This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 10 (44 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Malika asked "When are you leaving?" A) Malika asked us when we were leaving. B) Malika asked us when are we going to leave. C) Malika asked us when we are leaving. D) Malika asked us when are we leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malika asked us when we were leaving. 2. We use reported speech when we want to tell someone that someone said. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The clown asked me, '' Have you ever seen a magic performance?" A) The clown said that I have ever seen a magic performance. B) The clown asked me to see a magic performance. C) The clown asked that I have seen a magic performance. D) The clown asked me if I had ever seen a magic performance. E) The clown asked me to do a magic performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clown asked me if I had ever seen a magic performance. 4. John told me that ..... A) He had to go now. B) I must go now. C) He must go now. D) He had to go then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had to go then. 5. Larry said that he will help you with the project next month. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 6. Teacher said:' Don't copy these sentences. ' A) Teacher told not to copy these sentences. B) Teacher told not to copy those sentences. C) Teacher told to copy those sentences. D) Teacher told to don't copy those sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher told not to copy those sentences. 7. Dad:'No, I ..... it upstairs.'Kirsty:'Dad!' A) Said you could watch. B) Said you can watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said you could watch. 8. When converting a sentence from direct to reported speech, which of the following is NOT typically changed? A) Pronouns like 'I' or 'you'. B) The core meaning of the sentence. C) Punctuation like quotation marks. D) The verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The core meaning of the sentence. 9. "I expect you to behave" , the teacher said.The teacher informed the class that ..... A) He expects we to behave. B) He expected us to behave. C) He expects us to behave. D) He expected we to behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He expected us to behave. 10. Christopher asked Pamela, 'Do you want to dance?' A) Christopher asked Pamela did she wanted to dance. B) Christopher asked Pamela if did she wanted to dance. C) Christopher asked Pamela if she wanted to dance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christopher asked Pamela if she wanted to dance. 11. She ..... me if I had a truck or knew anyone who had a truck. A) Complained. B) Apologized. C) Told. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked. 12. The doctor asked his nurse ..... A) If the patient prepared for the operation. B) If she would come in time the following day. C) If the tests are ready for applicants. D) When is she going to give the medicine to the. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she would come in time the following day. 13. Mary: "I can't swim." A) Couldn't. B) Can not. C) Hadn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't. 14. "Don't worry over such a small thing, " she said to me. A) She told me not worry over such a small thing. B) She told me to not worry over such a small thing. C) She told me not to worry over such a small thing. D) She told not to worry over such a small thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me not to worry over such a small thing. 15. Katy said, ''When Sonia comes, I'll tell her the news." A) Katy said when Sonia came, she would have told her the news. B) Katy said when Sonia came, I would tell her the news. C) Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news. 16. Tom: "We are waiting outside the theater."Tom said that ..... outside the theater. A) They were waiting. B) They are waited. C) They waited. D) We are waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were waiting. 17. "Don't be afraid of my dog, " said the man to Kate. A) The man told Kate not be afraid of his dog. B) The man told Kate not to be afraid of her dog. C) The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog. D) The man said to Kate not to be afraid of his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog. 18. He said, '' I'm waiting for Ann" . A) He said that I was waiting for Ann. B) He said that he was waiting for Ann. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was waiting for Ann. 19. 'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said. A) Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock. B) Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock. C) Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock. 20. "Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?" , said Gillian. A) Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. B) Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. C) Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen. D) Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. 21. Present perfect continuous A) Would. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Past continuous. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect continuous. 22. During the tour our guide ..... to us how all the machines worked. A) Complained. B) Explained. C) Instructed. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explained. 23. When we use reported speech, the verb is usually in the past, example:Linda said A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow" He said me that his mother ..... the bus to work the next day. A) Took. B) Is taking. C) Was taking. D) Will take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was taking. 25. The word "exclaimed" requires which punctuation mark in the quoted speech? A) ;. B) . C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 26. Ulli:You are my best friendUlli told me (that) ..... A) She was my best friend. B) I was her best friend. C) You were her best friend. D) You were my best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was her best friend. 27. "I have seen that movie" . Ken said. A) He told me that he had seen that movie. B) He told me that he has seen that movie. C) He told me that he have seen that movie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that he had seen that movie. 28. I have just solved this case. A) He said he have solved that case. B) He said he had just solve that case. C) He told me he have solve that case. D) He said he was solving the case. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he had just solve that case. 29. They said that they ..... their house. A) Had sell. B) Had sold. C) Will sell. D) Sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had sold. 30. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech8. The guard asked the man, "Who are you?" A) The guard asked the man who he was. B) The guard asks me who he was. C) The guard asked me who was I. D) The guard asked the man who I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The guard asked the man who I was. 31. Jason and Victoria said, 'We will do our best in the exams tomorrow' A) Jason and Victoria said that they would do our best in the exams the next day. B) Jason and Victoria said that they would do their best in the exams the next day. C) Jason and Victoria said that they will do their best in the exams tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jason and Victoria said that they would do their best in the exams the next day. 32. > "Alaska is very cold." Our teacher said Alaska ..... cold. A) If it was very. B) Was very. C) Were very. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was very. 33. Amel asked her friend, '' Give me my phone !" .Reported speech is ..... A) Amel asked her frind not to give her a phone. B) Amel asked her friend if she wanted to give a phone. C) Amel asked her friend to give her phone. D) Amel asked that her phone is lost. E) Amel asked whether her friend gave her a phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amel asked her friend to give her phone. 34. Sheela questioned Uma, '' Do you like your country?" A) Sheela questioned Uma if she liked her country. B) Sheela questioned Uma whether I liked my country. C) Sheela questioned Uma if she likes my country. D) Sheela questioned Uma whether she liked my country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheela questioned Uma if she liked her country. 35. "You should go to bed early" She told me (that) ..... A) I would go to bed early. B) I will go to bed early. C) I should go to bed early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I should go to bed early. 36. They told us that the theatre ..... openuntil 7.15 pm. A) Won't. B) Wouldn't. C) Doesn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't. 37. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech2. He said, "Katherine is busy right now." A) He informed that Katherine was busy then. B) He said Katherine was busy. C) He informed me that Katherine is busy. D) He said Katherine had been busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He informed that Katherine was busy then. 38. When we change direct speech into reported speech we have not to change time expressions A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Identify the Type of Tense in the following Sentence.In November, I will have been working at my company for three years. A) Future Continuous. B) Future Perfect. C) Simple Future. D) Future Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future Perfect Continuous. 40. Change into reported speech, The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east ." A) The teacher said that the sun rises in the east. B) The teacher said that son doesn't rise the east. C) The teacher said that the sun rose in the east. D) The teacher said the sun rises in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said that the sun rises in the east. 41. '' Mariano is talking on the phone" They told her. A) They told him that he is talking on the phone. B) They told him that he was talking on the phone. C) They told her that he was talking on the phone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They told her that he was talking on the phone. 42. > "I have a new job." Samantha said she ..... a new job. A) Had (or has). B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had (or has). 43. Teacher: "Have you studied reported speech before?"Teacher asked me ..... A) If I had studied reported speech before. B) If had I studied reported speech before. C) If I studied reported speech before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I had studied reported speech before. 44. Erini:I will do the dishes laterMy roommate said (that) ..... A) I would do the dishes later. B) I will do the dishes later. C) She would do the dishes later. D) She will do the dishes later. 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