This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Geoffrey:I'm cooking lunch todayGeoffrey ..... (that) he was cooking lunch that day A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 2. I asked him whose car ..... the previous night. A) Did he borrow. B) Had he borrowed. C) He had borrowed. D) He borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had borrowed. 3. Change into reported speech:I said to her, "He is a good boy." A) I said that he was a good boy. B) I told she that he was a good boy. C) I said that he wasn't a good boy. D) I told her that he was a good boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I told her that he was a good boy. 4. Which example is correctly punctuated? A) "I'm fine, " I replied; "I don't need a lot of sleep.". B) "You're fine, " I replied, "I don't need a lot of sleep.". C) I'm fine that I replied. "I don't need a lot of sleep.". D) "I'm fine, " I replied. "I don't need a lot of sleep.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I'm fine, " I replied. "I don't need a lot of sleep.". 5. The film director was asked ..... A) Which airline he works for. B) That he took part in the concert. C) If he likes to play on grass. D) If he had ever won an Oscar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If he had ever won an Oscar. 6. John asked, "Did you come by train?" A) John asked if I did come by train?. B) John asked if Did I come by train?. C) John asked if I came by train?. D) John enquired whether I had come by train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John enquired whether I had come by train. 7. My friend asked, "did you find Anita's address?" A) My friend asked whether I have found Anita's address. B) My friend asked whether I can find Anita's address. C) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. D) My friend asked whether I found Anita's address. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. 8. They said, 'We have never been here before' A) They said that we had never been here before. B) They said that they have been there before. C) They said that they had never been there before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had never been there before. 9. Ann: "Am I late?"She asked me ..... A) If she was late. B) If was she late. C) If she is late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she was late. 10. Which reported speech example is correct, according to the following quoted speech? Karen said, "I will be there by one o'clock." A) Karen said I'll be there by one o'clock. B) Karen said that I will be there by one o'clock. C) Karen said that she would be there by one o'clock. D) She will be here by one o'clock said Karen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karen said that she would be there by one o'clock. 11. Turn into reported speech:Where is he? A) He asked me where he was. B) He said where he was. C) He asked where is he. D) He asked where is he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me where he was. 12. Victoria told her husband, 'Check your emails' A) Victoria asked her husband to check your emails. B) Victoria told her husband to check her emails. C) Victoria told her husband to check his emails. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Victoria told her husband to check his emails. 13. Jessica told her boyfriend, 'Send Paul a text message, please'. A) Jessica told her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. B) Jessica asked her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. C) Jessica asked her boyfriend to sent Paul a text message. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jessica asked her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. 14. "Mike went to school yesterday." said Rachel.Rachel said that Mike ..... to school the day before. A) Goes. B) Go. C) Went. D) Had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gone. 15. In the sentence-The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun, -the word 'that': A) Changes the meaning of the sentence. B) Should never be used. C) Must always be included. D) Can be omitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can be omitted. 16. I was listening to music. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 17. Change of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech-He said "I'll be there at 2 pm." A) He said he would be there at 2 pm. B) She said he would be there at 2 pm. C) He said he will be there at 2 pm. D) He said he will be being there at 2 pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would be there at 2 pm. 18. "Would" in reported speech ..... A) Changes to will. B) No change. C) Changes to could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 19. "Today", in reported speech changes to ..... A) Yesterday. B) Tomorrow. C) Now. D) That day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That day. 20. "Don't play in the street!" A) My mother told me don't play in the street. B) My mother told me not to play in the street. C) My mother said to play in the street. D) She asked me to play in the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother told me not to play in the street. 21. "I'll wait for you until you come" , she said to Nam. A) She told Nam she would wait for him until you came. B) She told Nam she'll wait for you until he comes. C) She told Nam she would wait for him until he came. D) She told Nam she would wait for you until he came. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told Nam she would wait for him until he came. 22. "Lucy'll come later" She said (that) ..... A) Lucy'll come then. B) Lucy comes later. C) Lucy would come later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucy would come later. 23. "Why do you come late?" Miss asked A) Miss asked me why I came late. B) Miss asked me why I come late. C) Miss asked me why I do came late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss asked me why I came late. 24. When the reporting verb (e.g. say, tell) is in the past but the statement is something which is still true, the tense of the verb in reported speech usually stays the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Victoria: "I like my cat."Victoria told me (that) ..... liked ..... cat. A) She; her. B) I; my. C) I ; her. D) She; my. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She; her. 26. "Do you want some coffee?" he asked me. A) He asked me if I wanted somecoffee. B) He asked me did I want somecoffee. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I wanted somecoffee. 27. Sally questioned Rosy, '' Will you lend me your library book?" A) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend her her library book. B) Sally questioned Rosy whether I would lend her my library book. C) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend me her library book. D) Sally questioned Rosy whether I would lend me her library book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend her her library book. 28. Michelle said:"Could you bring my Book tonight?" A) She asked to bring her Book that night. B) She asked to bring the Book tonight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked to bring her Book that night. 29. You said, 'I will do this for him' A) You said that you would do that for him. B) You said that you wil do that for her. C) You said that you should do that for him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You said that you would do that for him. 30. My sister reminded me (a) my homework. A) Forgot. B) To not forget. C) A. not to forget. D) Forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. not to forget. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesTense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 1Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 2Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 4Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 5Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 7Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books