This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. > "I'm a student." Sam said he ..... A) Was a student. B) Were a student. C) Am a student. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was a student. 2. Our teacher gave us the results and ..... that she was very satisfied with us. A) Advise. B) Added. C) Told. D) Instructed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Added. 3. Megan asked her students, 'Have you studied for your exam?' A) Megan asked her students if they had studied for their exam. B) Megan asked her students if they studied for their exam. C) Megan asked her students if they had studied for her exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Megan asked her students if they had studied for their exam. 4. Report this:She said, "he had already left" A) She said that he has already left. B) She said that he had already left. C) She said that he was already leaving. D) She said that he had had already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he had already left. 5. Jennie: "I was swimming." A) Jennie said (that) she has been swimming. B) Jennie said (that) she had been swimming. C) Jennie said (that) she is swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jennie said (that) she had been swimming. 6. "Turn off the lamp" Mom asked A) Mom asked me turns the lamp. B) Mom asked me turned off the lamp. C) Mom asked me to turn off the lamp. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mom asked me to turn off the lamp. 7. 'I've got a lot of homework to do.' said Max. A) Max said he has got a lot of homework to do. B) Max said he had got a lot of homework to do. C) Max said he got a lot of homework to do. D) Max said he have got a lot of homework to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Max said he had got a lot of homework to do. 8. Complete the sentence with the correct verb form and pronoun:My parents announced, "We will buy a new car next week." My parents announced that ..... a new car the following week. A) They are buying. B) We would buy. C) We will buy. D) They would buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They would buy. 9. "My mother is taking the bus to work now" . He told me that his mother ..... the bus to work then. A) Is taking. B) Was taking. C) Will take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was taking. 10. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech5. Mr. Smith said, "We went for a trip to Japan." A) Mr. Smith said that they were on a trip to Japan. B) Mr. Smith said they went for a trip to Japan. C) Mr. Smith said that they had gone for a trip to Japan. D) Mr. Smith said that they went for a trip to Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Smith said that they had gone for a trip to Japan. 11. Adam said:'' Tom will fly to London next week." A) Adam said that Tom would fly to London the following week. B) Adam said that Tom will fly to London next week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adam said that Tom would fly to London the following week. 12. "I found a lot of mistakes in your plan" . Catherine said to Kevin. A) Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan. B) Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan. C) Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan. D) Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan. 13. Michael told Batista, '' I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia." A) Michael asked if Batista knew that I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia. B) Michael asked Batista if he knows that I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia. C) Michael asked Batista I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia. D) Michael told Batista that I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael told Batista that I love you means 'Aku mencintaimu' in Bahasa Indonesia. 14. It was announced that the university ..... accepted more students into the program. A) Be. B) Would. C) Had. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 15. "Do you play chess?" A) He asked me if I played chess. B) He asked me did I play chess. C) He asked me if I did play chess. D) He asked me do I play chess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I played chess. 16. My brother asked me, "Why haven't you gone to sleep yet?" A) My brother asked why I haven't gone to sleep yet. B) My brother asked me why haven't I went to sleep. C) My brother asked if I haven't gone to sleep. D) My brother asked you why I hadn't gone to sleep yet. E) My brother asked me why I hadn't gone to sleep yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) My brother asked me why I hadn't gone to sleep yet. 17. "Go to bed" My mom asked me. A) She asked me go to bed. B) She asked me not go to bed. C) She asked me to go to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me to go to bed. 18. Homer:'He has caught a cold.' A) Homer said that he had caught a cold. B) Homer sais that she has caught a cold. C) Homer said that he had a cold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homer said that he had caught a cold. 19. She asked me, "Who doesn't like cheese?" A) She asked me why you didn't like cheese. B) She asked me who didn't like cheese. C) She asked me why you don't like cheese. D) She asked me who doesn't like cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me who didn't like cheese. 20. The police officer ..... us not to visit that neighbourhood late in the evening. A) Warned. B) Denied. C) Admitted. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 21. 'Sorry I didn't tell you the truth.' A) He apologized for not tell the truth. B) He apologized not to tell the truth. C) He apologized for not telling the truth. D) He apologized for telling the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He apologized for not telling the truth. 22. Sarah: "I have to do my laundry." A) Sarah said (that) she had to do her laundry. B) Sarah said (that) she has to do her laundry. C) Sarah said (that) she have to do her laundry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah said (that) she had to do her laundry. 23. 'If you lend me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow.' Mary said that ..... A) If you lent me the chainsaw, I would bring it back the day after tomorrow. B) If you lend me the chainsaw, I bring it back the day after tomorrow. C) If you lent me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow. D) If you lent me the chainsaw, I bring it back the day after tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you lent me the chainsaw, I would bring it back the day after tomorrow. 24. "Could you help me later?" A) She asked me if I could help her later. B) She told me to help her later. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if I could help her later. 25. A good sense of humour is ..... essential. A) Absolutely. B) Quite. C) Rather. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolutely. 26. Reported speech: A) Someone tell us what someone else said. B) The exact words someone said. C) We use quotation marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone tell us what someone else said. 27. She said, "I am reading." A) She said that she was reading. B) She said that she were reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was reading. 28. Which quoted speech example is correct? A) "I can't, " Emma insisted. "Afford to buy a new car.". B) "I can't." Emma insisted. "Afford to buy a new car.". C) "I can't, Emma, " insisted afford, "to buy a new car.". D) "I can't, " Emma insisted, "afford to buy a new car.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I can't, " Emma insisted, "afford to buy a new car.". 29. Richard said, 'I'm going to my rehearsal tomorrow' A) Richard said that he was going to my rehearsal tomorrow. B) Richard said that he was going to his rehearsal tomorrow. C) Richard said that he was going to his rehearsal the following day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richard said that he was going to his rehearsal the following day. 30. > "Mercury is a small planet." She said Mercury ..... a small planet. A) Was (or is). B) If it was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was (or is). 31. Gandia asked Yudish, '' Why do you come late? ".Reported speech is ..... A) Gandia asked Yudish if he came late. B) Gandia asked why Yudis comes late. C) Gandia asked Yudis why he came late. D) Gandia asked why Yudis was coming late. E) Gandia asked Yudis why he would come on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandia asked Yudis why he came late. 32. A:I'm certain that I didn't tell Mary.B: ..... A) Yes, she's sure. B) When did you?. C) Why didn't you?. D) Why did you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why didn't you?. 33. Consider the reported sentence:'The students told the teacher they had completed their assignment.' What was the most likely original direct speech? A) "We have to complete our assignment.". B) "We will complete our assignment.". C) "We are completing our assignment.". D) "We completed our assignment.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "We completed our assignment.". 34. Will, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Should. B) Would. C) Future perfect. D) Future continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 35. When the reporting verb (e.g. say, tell) is in the past, the tense of the verb in reported speech usually changes, going one tense 'back'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. She asked me, "What do you want?" A) She asked me what I wanted. B) She asked me what do you want. C) She asked me what did you want. D) She asked me what I want. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me what I want. 37. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech3. My teacher told me, "You are suspended!." A) My teacher exclaimed that I was suspended. B) My teacher exclaimed that I am suspended. C) My teacher informed me that I was suspended. D) My teacher exclaimed to me to suspend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher exclaimed that I was suspended. 38. They ..... us that they ..... from their families for more than ayear. A) Tell / were not hearing. B) Had told / don't hear. C) Told / had not heard. D) Would be told / hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told / had not heard. 39. > "Does Jim have a truck?" Kelly asked ..... a truck. A) Jim if he has a truck. B) Me if Jim had a truck. C) What does Jim have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me if Jim had a truck. 40. Susan said, 'Shall we watch a film in my house?' A) Susan said that shall we watch a film in her house. B) Susan suggested to watch a film in my house. C) Susan suggested watching a film in her house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Susan suggested watching a film in her house. 41. "We are ready to come with our friends" A) They told us they were ready to come with their friends. B) They told us we were ready to come with our friends. C) They told us they were ready to come with our friends. D) They told us they are ready to come with their friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They told us they were ready to come with their friends. 42. She said, "I am reading this book now." A) She said that she was reading that book then. B) She said that she was reading that book now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was reading that book then. 43. "I'm a Star wars fan" said Kate.Kate said that ..... a Star wars fan. A) She was. B) I am. C) She were. D) She is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was. 44. Maria asked: "Do you like Chocolate?" A) Maria asked if you like Chocolate. B) Maria asked if you liked Chocolate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria asked if you liked Chocolate. 45. This is a statement: A) "I walk to work every day" I said. B) "Be quiet" My mom told me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I walk to work every day" I said. 46. "I was very thirsty, " he said. He said that A) He had been very thirsty. B) He would be very thirsty. C) He was very thirsty. D) He is very thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been very thirsty. 47. 'My son may travel to Europe.' A) He said that his son might travel to Europe. B) He said that his son will travel to Europe. C) He said that his son could travel to Europe. D) He said that his son may travel to Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that his son might travel to Europe. 48. "I must write some letters now." my brother said. A) My brother said he must to write some letters then. B) My brother said he must write some letters now. C) My brother said he had to write some letters then. D) My brother said he had to write some letters now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother said he had to write some letters then. 49. > "Are we late?" Anna ..... late. A) Asked we are. B) Said we were. C) Asked if we were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked if we were. 50. Mickey:I'm afraid of flyingMickey said (that) ..... A) I am afraid of flying. B) He was afraid of flying. C) I was afraid of flying. D) He is afraid of flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was afraid of flying. 51. Present simple changes to ..... A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Past continuous. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past simple. 52. I asked my sister, 'Why are you crying?' A) I asked my sister why she were crying. B) I asked my sister why was she crying. C) I asked my sister why she was crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I asked my sister why she was crying. 53. The teacher asked her pupils ..... A) Where their textbooks were. B) Where their textbooks are. C) Be quiet, please, listen to me. D) Where are their textbooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where their textbooks were. 54. Convert this short dialogue into a single reported speech sentence:Ava said, "I found a cool rock." Then she asked, "Do you want to see it?" Ava said that she had found a cool rock and then asked ..... A) If I wanted to see it. B) Do you want to see it. C) That I wanted to see it. D) If I want to see it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I wanted to see it. 55. Arthur asked: "Have you ever been to Ethiopia?" A) Arthur asked if I had ever been to Ethiopia. B) Arthur asked if I have ever been to Ethiopia. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthur asked if I had ever been to Ethiopia. 56. "Please don't make such a mess in your room, " his mother said. A) His mother asked him please not to make a mess in his room. B) His mother asked him that he did not to make a mess in his room. C) His mother asked him didn't make such a mess in his room. D) His mother asked him not to make a mess in his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His mother asked him not to make a mess in his room. 57. Mother and father said:' Study hard. ' A) Mother and father told to study hard. B) Mother and father told I studied hard. C) Mother and father told not to study hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother and father told to study hard. 58. John asked me ..... interested in football. A) If was I. B) If I were. C) If were I. D) If I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I was. 59. Charles asked: "Where is my car." A) Charles asked where was my car?. B) Charles asked where his car was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles asked where his car was. 60. "Cars are a silly invention." It's an example of: A) Reported Speech. B) Direct Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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