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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I ordered two books three weeks ago, " I told the shop assistant. A) I told the shop assistant I'd ordered two books three weeks before. B) I told the shop assistant I'd ordered two books three weeks ago. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told the shop assistant I'd ordered two books three weeks before. 2. Andrea: "I was so happy yesterday."Andrea said that ..... A) She had been so happy the day before. B) She had been so happy yesterday. C) She was so happy yesterday. D) She was so happy the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been so happy the day before. 3. They told us that they ..... not do it again. A) Would. B) Do. C) Will. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 4. Rewrite the following using reported speech.'Please don't walk on the grass, ' said the lady. A) The lady asked us don't walk on the grass. B) The lady asked us not to walk on the grass. C) The lady ask not walk on the grass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lady asked us not to walk on the grass. 5. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerPeter said: "I am buying a backpack" .Pete said that he ..... a backpack. A) Is buying. B) Will buy. C) Was buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was buying. 6. "I can't remember", David said A) David said that he can't remember. B) David said that he couldn't remember. C) David said that he didn't remember. D) David said that he should remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) David said that he couldn't remember. 7. He told me that ..... A) I looked well, much better than I had looked the day before. B) I had looked well, much better than I looked yesterday. C) I looked well, much better than I looked yesterday. D) I looked well, much better than I had looked the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I looked well, much better than I had looked the day before. 8. "I will do it tomorrow", she said. She said that ..... A) She will do it the next day. B) Would do it the next day. C) She had done it the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would do it the next day. 9. "The boss has checked the applications."The boss had checked the applications. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 10. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerThe secretary said: "The company can deliver the parcel tomorrow" .The secretary said that the company ..... A) Would deliver the parcel tomorrow. B) Would deliver the parcel the following day. C) Would deliver the parcel the previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would deliver the parcel the following day. 11. Hermione said, ''Harry, did you learn your spell yesterday?" A) Hermione asked Harry if he had learned his spell yesterday. B) Hermione asked Harry if he had learned his spell the previous day. C) Hermione asked Harry if he learned his spell yesterday. D) Hermione asked Harry if he did learn his spell the previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hermione asked Harry if he had learned his spell the previous day. 12. It rains, says the teacher A) The teacher said it was raining. B) The teacher said it rained. C) The teacher said it has rained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher said it rained. 13. Angelina:''Don't forget our children, Brad!" A) Angelia asked Brad to don't forget their children. B) Angelina asked Brad not to forget their children. C) Angelina asked Brad to not forget our children. D) Angelina told Brad don't forget our children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angelina asked Brad not to forget their children. 14. You need to go to the doctor, said Sheila A) Sheila said that she needed to go to the doctor. B) Sheila said that she had to go to the doctor. C) Sheila said that she didn't need to go to the doctor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheila said that she needed to go to the doctor. 15. We change the pronoun "I" to ..... in reported speech A) My. B) He/she. C) We/they. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He/she. 16. Sienna claimed that she didn't like Justin Bieber. A) Sienna: "I didn't like Justin Bieber" . B) Sienna: "I wasn't like Justin Bieber" . C) Sienna: "I have never liked Justin Bieber" . D) Sienna: "I don't like Justin Bieber" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sienna: "I don't like Justin Bieber" . 17. "You must report this to your teacher" my friend told me. A) My friend told me that you must report this to your teacher. B) My friend told me that I had to report that to my teacher. C) My friend told me that I must report that to my teacher. D) My friend told me that I had to report this to his teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend told me that I had to report that to my teacher. 18. The tour guide:'' In this package holiday you can do a lot of fun activities."The tour guide told us that in that package holiday ..... a lot of fun activities A) We can do. B) We could do. C) You can do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We could do. 19. Ellie's fan: "She will always be my idol" . A) Another fan stated that Ellie would have been her idol. B) Another fan stated that Ellie has been her idol. C) Another fan stated that Ellie would always be her idol. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Another fan stated that Ellie would always be her idol. 20. Mum was exhausted yesterday. She ..... the house all day. A) Was cleaning. B) Had been cleaning. C) Is cleaning. D) Has been cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been cleaning. 21. "I wasn't looking for them" . A) He said he is not looking for them. B) He said he has not been looking for them. C) He said he had not been looking for them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he had not been looking for them. 22. "I have never lied to you", Jim said. He said that ..... A) He has never lied. B) He had never lied. C) He had never lie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had never lied. 23. "He is coming today" the mother said. She said that he ..... A) Would come the next day. B) Came the previous day. C) Was coming the day before. D) Was coming that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was coming that day. 24. Mike said he (a) to visit his friends that weekend. A) Wants. B) Wil want. C) A. wanted. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. wanted. 25. What is the reported form of the sentence: "Julia is getting married" ? A) She said (that) she gets married. B) She said (that) she would get married. C) She said (that) she will get married. D) She said (that) she was getting married. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said (that) she was getting married. 26. Mary ..... I wanted to leave. A) Asked me when. B) Asked me. C) Told her that I. D) Said if. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked me when. 27. Paul: "My friends and I don't usually buy food at school. We bring lunch from home."Paul said that his friends and he ..... A) Didn't usually buy food at school. They brought lunch from home. B) Don't usually buy food at school school. They bring lunch from home. C) Doesn't usually buy food at school. They are bringing lunch from home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't usually buy food at school. They brought lunch from home. 28. She said John hadn't called her A) John hadn't called me. B) John didn't call me. C) John doesn't call me. D) John did call me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John hadn't called me. 29. Complete the sentences with said or told.He ..... that it wasn't a horror film, it was a thriller. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 30. Hannah said "We live in Jeddah."Hannah said that ..... in Jeddah. A) They lived. B) We live. C) She lived. D) I lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They lived. 31. "I found a wallet", she said. She said that ..... A) She had found a wallet. B) She found a wallet. C) She finds a wallet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had found a wallet. 32. "My plane will be two hours late." James said that ..... A) My plane will be two hours late. B) His plane will be two hours late. C) His plane would be two hours late. D) My plane would be two hours late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His plane would be two hours late. 33. Daniel: "I found a job!" A) Daniel told he found a job. B) Daniel told he would find a job. C) Daniel said he had found a job. D) Daniel told he had found a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel said he had found a job. 34. "I didn't tell Andrew your secret", Jane said to me. A) Jane said to me that she hadn't told Andrew my secret. B) Jane said to me that she didn't tell Andrew my secret. C) Jane said to me that she hadn't told Andrew your secret. D) Jane said to me that she hadn't told Andrew her secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane said to me that she hadn't told Andrew my secret. 35. "I can't see my keys, " Mary said A) Mary said that she couldn't see her keys. B) Mary said that she couldn't see my keys. C) Mary said that she can't see my keys. D) Mary said that she can't see her keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary said that she couldn't see her keys. 36. "I'm leaving now", she told us. A) She told us she was leaving now,. B) She told us she was leaving then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told us she was leaving then. 37. Andy: "I haven't been here before." A) Andy said that he hasn't been here before. B) Andy said that he hadn't been there before. C) Andy said that he hasn't been there before. D) Andy said that he hadn't been here before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andy said that he hadn't been there before. 38. Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."Nick told us (that) Walter ..... A) Eats not meat. B) Does not eat meat. C) Didn't eat meat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't eat meat. 39. Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train ..... A) Wasn't arrived on time. B) Hadn't arrived on time. C) Hasn't arrived on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't arrived on time. 40. Journalist: "She is working on a new album at the moment" . A) The journalist said that she was working on a new album at that moment. B) The journalist said that she had been working on a new album at that moment. C) The journalist said that she worked on a new album at that moment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The journalist said that she was working on a new album at that moment. 41. Choose the correct reported statement. "I am so angry today" -Ralph said. A) Ralph said that he is angry today. B) Ralph said that he was angry today. C) Ralph said that he had been angry that day. D) Ralph said that he wasso angry that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ralph said that he wasso angry that day. 42. Emma: "I'm having dinner with friends on Saturday." Emma told me ..... with friends on Saturday. A) She had a dinner. B) She was having dinner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was having dinner. 43. Choose the correct sentence in reported speech. "Dan is eating some chocolate now." -Tom said. A) Tom said that Dan was eaten some chocolate then. B) Tom said that Dan was eatingsome chocolate then. C) Tom said that Dan is eating some chocolate then. D) Tom said that Dan were eating some chocolate then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said that Dan was eatingsome chocolate then. 44. Alice warned me ..... touch that dog. A) To not touch. B) Didn't touch. C) Touched. D) Not to touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to touch. 45. Choose the words to complete the rule: "We use a reporting verb such as say, ..... or ..... , followed by a that-clause" A) Pronouns / past perfect. B) Tell / explain. C) By / pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tell / explain. 46. "I haven't been feeling well all day." A) She said she had not been feeling well all day. B) She said she has not been feeling well all day. C) She said she was not feeling well all day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she had not been feeling well all day. 47. 'I can't go out to the cinema today, ' Nancy said. A) Nancy said she can't go out to the cinema that day . B) Nancy said she couldn't go out to the cinema today. C) Nancy said she can't go out to the cinema today. D) Nancy said she could not go out to the cinema that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nancy said she could not go out to the cinema that day. 48. She ..... me they were busy. A) Told. B) Said. C) Asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 49. Ben: "I don't think people are different." A) Ben said that he didn't thought people are different. B) Ben said that he don't think people are different. C) Ben said that he didn't think people were different. D) Ben said that he didn't think people are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ben said that he didn't think people were different. 50. Peter promises ..... A) I would never be late. B) I wll never be late. C) He wll never be late. D) He would never be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wll never be late. 51. Complete the sentences with the suitable word(s).The gentleman asked the waiter ..... a cup of coffee. A) To bring me. B) To bring him. C) To please bring him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bring him. 52. We don't change Past Perfect in reported speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska."Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan ..... A) Are travelling to Alaska. B) Would travel to Alaska. C) Have travelled to Alaska. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would travel to Alaska. 54. "He could read when he was three", he said me. A) He said me that he could read when he has been three. B) He said me that he can read when he had been three. C) He said me that he could read when he had been three. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said me that he could read when he had been three. 55. Eric: "Your dog ate all the cake."Why did he complain? A) Eric complained that the dog is eating all the cake. B) Eric complained that the dog had eating all the cake. C) Eric complained that the dog was eating all the cake. D) Eric complained that the dog had eaten all the cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eric complained that the dog had eaten all the cake. 56. They said:"John has a new job." A) They said that John had a new job. B) They said that John has a new job. C) They said that he had a new job. D) They said that he has a new job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that John had a new job. 57. Ethan: "I won't say anything to your parents." Ethan said he ..... anything to my parents. A) Will say anything. B) Wouldn't say anything. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't say anything. 58. Thomas told ..... he was very happy A) Than. B) Me. C) That. D) Here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 59. "I like swimming, dancing and playing tennis" , he told him. A) He told him that he likes swimming, dancing and playing tennis. B) He told him that he had liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis. C) He told him that he liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis. D) He told that he liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He told him that he liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis. 60. "I'll stay at home" , Bill told her. A) Bill told her that he would stay at home. B) Bill told her that he will stay at home. C) Bill told her that he would stayed at home. D) Bill told her that he would stay. 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