This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Speech Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She asked: "Have you ever seen any celebrity? " A) She said whether I have ever seen any celebrity. B) She asked if I have ever seen any celebrity. C) She was interested to know whether I saw any celebrity. D) She wanted to know if I had ever seen any celebrity. E) She asked if I saw any celebrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wanted to know if I had ever seen any celebrity. 2. Change into reported speech: "We are learning some new grammar here." A) Jack said that they are learning some new grammar here. B) Jack said we were learning some new grammar here. C) Jack said they learned some new grammar there. D) Jack said that they were learning some new grammar there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jack said that they were learning some new grammar there. 3. The teacher told me, "My parents were sick yesterday." A) The teacher told me that his parents had been sick the following day. B) The teacher told me that his parents had been sick the day before. C) The teacher told me that his parents would be sick the previous day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher told me that his parents had been sick the day before. 4. Identify direct speech. A) He said, I went to the the market that day'. B) He said, ' I went to the market today.'. C) He said that, " He had gone to the market today". D) Only A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, ' I went to the market today.'. 5. The reporting verbs are: A) Say and speak. B) Tell and speak. C) Say and tell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Say and tell. 6. She asked me, "Where did you meet her? " A) She asked me where I had met her. B) She asked me if I had met her. C) She asked me where I did met her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me where I had met her. 7. Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher said I'd forgotten to bring my books the day before. A) Teacher said, "You forgot to bring your books yesterday.". B) Teacher said, "You forgot to bring my books yesterday.". C) Teacher said, "You forgetted to bring your books yesterday.". D) Teacher said, "You have forgotten to bring your books yesterday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher said, "You forgot to bring your books yesterday.". 8. Change direct speech into reported speechHer father said to her: "You can go to the movie theater with your friend" .$\rightarrow$ ..... A) Her father said to her she could go to the movie theater with his friend. B) Her father told her that she could go to the movie theater with her friend. C) Her father told her that she could go to the movie theater with his friend. D) Her father told her to go to the movie theater with her friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her father told her that she could go to the movie theater with her friend. 9. Have you ever traveled to another country? -Could you tell me ..... A) If you have ever traveled to another country?. B) Have you ever traveled to another country?. C) If have you ever traveled to another country?. D) You have ever traveled to another country?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you have ever traveled to another country?. 10. Was she your friend? -Can you tell me ..... A) If your friend was she?. B) If she was your friend?. C) If she is your friend?. D) Was she your friend?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she was your friend?. 11. Indirect speech is also called ..... A) Direct Speech. B) Reported speech. C) Indirect speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 12. Mary: "I will call you" . She told me she ..... A) Will call him. B) Would call me. C) Would have called me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would call me. 13. Nick wanted to know ..... Aidar had gone. A) Which. B) -. C) That. D) Who. E) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Where. 14. Change the following to Direct SpeechEliza asked me if I had gone to school the week before. A) Eliza asked, "Have you gone to school this week? ". B) Eliza asked, "Did you go to school last week? ". C) Eliza asked, "Had you gone to school last week? ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliza asked, "Did you go to school last week? ". 15. Change direct speech into reported speech "I wish I hadn't gone to the party last night, " she said.$\rightarrow$ ..... A) She regretted going to the party the previous night. B) She regretted to go to the party the night before. C) She wanted to go to the party the previous night. D) She regretted not going to the party the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She regretted not going to the party the previous night. 16. '' Do your homework" She told me. A) She told me to do my homework. B) She told me not to do your homework. C) She told me to do homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me to do my homework. 17. Change direct speech into reported speech She said "She doesn't buy this book." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) She said she hadn't bought that book. B) She told to me she didn't buy that book. C) She said she didn't buy that book. D) She said to me she didn't want to buy that book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she didn't buy that book. 18. Change direct speech into reported speechHe said "I will go to school by bus tomorrow." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) He said he would go to the school by bus the day before. B) He asked he would go to the school by bus the following day. C) He wondered if he would go to the school by bus the next day. D) He said he would go to the school by bus the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he would go to the school by bus the next day. 19. Direct speech:'Where did you see our dog? 'Reported speech: ..... A) They asked me where I saw their dog. B) They asked me where I had seen their dog. C) They asked me where I saw their dog?. D) They asked me where I had seen their dog?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They asked me where I had seen their dog. 20. Change direct speech into reported speech "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to Tokyo" .She said ..... A) She didn't travelled by underground before she came to Tokyo. B) She hadn't travelled by underground before she had come to Tokyo. C) She hadn't travelled by underground before she come to Tokyo. D) She didn't travel by underground before she had come to Tokyo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hadn't travelled by underground before she had come to Tokyo. 21. She exclaimed with disgust that it was very hot that day. In direct speech ..... A) She said, " Ugh ! It's very hot today .". B) She said, " Yes ! It's pretty hot today .". C) She said, " I feel very hot today .". D) She said, " It's very hot today .". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said, " Ugh ! It's very hot today .". 22. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.You're not wearing a hat, 'Helen said.Helen said he ..... a hat. A) Is not wearing. B) Was wearing. C) Is wearing. D) Wasn't wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't wearing. 23. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH. "I can't see anything" , Laura said. A) She told she couldn't see anything. B) She said she couldn't see anything. C) She said she didn't see anything. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she couldn't see anything. 24. Choose the correct reported speech sentence for these direct speech sentences.'I'm taller than my brother, ' said Maria. A) Maria said she is taller than her brother. B) Maria had said she is taller than her brother. C) Maria said she is as tall as her brother. D) Maria said she was taller than her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maria said she was taller than her brother. 25. Change the following to Direct SpeechEliza asked me where I had gone. A) Eliza asked, "Where have you gone? ". B) Eliza asked, "Where did you go? ". C) Eliza asked, "Where do you go? ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliza asked, "Where did you go? ". 26. Change into reported question:"Where is your house? " Frank asked Linda A) Frank asked Linda where her house was. B) Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was. C) Frank asked Linda where her house were. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frank asked Linda where her house was. 27. 'Jaime said, "I may not be in Italy tomorrow" '. A) Jaime told me he may not be in Italy tomorrow. B) Jaime told me he might no be in Italy tomorrow. C) Jaime told me he might not be in Italy the next day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jaime told me he might not be in Italy the next day. 28. Identify indirect speech from the paragraphMaya said, " Wow!!! That's great Jean!!! I didn't know you would graduate." "Me neither!" quoted Darrell. Jean said" I thought exactly the same thing. But then my mom gave me a light of hope. She said that I had to work really hard in in life to achieve things. But honestly, it was more of a lecture!!" Darrell roared" Classic moms!!!" A) Maya said, "That great Jean". B) She said that I had to work really hard in in life to achieve things. C) Jean said" I thought exactly the same thing.". D) Darrell roared" Classic moms!!!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that I had to work really hard in in life to achieve things. 29. Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter. "Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ..... skiing with his family in winter." A) Gone. B) Went. C) Go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 30. Choose the correct Reported Speech of the next statement:I am writing an essay for my English class. A) He said that he was writing an essay for his English class. B) He said he is writing an essay for her English class. C) He said to write an essay for his Enslish class is a good practice. D) He said he had written an essay for his English class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was writing an essay for his English class. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReported Speech Quiz 1Reported Speech Quiz 2Reported Speech Quiz 3Reported Speech Quiz 4Reported Speech Quiz 5Reported Speech Quiz 6Reported Speech Quiz 7Reported Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books