This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Speech – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Speech Quiz 16 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. "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. 3. 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.". 4. 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. 5. '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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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?. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. "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. 14. "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. 15. 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. 16. You said, "You have brought books for me" . A) You said that you brought books for me. B) You said that you had brought books for me. C) You said that you have brought books for me. D) You said that you have been brought books for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You said that you had brought books for me. 17. El Reported Speech de la pregunta " Pam-Paul:Why are you with me? " es: A) Pam asked Paul why was he with her. B) PAm asked Paul why he is with her. C) Pam asked Paul why he was with her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pam asked Paul why he was with her. 18. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.You can't go out without a hat, ' said Helen.Helen said he ..... without a hat. A) Can't go out. B) Can go out. C) Could go out. D) Couldn't go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't go out. 19. "Did you enjoy the ride? " A) Father enquired if I had enjoyed the ride. B) Father asked if I enjoyed the ride. C) Father asked if I have enjoyed the ride. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father enquired if I had enjoyed the ride. ← PreviousRelated 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