This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Scientists don't understand everything", she said (that) A) Scientists didn't understand everything. B) Scientists understood everything. C) Scientists would understand everything. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientists didn't understand everything. 2. Change the reported speech into direct speech:Sam told me that he had been studying German since 2015. A) "I have studied German since 2015.". B) "I have been studying German since 2015.". C) "I have been studing German since 2015.". D) "I was studying German since 2015.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I have been studying German since 2015.". 3. The teacher shouted, "Put your hands up and stop working!" A) The teacher said that put our hands up and stop working. B) The teacher shouted to put our hands up and stop working. C) The teacher ordered to us to put or hands up and stop working. D) The teacher ordered us to put our hands up and stop working. E) The teacher persuaded us to put our hands up and stop working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher ordered us to put our hands up and stop working. 4. "Meet me at the cinema." he said.He asked me ..... A) To meet me at the cinema. B) To meet you at the cinema. C) To meet him at the cinema. D) To meet her at the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To meet him at the cinema. 5. The teacher promised ..... A) That we can learn three English songs. B) If we learn three English songs. C) We would learn three English songs. D) Whether we would learn three English songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We would learn three English songs. 6. She said, 'I went to the cinema yesterday' A) She said that she was at the cinema yesterday. B) She said that she had gone to the cinema the day before. C) She said that she has gone to the cinema that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had gone to the cinema the day before. 7. Thanos said, "I am inevitable." A) Thanos said that he is inevitable. B) Thanos said that he has been inevitable. C) Thanos said that he was inevitable. D) Thanos asked if he was inevitable. E) Thanos said that he were inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thanos said that he was inevitable. 8. Henry said to me, "I must go tomorrow." A) Henry told me that he had to go the following day. B) Henry told me that he had to go tomorrow. C) Henry asked me if he could go tomorrow. D) Henry told me that I must go tomorrow morning. E) Henry asked if I must go tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry told me that he had to go the following day. 9. Ridwan said' '' my mother gives me this precious book ."The reported speech is ..... A) Ridwan said that my mother gives me this precious book. B) Ridwan said that his mother gives him this precious book. C) Ridwan said that his mother gave him that precious book. D) Ridwan said that his mother never gives him precious book. E) Ridwan said that his mother has ever given a precious book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ridwan said that his mother gave him that precious book. 10. The guest said to them, 'Please give me a cup of coffee' A) The guest said to them please give me a cup of coffee. B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee. C) The guest asked them to give him a cup of coffee. D) The guest requested them please give me a cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee. 11. Change into reported speech:'She is cleaning her room.' A) He said that he had cleaned his room. B) She said that she is cleaning a room. C) She said she was cleaning her room. D) They said to clean their room is good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she was cleaning her room. 12. She said, "I have been working since yesterday" A) She said she had been working for a day. B) She said she had been working since yesterday. C) She said she had been working since the previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she had been working since the previous day. 13. Present simple A) Present continuous. B) Past simple. C) Past continuous. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past simple. 14. > "Do you know the answer?" Cindy asked me if ..... the answer. A) I knew. B) She knew. C) She knows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I knew. 15. I stole our wedding presents last night. A) She said she had stolen their wedding presents the night before. B) She told that they had stolen their wedding presents last night. C) She stole their wedding presents the night before. D) She said she had stolen their wedding presents yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she had stolen their wedding presents the night before. 16. "I am going away tomorrow, mom." , the son said. A) The son said that he was going away the next day, mom. B) The son told his mom that he was going away the next day. C) The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow. D) The son said to his mom he was going away the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The son told his mom that he was going away the next day. 17. Will you ..... that link with me? I'd like to look at it. A) Share. B) Post. C) Upload. D) Download. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Share. 18. Matt and David: "We have to go now."Matt and David ..... (that) ..... A) Told-they had to go now. B) Said-they had to go now. C) Said-they had to go then. D) Told-they had to go then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said-they had to go then. 19. "I am flying to India tomorrow" .He told me that he ..... the next day ..... A) Was flying. B) Flied. C) Would fly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was flying. 20. "I didn't meet Susan last week" A) He said he didn't meet Susan the week before. B) He said he hasn't met Susan last week. C) He said he hadn't met Susan last week. D) He said he hadn't met Susan the week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he hadn't met Susan the week before. 21. "I will be studying tomorrow" . A) I told him that I will be studying the next day. B) I told him that I would be studying the next day. C) I told him that I wouldn't be studying the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told him that I would be studying the next day. 22. I should go to the doctor. A) She said he could go to the doctor. B) She said he will go to the doctor. C) She said he should go to the doctor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said he should go to the doctor. 23. "I will finish it tomorrow, " John promised. In reported speech, 'tomorrow' changes to: A) That day. B) Yesterday. C) Today. D) The next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The next day. 24. Change into reported speech:'They practice football soccer with their team.' A) They said that they practiced football with their team. B) They said they have practiced football with their team. C) They said they practice football with their team to be better. D) They said they had practiced football with their team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they practiced football with their team. 25. "No, no, you really must stay a bit longer!" said the boys. A) The boys denied my staying a bit longer. B) The boys refused to let me stay a bit longer. C) The boys didn't agree to let stay a bit longer. D) The boys insisted on my staying a bit longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boys insisted on my staying a bit longer. 26. Mike said that the train ..... atBirmingham for an hour which was why he was late. A) Had stopped. B) Has stopped. C) Stopped. D) Was stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had stopped. 27. The two shows are quite ..... A) Brilliant. B) Amazing. C) Similar. D) Identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similar. 28. A:What did the boss tell you about the report?B: ..... A) He told me it was fine. B) No, I didn't ask him. C) Yes, I was still working on it. D) I said it would be on his desk in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me it was fine. 29. Anna told me (a) Sandy at the train station. A) A. to meet. B) Meet. C) Met. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. to meet. 30. He said, "I know a better restaurant." A) He said that he knows a better restaurant. B) He said that he knew a better restaurant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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