This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jake ..... that his tooth had fallen out. A) Said. B) Told. C) Asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 2. He says ..... A) Nina swims well. B) Nina swam well. C) Nina swims good. D) Nina swam good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nina swims well. 3. David: "I was sleeping, when you came in."David said that ..... A) He had been sleeping, when I had come in. B) He was sleeping, when I came in. C) He had been sleeping, when I came in. D) He slept, when I came in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been sleeping, when I had come in. 4. Complete the sentences with said or told.She ..... him that she didn't like horror films. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 5. The reporter asked, "Where is the president staying?" A) The reporter wanted to know where was the president staying. B) The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying. C) The reporter wanted to know if the president was staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying. 6. Journalist: "Ellie Goulding is one of the best pop singers in the world" . A) The journalist said that Ellie is one of the best singers. B) The journalist said that Ellie was one of the best singers. C) The journalist said that she has been one of the best singers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journalist said that Ellie was one of the best singers. 7. Sam: "I will start my own business."Sam said that ..... A) He would start his own business. B) He would start my own business. C) I will start my own business. D) I would start my own business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would start his own business. 8. Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:She exclaimed, 'It's a beautiful day!'"She exclaimed (that) ..... A) It is a beautiful day. B) It was a beautiful day. C) It has been a beautiful day. D) It had been a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a beautiful day. 9. Correct or incorrect:'I can't memorise numbers, ' said Karin. Karin mentioned that I couldn't memorise numbers. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 10. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerShe said: "You must return the boots" .She said that I ..... return the boots. A) Must. B) Had to. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 11. "Mary works in a bank" , Jane said. A) Jane said that Mary worked in a bank. B) Jane said that she works in a bank. C) Jane said that Mary worked. D) Jane said that Mary had worked in a bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane said that Mary worked in a bank. 12. "I finished my exams last week, " he said. A) He told he had finished his exams the last week. B) He told he had finished his exams the previous week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told he had finished his exams the previous week. 13. He said "Tom and Tina are getting married next year" . A) He said that Tom and Tina are getting married next year. B) He said that Tom and Tina will get married next year. C) He said that they are getting married the following year. D) He said that they were getting married the following year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that they were getting married the following year. 14. Which one is the correct transformation?"Don't worry" -he told her. A) He told her don't worry. B) He told her not to worry. C) He told her that he weren't worry. D) He told her that she does not worry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told her not to worry. 15. She doesn't speak german, said John A) John said she didn't speak german. B) John said she spoke german. C) John said she did speak german. D) John said she had spoken german. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said she didn't speak german. 16. Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."Emma said (that) she ..... A) Was sitting on the chair. B) Is sitting on the chair. C) Hs seated on the chair. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sitting on the chair. 17. Shane:'' I will become an environmental lawyer one day."Shane told us that ..... an environmental lawyer one day. A) She becomes. B) She is becoming. C) She would become. D) She became. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She would become. 18. "I can't come to the party this Friday, " she said. A) She said that she couldn't come to the party this Friday. B) She said that she can't come to the party this Friday. C) She said that she couldn't come to the party that Friday. D) She said that she can't come to the party that Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she couldn't come to the party that Friday. 19. Simon: "Mom, I have cleaned my room." A) Simon said his mom that he had cleaned his room. B) Simon told his mom that he had cleaned his room. C) Simon told his mom that he has cleaned his room. D) Simon said his mom that he cleaned his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simon told his mom that he had cleaned his room. 20. 'You must do the exercises at home.' The teacher told us that we ..... the exercises at home. A) HAD TO DO. B) HAVE TO DO. C) MUST DO. D) WILL HAVE TO DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD TO DO. 21. Bella ..... her brother was a pilot. A) Told. B) Tells. C) Said. D) Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said. 22. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerTina said: "You can't borrow my high heels" .Tina said that you ..... borrow her high heels A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 23. George said, "I can't do it now but I'll try later." A) George said that he wouldn't do it then but he could try later. B) George said that he can't do it then but he will try later. C) George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later. 24. In reported speech "this" and "these" change into ..... A) Here and there. B) It and they. C) That and those. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That and those. 25. What is the reported form of the sentence: "We have bought the tickets." ? A) He said (that) they has bought the tickets. B) He said (that) they were bought the tickets. C) He said (that) they didn't buy the tickets. D) He said (that) they had bought the tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said (that) they had bought the tickets. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 1Reported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported 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