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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Father said:'' I can speak three languages"Father said that ..... speak three languages. A) I could. B) They could. C) He can. D) He could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He could. 2. Tom says to Mary:"" A) Tom tells Mary. B) Tom said to Mary. C) Tom tells to Mary. D) Tom told Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom tells Mary. 3. Cloe ..... she would enjoy visiting the castle. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 4. Maria: "I love swimming" .Maria said that ..... A) She loved swimming. B) I love swimming. C) She loves swimming. D) I loved swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loved swimming. 5. "I don't know what to do next week", Sam said. A) Sam said that he hadn't known what to do the previous week. B) Sam said that he won't know what to do the previous week. C) Sam said that he didn't know what to do the previous week. D) Sam said that he doesn't know what to do the previous week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam said that he didn't know what to do the previous week. 6. Joshua: "Sarah, I will marry you someday." A) Joshua told Sarah that he will marry her someday. B) Joshua told Sarah that he would marry her someday. C) Joshua told Sarah that she would marry him someday. D) Joshua said Sarah that he would marry her someday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joshua told Sarah that he would marry her someday. 7. "I'm not sure", Anna said. A) She said (that) she wasn't sure. B) She said (that) she was sure. C) She said (that) she is sure. D) She said (that) she's not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said (that) she wasn't sure. 8. Putin asked, "Have you seen my dogs?" A) Putin asked him if he has seen his dogs. B) Putin asked us if we have seen his dogs. C) Putin asked us if we had seen his dogs. D) Putin asked me if I have seen his dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putin asked us if we had seen his dogs. 9. Mum said:'' I'm angry with you"Mum said that ..... angry with me. A) I am. B) She was. C) I was. D) She is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was. 10. Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."Kathy told us (that) he ..... A) Can speak Spanish. B) Could speak Spanish. C) Will be able to speak Spanish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could speak Spanish. 11. I said her that she was right. A) I told her (that) she was right. B) I said to her that she was right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told her (that) she was right. 12. "We are so happy with this new car."They said they ..... so happy with ..... new car. A) Was that. B) Were that. C) Were this. D) Are these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were that. 13. We don't change Present Perfect in reporteed speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Choose the the meaning of "proposed" A) Suggest a plan or action. B) Tell someone not to forget something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest a plan or action. 15. Choose the correct reported statement."We are playing cards now." -she said. A) She said that they were playing cards at that time. B) She said that they are playing cards at that time. C) She said that they are playing cards now. D) She said that they were playing cards now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that they were playing cards at that time. 16. Correct or incorrect:'I am flying to Dubai', shouted Mo. Mo shouted that he was flying to Dubai. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 17. Poppy's trying to paint the wall. A) Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall. B) Gemma said Poppy tried to paint the wall. C) Gemma said Poppy had tried to paint the wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall. 18. Children are playing in the park, said James A) James said that children are playing in the park. B) James said that children were playing in the park. C) Mary said that children are playing in the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James said that children were playing in the park. 19. "I can't drive a car", he said. He said that ..... A) He can't drive a car. B) He can drive a car. C) He couldn't drive a car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He couldn't drive a car. 20. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerHe said: "I always design comfortable clothes" .He said that he always ..... comfortable clothes. A) Designs. B) Designed. C) Had designed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designed. 21. His father said that he (a) speak three languages A) Can. B) A. could. C) Will. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. could. 22. Inspector Chan:I'm busy. I'll meet you later.$\rightarrow$ Inspector Chan said ..... was busy and ..... would meet ..... later. A) He, he, me. B) He, he, mine. C) Him, he, mine. D) He, him, me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He, he, me. 23. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while" . A) He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while. B) He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while. C) He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while. D) He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while. 24. Choose the correct reported statement.Don't smoke! A) He told us to not smoke. B) He told us not to smoke. C) He told not to smoke. D) He said not to smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told us not to smoke. 25. We don't change could, might, would, must, should, would like in reported speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. George said he ..... to the cinema the next day. A) Would go. B) Went. C) Goes. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would go. 27. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerShe said: "This shop is closing now" .She said that ..... A) This shop was closing then. B) This shop was closing now. C) That shop was closing then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That shop was closing then. 28. She asked him ..... her books. A) To carrying. B) To carry. C) Carried. D) Carriyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To carry. 29. Everything is going well. We ..... any problems so far. A) Haven't had. B) Hadn't had. C) Didn't have. D) Don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't had. 30. Mike says he ..... the same mistake. A) Was making. B) Had made. C) Has made. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has made. 31. "I visited my parents at the weekend", he said. A) He said that he has visited his parents at the weekend. B) He said that he had visited his parents at the weekend. C) He said that he had visited my parents at the weekend. D) He said that he have visited his parents at the weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had visited his parents at the weekend. 32. Journalist: "She has been on plenty of tours around the US" . A) The journalist reported that Ellie has been on plenty of tours around the US. B) The journalist reported that Ellie would be on plenty of tours around the US. C) The journalist reported that Ellie had been on plenty of tours around the US. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The journalist reported that Ellie had been on plenty of tours around the US. 33. Amelia: "I can't wait to see you!" Amelia told me ..... me. A) She couldn't wait to see. B) She could wait to see. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She couldn't wait to see. 34. 'I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday, ' he said that ..... A) He finds an old coin in the garden yesterday. B) He found an old coin in the garden yesterday. C) He had found an old coin in the garden the previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had found an old coin in the garden the previous day. 35. 'I'd never been there before'. A) She said that she was never there before. B) She said that she had never been there before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had never been there before. 36. Rewrite the following using reported speech.The boss said to me, 'Finish the report as soon as possible.' A) The boss ordered me to finish the report as soon as possible. B) I ordered the boss to finish the report as soon as possible. C) The boss ordered the report to finish as soon as possible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boss ordered me to finish the report as soon as possible. 37. 'You must answer all the questions.' Our teacher said that we ..... A) MUST ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. B) HAS TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. C) HAD TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. D) HAVE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAD TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. 38. "I'm playing football this evening", I told Tom. A) I told Tom I was playing football that evening. B) I told Tom I was playing football this evening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told Tom I was playing football that evening. 39. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital" . A) Charlie said that my father was in hospital. B) Charlie said that his father was in hospital. C) Charlie said that his father is in hospital. D) Charlie said that my father is in hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charlie said that his father was in hospital. 40. 'I can swim really fast.' A) He told that he could swim really fast. B) He said that he could swim really fast. C) He said me that he could swim really fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he could swim really fast. 41. "I like you!", she said. She said that ..... A) She like me. B) She liked me. C) She had liked me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She liked me. 42. "Mum is not feeling alright." James said.James said (that) mum ..... alright. A) Did not feel. B) Was not feeling. C) Is not feeling. D) Does not feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not feeling. 43. "We left home three hours ago", Jeremy said. He said that ..... A) They had left home three hours before. B) They left home three hours ago. C) They left home three hours before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had left home three hours before. 44. If the direct speech uses "could", the indirect speech will use ..... A) The same. B) Can. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The same. 45. What is the reported form of the sentence: "I missed the train." ? A) He said (that) he missed the train. B) He said (that) he has missed the train. C) He said (that) he would miss the train. D) He said (that) he had missed the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said (that) he had missed the train. 46. Jenny: "I love chocolate." Jenny said (that) she ..... chocolate. A) Love. B) Loved. C) Loving. D) Loves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loved. 47. Terry said he ..... to buy a new car. A) Is going. B) Would go. C) Will go. D) Was gioing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was gioing. 48. 'We'll send our thoughts to a computer one day.' She said we ..... our thoughts to a computer one day. A) 'D SENT. B) WILL SEND. C) SEND. D) WOULD SEND. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WOULD SEND. 49. "David was ill", he said. He said that ..... A) David was ill. B) David is ill. C) David had been ill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David had been ill. 50. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow A) He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow. B) He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day. C) He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow. D) He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day. 51. "I'm going to be sick" , she told them. A) She told them that she was going to be sick. B) She told that she was going to be sick. C) She told them that she is going to be sick. D) She told them that she was go to be sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told them that she was going to be sick. 52. "Tom can't use a computer" , Ella said. A) Ella said that Tom couldn't use a computer. B) Ella said that Tom could't use a computer. C) Ella said that Tom can't use a computer. D) Ella said that Tom can use a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ella said that Tom couldn't use a computer. 53. "I'm staying at home" . A) Ben said he were staying at home. B) Ben said he is staying at home. C) Ben said he was staying at home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ben said he was staying at home. 54. ' They went to the concert last week.'He said that they had gone to the concert ..... A) The following week. B) That week. C) Last week. D) The week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The week before. 55. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"Will you attend the meeting?" A) He asked if will you attend the meeting. B) He asked if I would attend the meeting. C) He asked if would you attend the meeting. D) He asked if you will attend the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I would attend the meeting. 56. "I didn't go to the party." he said. A) He said that he doesn't go to the party. B) He said that he didn't go to the party. C) He said that he hasn't gone to the party. D) He said that he hadn't gone to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he hadn't gone to the party. 57. 'Rebekah lives near the library.' She told me that Rebekah ..... A) LIVE NEAR THE LIBRARY. B) HAD LIVED NEAR THE LIBRARY. C) HAS LIVED NEAR THE LIBRARY. D) LIVED NEAR THE LIBRARY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LIVED NEAR THE LIBRARY. 58. 'My parents have bought a new computer.' Jennie said that her parents ..... A) BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. B) HAD BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. C) BUY A NEW COMPUTER. D) HAVE BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HAD BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. 59. Noah: "I didn't want anyone to know." Noah told her ..... to know. A) He hadn't wanted anyone. B) He couldn't wanted anyone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He hadn't wanted anyone. 60. What is the reported form of the sentence "I am not feeling well" ? A) He said (that) he weren't feeling well. B) He said (that) he didn't feel well. C) He said (that) he wasn't feeling well. D) He said (that) he didn't feeling well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said (that) he wasn't feeling well. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 1Reported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported Statements Quiz 5Reported Statements Quiz 6Reported Statements Quiz 7Direct And Indirect Speech QuizDirect Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books