This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is it optional to use "that" in reported speech? A) Yes. B) No. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. Sarah: "I haven't had lunch today."Sarah said ..... A) That she hadn't had lunch that day. B) That she hasn't had lunch today. C) She didn't have lunch that day. D) That she hadn't lunch that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she hadn't had lunch that day. 3. In reported speech all the verbs change to present tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Ashtynn asked her father, 'Do I have to do the shopping today?' A) Ashtynn asked her father if she has to do the shopping that day. B) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping yesterday. C) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping that day. 5. He said, "I will ring her next Tuesday." A) He said that he would have rung her. B) He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday . 6. "I will call you on Friday", the doctor said. (that) A) He would call me on Friday. B) He would call you on Friday. C) He will call me on Friday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would call me on Friday. 7. Frank asked me, 'How much pocket money does Lisa get?' A) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa gets. B) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa got. C) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa got. 8. Javier:Pablo is a good student. A) He said that he were a good student. B) He said that he was a good student. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was a good student. 9. Tom ..... upsetting me. A) Apologised for. B) Threatened. C) Agreed. D) Wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologised for. 10. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech9. My friend said, "The concert ended yesterday." A) My friend said that the concert had ended yesterday. B) My friend said that the concert ended the day before. C) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. D) My friend said that the concert ended already. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. 11. He ..... of breaking the glass. A) Urged. B) Warned. C) Accused me. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accused me. 12. "Where did they live before moving here?" he asked.He wanted to know A) Where did they live before moving there. B) Where they lived before moving there. C) Where they had lived before moving there. D) Where they would live before moving there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where they had lived before moving there. 13. "Never borrow money from friends, " my father said. A) My father said to me never borrow money from friends. B) My father told me never borrow money from friends. C) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. D) My father suggested me never borrow money from friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. 14. Which tense is not changed from direct speech into reported? A) Past simple. B) Present continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect. 15. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech10. My mom said, "Bring me a glass of water, please." A) My mom command me to bring her a glass of water. B) My mom me to bring her a glass of water. C) My mom asked me to brought her a glass of water. D) My mom ordered me to bring her a glass of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom me to bring her a glass of water. 16. Safety experts ..... motorists to make frequent stops during a long trip, especially at night. A) Advise. B) Demand. C) Insist. D) Recommend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advise. 17. The captain shouted, "Abandon the ship immediately!" Complete the sentence with the most appropriate reporting verb:The captain ..... the crew to abandon the ship immediately. A) Ordered. B) Asked. C) Suggested. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 18. Jugnu: "I am so tired of this work"Jugnu said that ..... A) He will be tired of this work. B) He is tired of this work. C) He was tired of this work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was tired of this work. 19. "I get up every day at 6:30", she said (that) A) She gotten up every day at 6:30. B) She had gotten up every day at 6:30. C) She got up every day at 6:30. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She got up every day at 6:30. 20. Rose Tyler:My family can play volleyball.Rose told me (that) ..... A) My family could play volleyball. B) Her family could play volleyball. C) Her family can play volleyball. D) My family can play volleyball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her family could play volleyball. 21. What auxiliar is more formal for sentences? A) Are. B) If. C) Whether. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether. 22. She asked her boyfriend ..... A) Where was her hat. B) Where her hat was. C) Was where her hat. D) Her hat was where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where her hat was. 23. My aunt asked, "Have you fed the dog?" A) My aunt asked me whether/if I hadn't fed the dog. B) My aunt asked me whether/if I have fed the dog. C) My aunt asked me whether/if I had fed the dog. D) My aunt asked me whether/if I havn't fed the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My aunt asked me whether/if I have fed the dog. 24. Gaby told:'' Don't smoke!" A) Gaby told don't smoke. B) Gaby told to not smoke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaby told to not smoke. 25. May, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Can. B) Had to. C) Used to. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesTense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 1Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 2Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 4Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 5Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 7Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books