This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct option:Adam:'I have an old rocking chair in my bedroom.' A) Adam said he had an old rocking chair in his bedroom. B) Adam said he had an old rocking chair in my bedroom. C) Adam said he has an old rocking chair in his bedroom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adam said he had an old rocking chair in his bedroom. 2. Andrea: "I don't like spinach."Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ..... like spinach." A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) Didn't. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't. 3. Tom said to Mary:'' Why ..... " A) Tom told Mary. B) Tom told to Mary. C) Tom asked Mary. D) Tom said to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom asked Mary. 4. "I won't see you tomorrow", John said. A) John said that he wouldn't see me the next day. B) John said that he wouldn't see you the next day. C) John said that he wouldn't see me tomorrow. D) John said that I wouldn't see you the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said that he wouldn't see me the next day. 5. Ghost / I / thought / I / said / saw / I / a A) Ghost said i thought I. B) I said I thought I saw a ghost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I said I thought I saw a ghost. 6. We change Past Simple to ..... in reported speech. A) Past Continuous. B) Present Simple. C) Past Perfect. D) Don't change anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect. 7. "I need some water." Kitty said.Kitty said (that) ..... needed some water. A) I. B) She. C) You. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 8. Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow.' A) Tom said he is going to London the following day. B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. C) Tom said he was going to London tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. 9. Dr Chan:I'm going to London tomorrow.$\rightarrow$ Dr Chan said he ..... to London ..... A) Went, the next day. B) Was going, tomorrow. C) Was going, the next day. D) Went, tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going, the next day. 10. Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."Ian and Marvin remarked (that) they ..... A) Will need new shoes. B) Need new shoes. C) Needed new shoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needed new shoes. 11. Eliza:'My friend lives in this part of town.'-Eliza mentioned that ..... A) Her friend had lived in this part of town. B) Our friend lived in that part of town. C) Her friend lived in that part of town. D) My friend lives in this part of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her friend lived in that part of town. 12. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerThe salesperson said: "I will look for shoes in your size" .The salesperson said that she ..... for shoes in my size. A) Will look. B) Is looking. C) Would look. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would look. 13. Jamie said, ''Today I will teach you how to cook." A) Jamie said that that day he will teach us how to cook. B) Jamie said that today he would teach us how to cook. C) Jamie said that today I would teach you how to cook. D) Jamie said that that day he would teach us how to cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamie said that that day he would teach us how to cook. 14. Our teacher told us that the test would be easy.Teacher: " ..... " A) The test will be easy. B) I tell you that the test would be easy. C) I tell you that the test is easy. D) The test would be easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The test will be easy. 15. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerJane said: "I wore that jacket yesterday" .Jane said that she ..... A) Had worn that jacket yesterday. B) Had worn that jacket the day before. C) Wore that jacket the day before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had worn that jacket the day before. 16. Mia: "I have just finished reading a book."Mia said that ..... A) I have just finished reading a book. B) She had just finished reading a book. C) She has just finished reading a book. D) I had just finished reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had just finished reading a book. 17. He asked her ..... she would marry him. A) What. B) Will. C) If. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 18. My grandfather said that he always ..... up early. A) Wake. B) Wakes. C) Woke. D) To wake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woke. 19. Barack asked, ''Where is Michelle?" A) Barack asked where is Michelle. B) Barack asked where was Michelle. C) Barack asked where Michelle was. D) Barack asked where Michelle is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barack asked where Michelle was. 20. Luke: "I don't know what to do."Luke said that ..... know what to do. A) He didn't. B) He doesn't. C) I didn't. D) I don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He didn't. 21. "Walter doesn't eat meat", Nick told us. A) Nick told us that Walter eats no meat. B) Nick told us that Walter does not eat meat. C) Nick told us that Walter didn't eat meat. D) Nick told us that Walter hadn't eaten meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick told us that Walter didn't eat meat. 22. Jamie told me, "I'll never forget your birthday again." Jaimie said that ..... A) He would never forget my birthday again. B) He would never forget his birthday again. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would never forget my birthday again. 23. He said, "Sue is coming to the party tonight" A) He said Sue was coming to the party that night. B) He said Sue was coming to the party tonight. C) He said Sue came to the party tonight. D) He said Sue comes to the party tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said Sue was coming to the party that night. 24. 'Bob doesn't go to my school.' He said that Bob ..... A) DON'T GO TO HIS SCHOOL. B) WON'T GO TO HIS SCHOOL. C) DIDN'T GO TO HIS SCHOOL. D) WENT TO HIS SCHOOL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DIDN'T GO TO HIS SCHOOL. 25. He said, "I like this song." He said that ..... A) He like that song. B) He liked that song. C) He had liked that song. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He liked that song. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported Statements Quiz 4Reported Statements Quiz 5Reported Statements Quiz 6Reported Statements Quiz 7Reported Statements Quiz 8Reported Statements Quiz 9Reported Statements Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books