This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "We are so happy with this new car."They said they ..... so happy with ..... new car. A) Was that. B) Were this. C) Were that. D) Are these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were that. 2. We don't change Present Perfect in reporteed speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Choose the the meaning of "proposed" A) Suggest a plan or action. B) Tell someone not to forget something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest a plan or action. 4. Choose the correct reported statement."We are playing cards now." -she said. A) She said that they are playing cards now. B) She said that they were playing cards now. C) She said that they are playing cards at that time. D) She said that they were playing cards at that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that they were playing cards at that time. 5. Correct or incorrect:'I am flying to Dubai', shouted Mo. Mo shouted that he was flying to Dubai. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Poppy's trying to paint the wall. A) Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall. B) Gemma said Poppy tried to paint the wall. C) Gemma said Poppy had tried to paint the wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall. 7. Children are playing in the park, said James A) James said that children are playing in the park. B) James said that children were playing in the park. C) Mary said that children are playing in the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James said that children were playing in the park. 8. "I can't drive a car", he said. He said that ..... A) He can't drive a car. B) He can drive a car. C) He couldn't drive a car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He couldn't drive a car. 9. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerHe said: "I always design comfortable clothes" .He said that he always ..... comfortable clothes. A) Designs. B) Designed. C) Had designed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designed. 10. His father said that he (a) speak three languages A) A. could. B) Can. C) Has to. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. could. 11. Inspector Chan:I'm busy. I'll meet you later.$\rightarrow$ Inspector Chan said ..... was busy and ..... would meet ..... later. A) He, him, me. B) He, he, me. C) Him, he, mine. D) He, he, mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He, he, me. 12. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while" . A) He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while. B) He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while. C) He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while. D) He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while. 13. Choose the correct reported statement.Don't smoke! A) He told us not to smoke. B) He said not to smoke. C) He told us to not smoke. D) He told not to smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told us not to smoke. 14. We don't change could, might, would, must, should, would like in reported speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. George said he ..... to the cinema the next day. A) Goes. B) Went. C) Will go. D) Would go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would go. 16. "next week" in indirect speech changes to: A) A week before. B) The following week. C) That week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The following week. 17. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerShe said: "This shop is closing now" .She said that ..... A) This shop was closing then. B) This shop was closing now. C) That shop was closing then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That shop was closing then. 18. She asked him ..... her books. A) Carriyed. B) To carry. C) Carried. D) To carrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To carry. 19. Everything is going well. We ..... any problems so far. A) Didn't have. B) Hadn't had. C) Haven't had. D) Don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haven't had. 20. Mike says he ..... the same mistake. A) Made. B) Had made. C) Has made. D) Was making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has made. 21. "I visited my parents at the weekend", he said. A) He said that he had visited my parents at the weekend. B) He said that he have visited his parents at the weekend. C) He said that he has visited his parents at the weekend. D) He said that he had visited his parents at the weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he had visited his parents at the weekend. 22. Journalist: "She has been on plenty of tours around the US" . A) The journalist reported that Ellie has been on plenty of tours around the US. B) The journalist reported that Ellie would be on plenty of tours around the US. C) The journalist reported that Ellie had been on plenty of tours around the US. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The journalist reported that Ellie had been on plenty of tours around the US. 23. "The film began at 7 o'clock", he said. He said that ..... A) The film was beginning at 7 o'clock. B) The film began at 7 o'clock. C) The film had begun at 7 o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The film had begun at 7 o'clock. 24. Amelia: "I can't wait to see you!" Amelia told me ..... me. A) She couldn't wait to see. B) She could wait to see. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She couldn't wait to see. 25. 'I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday, ' he said that ..... A) He finds an old coin in the garden yesterday. B) He found an old coin in the garden yesterday. C) He had found an old coin in the garden the previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had found an old coin in the garden the previous day. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 1Reported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported Statements Quiz 4Reported Statements Quiz 5Reported Statements Quiz 6Reported Statements Quiz 7Reported Statements Quiz 8Reported Statements Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books