This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Speech – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Speech Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dave asked Gus:'Can you play the sax? 'Dave asked Gus ..... A) Can you play the sax. B) If he could play the sax. C) If he can play the sax. D) Could you play the sax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If he could play the sax. 2. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH. "I've done my homework" , said Mary. A) She said that she could do her homework. B) Mary said me that she had done her homework. C) Mary said she had done her homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said she had done her homework. 3. She asked me where ..... A) Was my sister. B) My sister was. C) My sister were. D) Were my sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister was. 4. '' I have baked my first chocolate cake today" A) Tomek said he has baked his first chocolate cake today. B) Tomek said he baked his first chocolate cake today. C) Tomek said he had baked his first chocolate cake that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomek said he had baked his first chocolate cake that day. 5. Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher said his parents would visit him the week after. A) Teacher said, "His parent will visit him next week.". B) Teacher said, "My parents would like to visit me next week.". C) Teacher said, "My parents would to visit me next week.". D) Teacher said, "My parents will visit me next week.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher said, "My parents will visit me next week.". 6. She told me this morning that she ..... going to the shop. A) Was. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 7. Change direct speech into reported speech "She's living in Paris for a few months" .She said ..... A) She was living in Paris for a few months. B) She is living in Paris for a few months. C) I was living in Paris for a few months. D) She were living in Paris for a few months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was living in Paris for a few months. 8. Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option. "Present continuous" A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past continuous. 9. "I will call you" . I told her that I ..... her. A) Will call. B) Would call. C) Would have called. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would call. 10. "I don't want to go to school" -Mai said. A) Mai said she wanted to go to school. B) Mai said she didn't want to go to school. C) Mai said she wants to go to school. D) Mai doesn't want to go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mai said she didn't want to go to school. 11. Change direct speech into reported speechShe said to John: "I think you should not use your bicycle anymore, it is too old." $\rightarrow$ ..... A) She said she thought John should not use her bicycle anymore, it was too old. B) She said she thinks John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. C) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it is too old. D) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she thought John should not use his bicycle anymore, it was too old. 12. Change into reported speech:Janani says, "I will become an astronaut." A) Janani answered that she will become an astronaut. B) Janani answers that she would become an astronaut. C) Janani answered that she will had become an astronaut. D) Janani answered that she would become an astronaut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janani answered that she would become an astronaut. 13. Change direct speech into reported speechThe farmer said: "I didn't see her." $\rightarrow$ The farmer said ..... her. A) He had seen. B) I hadn't seen. C) She didn't see. D) He hadn't seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hadn't seen. 14. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.1.It's cold outside, 'Helen said. Helen said it ..... cold outside A) Is. B) Was. C) Was being. D) Happens to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 15. She said, "Hurrah! I've bought a nice shirt." is reported as ..... (joy / pleasure / happiness) A) She exclaimed with joy that she had bought a nice shirt. B) She exclaimed with pleasure that she had bought a nice shirt. C) She exclaimed with happiness that she had bought a nice shirt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She exclaimed with joy that she had bought a nice shirt. 16. Peter said, "James sang salsa music." A) James said that he had been sung salsa music. B) James said that he sang salsa music. C) James said that he had sung salsa music. D) James said that he sings salsa music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James said that he had sung salsa music. 17. "I shall help you do your homework." A) My sister said that she should help me do my homework. B) My sister said that she would help me do my homework. C) My sister said that she would help me do your homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister said that she would help me do my homework. 18. Change the sentence to REPORTED SPEECH.The nurse told the man that it wouldn't hurt. A) "It will hurt.". B) "It won't hurt.". C) "It hurts.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It won't hurt.". 19. Direct Speech:I am walking to school.Reported Spech: ..... A) I said that I walk to school every day. B) He said he is walking to school. C) She said that she was walking to school. D) I am walking to school with my friends, I said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was walking to school. 20. 'Do you work from home? ' he said. A) He asked me if I worked from home. B) He asked me where I worked. C) He asked me if I had worked from home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I worked from home. 21. Change direct speech into reported speechHe said that Linda and John ..... married ..... A) Were getting / tomorrow. B) Are getting / the next day. C) Were getting / the next day. D) Will getting / the day after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were getting / the next day. 22. The right variant in Reported SpeechHe said: "Don't go to the post-office." He ..... to go there. A) Asked. B) Asked doesn't. C) Asks not. D) Asked not. E) Asked don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked not. 23. Change into reported question:Zoe asked Gerry, "When can we go to the beach? " A) Zoe asked Gerry when we could went to the beach?. B) Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach?. C) Zoe asked Gerry when they could gone to the beach?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach?. 24. He said, "I have never been to Rome." A) He said that he have never been to Rome. B) He said that he had never been to Rome. C) He told that he'd never been to Rome. D) He told me that he never had been to Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had never been to Rome. 25. Change direct speech into reported speechPeter said: "I want to tell you the news now" .$\rightarrow$ ..... A) Peter said to me he wanted to tell me the news then. B) Peter said to me I wanted to tell him the news then. C) Peter said to me he wanted to tell me the news now. D) Peter said to me he wants to tell me the news then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter said to me he wanted to tell me the news then. 26. The reported speech of:She said: "I will travel to China soon" A) She said that she was traveling to China soon. B) She said she would travel to China soon. C) She said that she will never travel to China. D) She said that she was going to travel to China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she would travel to China soon. 27. Change Direct into Indirect SpeechJohn said " I'm not playing football" A) John said that he is not playing football. B) John said that he will not playing football. C) John said that she is not playing football. D) John said that he was is not playing football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said that he is not playing football. 28. "At 10 am I was studying Biology. "He told me that at 10 am ..... Biology. A) He had been studying. B) He had studied. C) I had studied. D) You had been studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been studying. 29. "I had never seen anything so beautiful" , he said A) He said that he had never seen anything so beautiful. B) He said that he has never seen anything so beautiful. C) He recommended that he had never seen anything so beautiful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had never seen anything so beautiful. 30. Choose the correct reported speech sentence for these direct speech sentences.'Chelsea played well, but lost, ' said Rick. A) Rick said Chelsea played well, but lost. B) Rick said Chelsea had played well, but lost. C) Rick said Chelsea had been playing well, but lost. D) Rick said Chelsea was playing well, but lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rick said Chelsea had played well, but lost. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReported Speech Quiz 1Reported Speech Quiz 2Reported Speech Quiz 3Reported Speech Quiz 4Reported Speech Quiz 5Reported Speech Quiz 6Reported Speech Quiz 7Reported Speech Quiz 8Reported Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books