) My sister was. C) Were my sister. D) Was my sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister was. 47. '' I have baked my first chocolate cake today" A) Tomek said he has baked his first chocolate cake today. B) Tomek said he baked his first chocolate cake today. C) Tomek said he had baked his first chocolate cake that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomek said he had baked his first chocolate cake that day. 48. Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher said his parents would visit him the week after. A) Teacher said, "My parents would to visit me next week.". B) Teacher said, "His parent will visit him next week.". C) Teacher said, "My parents would like to visit me next week.". D) Teacher said, "My parents will visit me next week.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher said, "My parents will visit me next week.". 49. She told me this morning that she ..... going to the shop. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 50. Change direct speech into reported speech "She's living in Paris for a few months" .She said ..... A) I was living in Paris for a few months. B) She is living in Paris for a few months. C) She was living in Paris for a few months. D) She were living in Paris for a few months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was living in Paris for a few months. 51. Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option. "Present continuous" A) Past continuous. B) Past perfect. C) Past simple. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past continuous. 52. "I will call you" . I told her that I ..... her. A) Will call. B) Would call. C) Would have called. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would call. 53. "I don't want to go to school" -Mai said. A) Mai said she wants to go to school. B) Mai said she wanted to go to school. C) Mai doesn't want to go to school. D) Mai said she didn't want to go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mai said she didn't want to go to school. 54. Change direct speech into reported speechShe said to John: "I think you should not use your bicycle anymore, it is too old." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. B) She said she thinks John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. C) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it is too old. D) She said she thought John should not use her bicycle anymore, it was too old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. 55. Change into reported speech:Janani says, "I will become an astronaut." A) Janani answered that she will become an astronaut. B) Janani answers that she would become an astronaut. C) Janani answered that she would become an astronaut. D) Janani answered that she will had become an astronaut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Janani answered that she would become an astronaut. 56. Change direct speech into reported speechThe farmer said: "I didn't see her." $\rightarrow$ The farmer said ..... her. A) He hadn't seen. B) I hadn't seen. C) He had seen. D) She didn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He hadn't seen. 57. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.1.It's cold outside, 'Helen said. Helen said it ..... cold outside A) Was being. B) Is. C) Happens to be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 58. She said, "Hurrah! I've bought a nice shirt." is reported as ..... (joy / pleasure / happiness) A) She exclaimed with joy that she had bought a nice shirt. B) She exclaimed with pleasure that she had bought a nice shirt. C) She exclaimed with happiness that she had bought a nice shirt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She exclaimed with joy that she had bought a nice shirt. 59. Peter said, "James sang salsa music." A) James said that he sang salsa music. B) James said that he sings salsa music. C) James said that he had sung salsa music. D) James said that he had been sung salsa music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James said that he had sung salsa music. 60. "I shall help you do your homework." A) My sister said that she should help me do my homework. B) My sister said that she would help me do my homework. C) My sister said that she would help me do your homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister said that she would help me do my homework. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReported Speech Quiz 1Reported Speech Quiz 2Reported Speech Quiz 3Reported Speech Quiz 4Reported Speech Quiz 5Reported Speech Quiz 7Direct And Indirect Speech QuizDirect Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books