This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mia said, "I am reading a fascinating book." Complete the reported sentence:Mia said that ..... a fascinating book. A) She was reading. B) I was reading. C) She is reading. D) I am reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was reading. 2. Matt told Elsa, 'Please, dance with me' A) Matt asked Elsa to dance with her. B) Matt told Elsa to dance with him. C) Matt asked Elsa to dance with him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matt asked Elsa to dance with him. 3. "This man spoke to me on the road, " said the woman. A) The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road. B) The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road. C) The woman said that man spoke to her on the road. D) The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. 4. My mother asked, "Where are you going?" A) My mother asked me where I am going. B) My mother asked me where I am going. C) My mother asked us "Where are you going?". D) My mother asked me where I was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mother asked me where I was going. 5. Tom said, "Why did you charge me?" A) Tom asked that why have you charged me. B) Tom asked why we had charged him. C) Tom asked why we charge him. D) Tom asked if we charged him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom asked why we had charged him. 6. Tom: "I have two tickets for the game."Tom said that ..... two tickets for the game. A) He has. B) He had. C) He had had. D) He has had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had. 7. Batman said to The Joker, "Go away or I will arrest you." A) Batman ordered The Joker to go away or he would arrest him. B) Batman said to Joker that go away or he will arrest him. C) Batman asked Joker to go away before he arrest him. D) Batman begged The Joker to go away. E) Batman ordered to The Joker to go away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Batman ordered The Joker to go away or he would arrest him. 8. John said he had worked on the report since ..... A) Yesterday. B) Two days ago. C) The day before. D) The next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The day before. 9. She said, "It isn't so foggy as it was yesterday." A) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been the day before. B) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been yesterday. C) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was the day before. D) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been the day before. 10. "Penguins can't fly" The teacher said. A) She said that they can't fly. B) She said that they couldn't fly. C) She said that they couldn't flew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that they couldn't fly. 11. Logically complete the sequence of reported speech:First, the guide told us to stay on the path. Next, she explained that the plants were fragile. Finally, she asked ..... A) If we had any questions. B) Do you have any questions. C) We had any questions. D) To have any questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If we had any questions. 12. "I will be studying tomorrow" .I told him that I ..... A) Would be studying the following day. B) Studied. C) Will be studying the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be studying the following day. 13. Kavitha said, " I am very busy now." A) Kavitha said that was she very busy now. B) Kavitha said that she was very busy then. C) Kavitha said that she was very busy now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kavitha said that she was very busy then. 14. Marcus told his sister, 'Don't sing that song, please' A) Marcus asked his sister don't sing that song. B) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song. C) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song, please. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song. 15. Report the following situation:Tom said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.' A) Tom said he wants to visit his friends that weekend. B) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. C) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. 16. Martha:I dont like watching TV.Martha said (that) ..... A) She didnt like watching TV. B) She doesnt like watching TV. C) She didnt watch TV. D) She doesnt watch TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didnt like watching TV. 17. "We are very tired." , they said. A) They said we were very tired. B) They said they were very tired. C) They said we are very tired. D) They said they are very tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they were very tired. 18. Joshua said, "I have completed my assignment." A) Joshua said that he had complete with his assignment. B) Joshua said that he had completed his assignment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joshua said that he had completed his assignment. 19. Sarah: "I am having internet problems."Sarah said ..... internet problems . A) That she is having. B) That she was having. C) She has. D) That she had been having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she was having. 20. '' I don't understand" said Bua A) Bua said I don't understand. B) Bua said she doesn't understand. C) Bua said she didn't understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bua said she didn't understand. 21. Carolyn told me, 'My sister isn't attending vocal lessons here anymore' A) Carolyn told me that her sister isn't attending vocal lessons here anymore. B) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons there anymore. C) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons here anymore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons there anymore. 22. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions:"Lucy will come later." A) She said Lucy would come later. B) She said Lucy will come later. C) She said Lucy are going to come later. D) She said Lucy could come later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said Lucy would come later. 23. Which of the following sentences has an error in its conversion to reported speech? A) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. B) Direct: "I saw a bluebird." Reported:He said that he had seen a bluebird. C) Direct: "My sister is a doctor." Reported:She said that her sister was a doctor. D) Direct: "I am happy." Reported:He said that he was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. 24. '' We are not visiting China this summer" He told me. A) He told me that they were not visiting China that summer. B) He told me that they were not visiting China this summer. C) He told me that they are not visiting China that summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that they were not visiting China that summer. 25. "Please don't shout." A) She told him not to shout. B) She asked him not to shout. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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