This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I can't come to the party this Friday, " she said. A) She said that she can't come to the party that Friday. B) She said that she couldn't come to the party that Friday. C) She said that she can't come to the party this Friday. D) She said that she couldn't come to the party this Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she couldn't come to the party that Friday. 2. Simon: "Mom, I have cleaned my room." A) Simon said his mom that he had cleaned his room. B) Simon told his mom that he has cleaned his room. C) Simon told his mom that he had cleaned his room. D) Simon said his mom that he cleaned his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simon told his mom that he had cleaned his room. 3. 'You must do the exercises at home.' The teacher told us that we ..... the exercises at home. A) HAD TO DO. B) HAVE TO DO. C) WILL HAVE TO DO. D) MUST DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD TO DO. 4. Bella ..... her brother was a pilot. A) Told. B) Said. C) Tells. D) Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 5. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerTina said: "You can't borrow my high heels" .Tina said that you ..... borrow her high heels A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 6. George said, "I can't do it now but I'll try later." A) George said that he wouldn't do it then but he could try later. B) George said that he can't do it then but he will try later. C) George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later. 7. In reported speech "this" and "these" change into ..... A) Here and there. B) It and they. C) That and those. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That and those. 8. What is the reported form of the sentence: "We have bought the tickets." ? A) He said (that) they has bought the tickets. B) He said (that) they were bought the tickets. C) He said (that) they had bought the tickets. D) He said (that) they didn't buy the tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said (that) they had bought the tickets. 9. A:I think I saw Tim yesterday.B:You can't have seen him. He ..... to Cuba. A) Has been. B) Will go. C) Is. D) Has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has gone. 10. In reported speech we change "can" to "was able to" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Choose the correct reported statement."They will call you." A) He told her that they call her. B) He told her that they are calling her. C) He told her that they won't call her. D) He told her that they would call her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He told her that they would call her. 12. The woman said ..... A) This man was going to help. B) This man is going to help. C) That man was going to help. D) That man is going to help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That man was going to help. 13. Mike and Josh says: "We didn't finish our homework" A) They said they hadn't finished their homework. B) They said they didn't finish our homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said they hadn't finished their homework. 14. Max told me that Peter often (a) a book. A) Was reading. B) A. read. C) Is reading. D) Reads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. read. 15. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"John:'I am meeting the client at 2 PM." ' A) John said that he was meeting the client at 2 PM. B) John said that he is meeting the client at 2 PM. C) John says that he is meeting the client at 2 PM. D) John says that he was meeting the client at 2 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said that he was meeting the client at 2 PM. 16. '' I have done it yesterday", said Ela A) Ela said that she has done it yesterday. B) Ela said she had done it yesterday. C) Ela said she had done it the day before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ela said she had done it the day before. 17. 'You should go to bed early'. A) She said I should go to bed early. B) She said you should go to bed early. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said I should go to bed early. 18. "I sing with my family" A) She said she sang with her family. B) She said she sing with her family. C) She said she was sing with her family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she sang with her family. 19. Miriam: "I love chocolate."Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ..... chocolate." A) Loved. B) Loves. C) Loving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loved. 20. "The suspect is at the police station" said DavidDavid said A) The suspect was at the police station. B) The suspect is at the police station. C) The suspect have been at the police station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The suspect was at the police station. 21. "I've never been there before"Mario said that ..... A) He went there before. B) He would have never been there before. C) He had never been there before. D) He has never been there before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had never been there before. 22. What is the correct tense backshift? A) Must-might. B) Should-have to. C) May-may. D) May-might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May-might. 23. Mary said "You can bring your dog at the picnic today" . A) Mary said that I could bring my dog at the picnic that day. B) Mary said that I can bring my dog at the picnic today. C) Mary said that I could take my dog at the picnic today. D) Mary said that I could take my dog at the picnic that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary said that I could take my dog at the picnic that day. 24. "We prepared the trap carefully" A) They told us they had prepared the trap carefully. B) They told us they would have prepared the trap carefully. C) They told us they had been preparing the trap carefully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They told us they had prepared the trap carefully. 25. Tom said to Mary: "" A) Tom told to Mary. B) Tom told Mary. C) Tom tells Mary. D) Tom said that Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom told Mary. 26. I will improve the level of education. The headteacher declared that ..... A) He was going to improve the level of education. B) He would improved the level of education. C) He would improve the level of education. D) He had improved the level of education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He would improve the level of education. 27. I asked him, "Did you see the fire?" A) I asked him if he has seen the fire. B) I asked him if he had seen the fire. C) I asked him if he saw the fire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked him if he had seen the fire. 28. Tom's birthday is tomorrow. He ..... a party. A) Is going to have. B) Is having. C) Has. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is having. 29. "I went out last night." she said. A) She said that she is going out the night before. B) She said that she had gone out the night before. C) She said that she went out the night before. D) She said that she goes out the night before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had gone out the night before. 30. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"Tom:'I have never been to Japan." ' A) Tom says that he had never been to Japan. B) Tom says that he has never been to Japan. C) Tom said that he has never been to Japan. D) Tom said that he had never been to Japan. 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