This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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.". 2. 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. 3. > "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). 4. 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. 5. 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?. 6. Consider the reported sentence:'The students told the teacher they had completed their assignment.' What was the most likely original direct speech? A) "We will complete our assignment.". B) "We completed our assignment.". C) "We have to complete our assignment.". D) "We are completing our assignment.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "We completed our assignment.". 7. Will, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Future perfect. B) Future continuous. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 8. 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. 9. She asked me, "What do you want?" A) She asked me what do you want. B) She asked me what I wanted. C) She asked me what I want. D) She asked me what did you want. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me what I want. 10. "Don't be late!"She told me ..... A) Don't be late. B) Not to be late. C) To be late. D) Not being late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to be late. 11. 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 informed me that I was suspended. C) My teacher exclaimed that I am suspended. D) My teacher exclaimed to me to suspend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher exclaimed that I was suspended. 12. They ..... us that they ..... from their families for more than ayear. A) Had told / don't hear. B) Tell / were not hearing. C) Would be told / hear. D) Told / had not heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told / had not heard. 13. > "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. 14. 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. 15. "We are ready to come with our friends" A) They told us they are ready to come with their friends. B) They told us they were ready to come with our friends. C) They told us they were ready to come with their friends. D) They told us we were ready to come with our friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They told us they were ready to come with their friends. 16. 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. 17. When the reporting verb (e.g. say, tell) is in the present, 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: B) False. 18. "I'm a Star wars fan" said Kate.Kate said that ..... a Star wars fan. A) She were. B) She is. C) She was. D) I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. "I was very thirsty, " he said. He said that A) He is very thirsty. B) He would be very thirsty. C) He was very thirsty. D) He had been very thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had been very thirsty. 22. 'My son may travel to Europe.' A) He said that his son will travel to Europe. B) He said that his son may travel to Europe. C) He said that his son could travel to Europe. D) He said that his son might travel to Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that his son might travel to Europe. 23. "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 now. D) My brother said he had to write some letters then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother said he had to write some letters then. 24. > "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. 25. Mickey:I'm afraid of flyingMickey said (that) ..... A) I was afraid of flying. B) He was afraid of flying. C) He is afraid of flying. D) I am afraid of flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was afraid of flying. 26. Present simple changes to ..... A) Past simple. B) Present perfect. C) Past perfect. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 27. 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. 28. The teacher asked her pupils ..... A) Be quiet, please, listen to me. B) Where are their textbooks. C) Where their textbooks are. D) Where their textbooks were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where their textbooks were. 29. 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) Do you want to see it. B) That I wanted to see it. C) If I wanted to see it. D) If I want to see it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I wanted to see it. 30. 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. ← 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 7Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books