This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tom says to Mary:'' Why ..... " A) Tom asks Mary. B) Tom told Mary. C) Tom tells Mary. D) Tom said to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom asks Mary. 2. "I am going to clean the room", Jessica told me. A) Jessica told me that she were cleaning the room. B) Jessica told me that she was going to clean the room. C) Jessica told me that she is going to clean the room. D) Jessica told me that she is cleaning the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jessica told me that she was going to clean the room. 3. Journalist: "Her fans are not going to miss her next concert in Los Angeles" . A) The journalist claimed that Ellie's fans were going to miss her following concert in Los Angeles. B) The journalist claimed that Ellie's fans are going to miss her following concert in Los Angeles. C) The journalist claimed that Ellie's fans were not going to miss her following concert in Los Angeles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The journalist claimed that Ellie's fans were not going to miss her following concert in Los Angeles. 4. "I can help you tomorrow", Marry said. A) Marry said that she could help me tomorrow. B) Marry said that she can help me tomorrow. C) Marry said that she could help you the next day. D) Marry said that she could help me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marry said that she could help me the next day. 5. "I'll see them soon" , he said. A) He said that I would see them soon. B) He said that he will see them soon. C) He said that he would see them soon. D) He said that he would seen them soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he would see them soon. 6. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:We said, 'We will be there by 3 PM." ' A) We said that we would be there by 3 PM. B) We say that we will be there by 3 PM. C) We say that we would be there by 3 PM. D) We said that we will be there by 3 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We said that we would be there by 3 PM. 7. "I can drive" , she said. A) She said she could drived. B) She said she could drive. C) She said she could to drive. D) She said she can drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she could drive. 8. 'I can't play tennis because of my leg.'She explained that she ..... play tennis because of ..... leg. A) Couldn't. B) Her. C) Can't. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 9. Mrs Lee:Your photographer has been here and has taken some photos. $\rightarrow$ Mrs Lee said my photographer ..... and ..... some photos. A) Had been, here, had taken. B) Has been, there, has taken. C) Had been, there, had taken. D) Has been, there, had taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been, there, had taken. 10. Robert: "Dad, I'm going to learn how to drive." A) Robert told his dad that he is going to learn how to drive. B) Robert told his dad that he was going to learn how to drive. C) Robert said his dad that he is going to learn how to drive. D) Robert told his dad that he will learn how to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert told his dad that he was going to learn how to drive. 11. Choose the correct reported statement."I want to go to a concert tonight." -she says. A) She says that she wants to go to a concert that night. B) She says that she want to go to a concert that night. C) She says that she wanted to go to a concert tonight. D) She says that she had wanted to go to a concert that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She says that she wants to go to a concert that night. 12. Mike says: "I will do my best" A) He said he would do his best. B) He said he will do her best. C) He said she will do her best. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would do his best. 13. We change "we" to ..... in reported speech A) I. B) He/she. C) They. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 14. "Mark found a new job" -they say.They say that ..... A) Mark had found a new job. B) Mark found a new job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark found a new job. 15. 'Are you excited about Christmas?' He asked the children ..... A) That they were excited about Christmas. B) If they were excited about Christmas. C) If were they excited about Christmas. D) If they have been excited about Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If they were excited about Christmas. 16. Hurry up! The train ..... in 20 minutes. A) Is leaving. B) Leaves. C) Is going to leave. D) Will leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaves. 17. 'I know how to make pasta, ' said the student. A) The student said he knew how to make pasta. B) The student knows how to make pasta. C) The student said he know how to make pasta. D) The student said he knew how to make pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student said he knew how to make pasta. 18. 'I'm sorry I called you a liar.' A) She apologised for calling me a liar. B) She apologised to me for calling me a liar. C) She apologised to call me a liar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She apologised for calling me a liar. 19. He wrote that ..... A) He had been crossing the road when the accident had happened. B) He was crossing the road when the accident had happened. C) He had been crossing the road when the accident happened. D) He was crossing the road when the accident happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was crossing the road when the accident happened. 20. "I love pets" -mum said.Mum said that she ..... pets. A) Loves. B) Loved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loved. 21. Worry / us / we / they / didn't / to / have / told A) We didn't have to worry they told us. B) They told us we didn't have to worry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They told us we didn't have to worry. 22. 'We are going to the zoo.' They said that they ..... A) WAS GOING. B) WERE GOING. C) WENT. D) HAD BEEN GOING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WERE GOING. 23. Mary: "I didn't pass the test yesterday." A) Mary said that she hadn't passed the test the yesterday. B) Mary said that she hadn't passed the test the day before. C) Mary said that she hadn't pass the test the day before. D) Mary said that she didn't pass the test the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary said that she hadn't passed the test the day before. 24. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"I will finish the project tomorrow"He said (that) A) He will finish the project tomorrow. B) I will finish the project tomorrow. C) He would finish the project the next day. D) I would finish the project tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He would finish the project the next day. 25. Mr Tang's assistant:Mr Tang left Hong Kong three days ago. He will be back next Tuesday.$\rightarrow$ Mr Tang's assistant said that Mr tang ..... Hong Kong ..... and he would be back ..... A) Had left, three days ago, next Tuesday. B) Had left, three days ago, the following Tuesday. C) Had left, three days before, the following Tuesday. D) Left, three days ago, next Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had left, three days before, the following Tuesday. 26. "We went out last night", she told me. A) She told me they went out the following night. B) She told me we had gone out the night before. C) She told me they had gone out the night before. D) She told me they had gone out last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me they had gone out the night before. 27. Dad explained, "I will be leaving this house next week." A) Dad explained to us that he would be leaving that house next week. B) Dad explained to us that he would be leaving this house the following week. C) Dad explained to us that he would be leaving that house the following week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dad explained to us that he would be leaving that house the following week. 28. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"Mary:'I can speak Spanish fluently." ' A) Mary said that she can speak Spanish fluently. B) Mary said that she could speak Spanish fluently. C) Mary says that she can speak Spanish fluently. D) Mary says that she could speak Spanish fluently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary said that she could speak Spanish fluently. 29. I will start jogging tomorrow. A) I said I will start jogging tomorrow. B) I told I would start jogging tomorrow. C) I told that I would start jogging tomorrow. D) I said that I would start jogging the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I said that I would start jogging the following day. 30. 'We played well in the match.'He said they ..... well in the match. A) Have played well. B) Had played well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had played well. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 1Reported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported Statements Quiz 4Reported Statements Quiz 6Reported Statements Quiz 7Reported Statements Quiz 8Reported Statements Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books