This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. '' I didn't have time to do homework", she said. She said that ..... A) She didn't have time to do homework. B) She doesn't have time to do homework. C) She hadn't had time to do homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She hadn't had time to do homework. 2. Choose the the meaning of "revealed" A) Ask someone very strongly to do something. B) Give someone information that was secret. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give someone information that was secret. 3. 'It is hot outside, ' Mary said. Mary said it ..... hot outside. A) Was hot. B) Is hot. C) Had been hot. D) Is being hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was hot. 4. "Jerry has washed the car" -mum said.Mum said that Jerry ..... the car. A) Has washed. B) Had washed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had washed. 5. Correct or incorrect:'Your poster will be placed on this wall, ' Mr. Roberts said. Mr. Roberts said that my poster would be placed on that wall. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Tim: "She works in an office"Tim said (that) she ..... A) Works in an office. B) Worked in an office. C) Has worked in a an office. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked in an office. 7. Her teacher asked me if she ..... there. A) Lives. B) Lived. C) Is living. D) Will live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived. 8. "I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks" , she said. A) She said that she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks. B) She said that she stayed in a hotel for a few weeks. C) She said that she had stayed in a hotel. D) She said that she stays in a hotel for a few weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks. 9. "We will be there"They said they would have been there. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 10. "I saw her" , he said. A) He said that he seen her. B) He said that he had see her. C) He said that he had seen her. D) He said that he saw her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had seen her. 11. She told me ..... A) I wish to come. B) I wished to come. C) She wishes to come. D) She wished to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wished to come. 12. Tina said "I can't come to the party because I have a test tomorrow." A) Tina said she can't come to the party because she has a test tomorrow. B) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she has a test tomorrow. C) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she had a test the following day. D) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she has a test the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she had a test the following day. 13. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada" . A) Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada. B) Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada. C) Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada. D) Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada. 14. If the reported speech is in past simple, the direct speech has to be in ..... A) Past perfect. B) Present simple. C) Past continuous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present simple. 15. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerRon said:I haven't been here before" .Ron said that he ..... before. A) Hadn't been there. B) Wasn't there. C) Hadn't been here. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't been there. 16. James: "I am going to study English tomorrow."James said that ..... A) I am going to study English tomorrow. B) He is going to study English tomorrow. C) He was going to study English the following day. D) He was going to study English tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was going to study English the following day. 17. The secretary said ..... A) The letter is typed. B) The letter was typed. C) The letter has been typed. D) The letter had been typed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The letter had been typed. 18. "You have to do your homework." Peter told Mary.Peter told Mary ..... A) She had to do her homework. B) He had to do his homework. C) She had to do his homework. D) He had to do her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had to do her homework. 19. He said: "I'll phone you when I get back." A) He said he would phone me when he got back. B) He said he would phone me when I got back. C) He said he will phone me when I get back. D) He said I would phone me when I got back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would phone me when he got back. 20. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerHe said: "I won't go shopping tomorrow" .He said that he ..... A) Won't go shopping tomorrow. B) Wouldn't go shopping the previous day. C) Wouldn't go shopping the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't go shopping the next day. 21. My English teacher is the best! A) I said that my English teacher was the best. B) I said that my English teacher is the best. C) I said that my history teacher was the best. D) I told that my English teacher was the best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said that my English teacher was the best. 22. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerMy mum said: "I will take you to Paris" .My mum promised that she ..... to Paris A) Would take me. B) Would take you. C) Will take me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would take me. 23. Choose the correct reported statement for this sentence:'' I can't play tennis at the moment because of my leg" A) She explained that she couldn't play tennis at the moment because of her leg. B) She explained that she can't play tennis at the moment because of my leg. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She explained that she couldn't play tennis at the moment because of her leg. 24. She said that Mary was coming ..... A) Tomorrow. B) Today. C) The following day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The following day. 25. 'You must be at home when I come here tonight.'My dad said that ..... A) I had to be at home when he had come there that night. B) I must be at home when he came here the day before. C) I had to be at home when he came there that night. D) I had to be at home when he came here the next night. 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