This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Please don't make such a mess in your room, " his mother said. A) His mother asked him didn't make such a mess in his room. B) His mother asked him please not to make a mess in his room. C) His mother asked him that he did not to make 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. 2. 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. 3. John asked me ..... interested in football. A) If were I. B) If I was. C) If was I. D) If I were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I was. 4. 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. 5. "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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 6. The basketball player said to his teammate, "Steal the ball!" A) The basketball player asked his teammate to steal the ball. B) The basketball player ordered his teammate to steal the ball. C) The basketball player asked his teammate if he could steal the ball. D) The basketball player begged his teammate to steal the ball. E) The basketball player told his teammate that he stole the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The basketball player ordered his teammate to steal the ball. 7. The actor ..... that he was retiring after his next film. A) Agreed. B) Announced. C) Reminded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 8. Identify the statement below.She said that she had seen him. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 9. The scientist said the earth ..... the sun. A) Is going around. B) Was going around. C) Had gone around. D) Goes around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goes around. 10. I ..... her that I would help her move into her new apartment next week. A) Told. B) Said. C) Asked. D) Apologized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 11. "I am flying to India tomorrow" . Mike said A) He told me that he is flying tomorrow. B) He told me that he was flying tomorrow. C) He told me that he will fly tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that he was flying tomorrow. 12. Past perfect and Past continuous tense do not change in indirect speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Benedict:I am riding my bicycle todayBedenict said (that) ..... A) He was riding my bicycle that day. B) He wasriding his bicycle today. C) He was riding my bicycle today. D) He was riding his bicycle that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was riding his bicycle that day. 14. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions:"You should go to bed early." A) She said that I must go to bed early. B) She said that I should go to bed early. C) She said that I could go to bed early. D) She said that I would go to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that I should go to bed early. 15. "Yesterday" changes in reported speech to ..... A) The following day. B) The next day. C) The previous day. D) That day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The previous day. 16. Must/have to, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Mustn't. B) May. C) Might. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 17. Can changes to ..... A) Can. B) Can + past. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 18. Januar asked me, "Will you go to my party tonight?" A) Januar asked me to go to his party tonight. B) Januar asked me to go to my party tonight. C) Januar ordered me to go to his party that night. D) Januar asked if I would go to his party that night. E) Januar asked if I want to go to his party that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Januar asked if I would go to his party that night. 19. Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option."Present simple '' A) Past continuous. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Past simple. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past simple. 20. Jodie:I prefer travelling by plane.Jodie ..... (that) ..... A) Told-she preferred travelling by plane. B) Said-she preferred travelling by plane. C) Said-she prefers travelling by plane. D) Told-she prefers travelling by plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said-she preferred travelling by plane. 21. Mary: "I have three cars." A) Mary said (that) she has three cars. B) Mary said (that) she has had three cars. C) Mary said (that) she had three cars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said (that) she had three cars. 22. "We have a lift very often but it doesn't work." , he said. A) He said they had a lift very often but it doesn't work. B) He said we had a lift very often but it didn't work. C) He said they had a lift very often but it didn't work. D) He said we have a lift very often but it doesn't work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said they had a lift very often but it didn't work. 23. "I know her contact number, " said Helena A) Helena said that she know her contact number. B) Helena said that she knew her contact number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helena said that she knew her contact number. 24. Ann:Write down my address.Ann asked me ..... A) He had written her address. B) To write down her address. C) He wrote down my address. D) She writes down her address. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write down her address. 25. "I will come with you as soon as I am ready" , she said to Philip. A) She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready. B) She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready. C) She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready. D) She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready. 26. Which words complete the sentence?Ana apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ..... A) The following day. B) That day. C) Previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That day. 27. She said, "I did not say that." A) She said that she has not said that. B) She said that she had not said that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had not said that. 28. My husband:You cannot wear that dress!He told me (that) ..... A) You couldnt wear that dress. B) I couldnt wear that dress. C) She couldnt wear that dress. D) He couldnt wear that dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I couldnt wear that dress. 29. Which words complete the sentence?Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ..... A) That day. B) The following day. C) Previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That day. 30. They said they (a) in Bangkok for a long time. A) Live. B) Have lived. C) Lived. D) A. had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. had lived. ← 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 8Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books