Quiz: Reported Speech Quiz


Reported Speech QuizOnline version Test your reporting skills by Lulamey Gomez 1 He thought, 'I must justify my actions.' Which is the correct reported form? a He thought that he had justified his actions. b He thought that he must justify his actions. c He thought that he had to justify his actions. 2 'I feel trapped by my thoughts,' he admitted. Select the report. a He admitted that he felt trapped by his thoughts, he would escape. b He admitted that he felt trapped by his thoughts. c He admitted that he feels trapped by his thoughts. 3 Reported speech for 'I am torn between duty and guilt.' a He said that he is torn between duty and guilt. b He said that he was torn between duty and guilt. c He said that he was torn between duty and guilty. 4 'The city is corrupt,' he muttered. Choose the correct report. a He muttered that the city was corrupt. b He muttered that the city was corrupt but hopeful. c He muttered that the city is corrupt. 5 Yes/No: 'Am I losing my mind?' he asked. Report it. a He asked if he was losing his mind, he doubted it. b He asked whether he was losing his mind. c He asked if he was losing his mind. d He asked whether he was losing his mind, yes. 6 Yes/No: 'Have I done wrong?' she wondered. Report it. a She wondered if she had done wrong. b She wondered whether she did wrong. c She wondered whether she had done wrong. d She wondered if she did wrong. 7 Yes/No: 'Do I fear the police?' he asked. Report it. a He asked whether he feared the police. b He asked if he did fear the police. c He asked whether he did fear the police. d He asked if he fears the police. 8 WH question: 'What torments me most is the city,' he confessed. Report it. a He confessed what torments him most is the city. b He confessed what tormented him most was the city. c He confessed what tormented him most, the city. d He confessed what tormented him most was the city. 9 WH question: 'Where did the doubt come from?' she asked. Report it. a She asked where the doubt comes from. b She asked where the doubt came from. c She asked where the doubt had come from. d She asked where did the doubt come from. 10 Reported speech: Direct: 'I am tired,' she said. Which is correct? a She said I was tired. b She says that she was tired. c She said that she is tired. d She said that she was tired. 11 Reported speech: Direct: 'We will come tomorrow,' they announced. Choose the correct report. a They announced that they come tomorrow. b They announced that they will come tomorrow. c They announced that they would come tomorrow. d They announced that they would come the next day. 12 Reported speech: Direct: 'I can swim,' Tom said. Pick the report. a Tom said that he could swim. b Tom said that he could swim. c Tom said that he can swim. d Tom says that he could swim. 13 Reported speech: Direct: 'We have finished,' she said. Pick the report. a She said that they had finishing. b She said that they have finished. c She said that they finished. d She said that they had finished. 14 Reported speech: Direct: 'I am reading a book,' she said. Choose the report. a She said that she was reading a book. b She said that she is reading a book. c She said that she was reading a book. d She said that she was read a book. 15 Reported speech: Direct: 'They went home,' he said. Pick the report. a He said that they went home. b He said that they had gone home. c He said that they had go home. d He said that they had went home. 16 Reported speech: Direct: 'I visited Paris,' she said. Choose the report. a She said that she visited Paris. b She said that she had visited Paris. c She said that she had visit Paris. d She said that she visited Paris. 17 Reported speech: Direct: 'We can help,' they offered. Pick the report. a They offered that they can help. b They offered that they could helps. c They offered that they could helping. d They offered that they could help. 18 Reported speech: Direct: 'I must leave now,' he said. Choose the report. a He said that he had to leave now. b He said that he had to leave then. c He said that he must leave then. d He said that he must leave now. 19 Reported speech: Direct: 'We are watching a movie,' they claimed. Pick the report. a They claimed that they are watching a movie. b They claimed that they were watching a movie. c They claimed that they were watch a movie. d They claimed that they were watching a movie. 20 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Do you like coffee?' she asked. Choose the report. a She asked if I liked coffee. b She asked if I liked coffees. c She asked whether I liked coffee. d She asked if I like coffee. 21 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Can you swim?' he asked. Pick the report. a He asked I could swim. b He asked whether I can swim. c He asked if I could swim. d He asked if I can swim. 22 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Will they arrive?' she asked. Choose the report. a She asked whether they will arrive. b She asked if they would arrive. c She asked if they would arrive. d She asked whether they would arrive. 23 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Did you finish?' he asked. Pick the report. a He asked whether I had finished. b He asked whether I had finish. c He asked whether I finished. d He asked if I finished. 24 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Have you seen him?' she asked. Choose the report. a She asked if I have seen him. b She asked if I had seen him. c She asked whether I had seen him. d She asked if I saw him. 25 Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Should we start?' he asked. Pick the report. a He asked if they should start. b He asked if they should start. c He asked if they should started. d He asked whether they should start. 26 WH question: Direct: 'Where do you work?' he asked. Choose the report. a He asked where I work. b He asked where I worked. c He asked where I am working. d He asked where I worked. 27 WH question: Direct: 'When did she arrive?' I asked. Pick the report. a I asked when she had arrive. b I asked when she had arrived. c I asked when she had arrive. d I asked when she arrived. 28 WH question: Direct: 'Why are you late?' she asked. Choose the report. a She asked why I am late. b She asked why I was late. c She asked why I was late. d She asked why I were late. 29 WH question: Direct: 'What time is it?' he asked. Pick the report. a He asked what time it is. b He asked what time it was. c He asked what time it was. d He asked what time it were. 30 WH question: Direct: 'Which book did you choose?' she asked. Choose the report. a She asked which book I had chose. b She asked which book I chose. c She asked which book I had chosen. d She asked which book I had chose. Feedback 1 Reported forms vary; keep the sense of necessity and past tense. 2 Past tense reporting of feelings. 3 Use am/is/are → was/were in past reporting. 4 Keep tense consistent with reporting verb. 5 Yes/No questions are reported with whether/if. 6 Maintain reported question form. 7 Use past tense in reported form. 8 Translate WH into reported structure with correct tense. 9 Maintain wh-word and past perfect where needed. 10 Use past tense after reporting verb 'said'. 11 Future be going to becomes would; tomorrow becomes the next day. 12 Modal can becomes could in reported speech. 13 Present perfect becomes past perfect in reporting. 14 Continuous tense remains in reporting with 'was'. 15 Past perfect for actions completed before reporting. 16 Past perfect indicates finished action before reporting. 17 Modal can becomes could in reported speech; offer verbs may shift. 18 Must becomes had to; now becomes then. 19 Present continuous becomes past continuous. 20 Do-support in questions changes to if/whether in reporting. 21 Can becomes could in reported questions. 22 Will becomes would; arrive remains base form after would. 23 Past tense in reported questions when appropriate. 24 Have -> had in reported questions. 25 Should in reported questions uses if/whether. 26 Where questions become 'where + past tense'. 27 Did -> past perfect in reporting. 28 Why questions stay with past tense after reporting. 29 Time is reported in past tense. 30 Choose -> had chosen in reporting.

1

He thought, 'I must justify my actions.' Which is the correct reported form?

a

He thought that he had justified his actions.

b

He thought that he must justify his actions.

c

He thought that he had to justify his actions.

2

'I feel trapped by my thoughts,' he admitted. Select the report.

a

He admitted that he felt trapped by his thoughts, he would escape.

b

He admitted that he felt trapped by his thoughts.

c

He admitted that he feels trapped by his thoughts.

3

Reported speech for 'I am torn between duty and guilt.'

a

He said that he is torn between duty and guilt.

b

He said that he was torn between duty and guilt.

c

He said that he was torn between duty and guilty.

4

'The city is corrupt,' he muttered. Choose the correct report.

a

He muttered that the city was corrupt.

b

He muttered that the city was corrupt but hopeful.

c

He muttered that the city is corrupt.

5

Yes/No: 'Am I losing my mind?' he asked. Report it.

a

He asked if he was losing his mind, he doubted it.

b

He asked whether he was losing his mind.

c

He asked if he was losing his mind.

d

He asked whether he was losing his mind, yes.

6

Yes/No: 'Have I done wrong?' she wondered. Report it.

a

She wondered if she had done wrong.

b

She wondered whether she did wrong.

c

She wondered whether she had done wrong.

d

She wondered if she did wrong.

7

Yes/No: 'Do I fear the police?' he asked. Report it.

a

He asked whether he feared the police.

b

He asked if he did fear the police.

c

He asked whether he did fear the police.

d

He asked if he fears the police.

8

WH question: 'What torments me most is the city,' he confessed. Report it.

a

He confessed what torments him most is the city.

b

He confessed what tormented him most was the city.

c

He confessed what tormented him most, the city.

d

He confessed what tormented him most was the city.

9

WH question: 'Where did the doubt come from?' she asked. Report it.

a

She asked where the doubt comes from.

b

She asked where the doubt came from.

c

She asked where the doubt had come from.

d

She asked where did the doubt come from.

10

Reported speech: Direct: 'I am tired,' she said. Which is correct?

a

She said I was tired.

b

She says that she was tired.

c

She said that she is tired.

d

She said that she was tired.

11

Reported speech: Direct: 'We will come tomorrow,' they announced. Choose the correct report.

a

They announced that they come tomorrow.

b

They announced that they will come tomorrow.

c

They announced that they would come tomorrow.

d

They announced that they would come the next day.

12

Reported speech: Direct: 'I can swim,' Tom said. Pick the report.

a

Tom said that he could swim.

b

Tom said that he could swim.

c

Tom said that he can swim.

d

Tom says that he could swim.

13

Reported speech: Direct: 'We have finished,' she said. Pick the report.

a

She said that they had finishing.

b

She said that they have finished.

c

She said that they finished.

d

She said that they had finished.

14

Reported speech: Direct: 'I am reading a book,' she said. Choose the report.

a

She said that she was reading a book.

b

She said that she is reading a book.

c

She said that she was reading a book.

d

She said that she was read a book.

15

Reported speech: Direct: 'They went home,' he said. Pick the report.

a

He said that they went home.

b

He said that they had gone home.

c

He said that they had go home.

d

He said that they had went home.

16

Reported speech: Direct: 'I visited Paris,' she said. Choose the report.

a

She said that she visited Paris.

b

She said that she had visited Paris.

c

She said that she had visit Paris.

d

She said that she visited Paris.

17

Reported speech: Direct: 'We can help,' they offered. Pick the report.

a

They offered that they can help.

b

They offered that they could helps.

c

They offered that they could helping.

d

They offered that they could help.

18

Reported speech: Direct: 'I must leave now,' he said. Choose the report.

a

He said that he had to leave now.

b

He said that he had to leave then.

c

He said that he must leave then.

d

He said that he must leave now.

19

Reported speech: Direct: 'We are watching a movie,' they claimed. Pick the report.

a

They claimed that they are watching a movie.

b

They claimed that they were watching a movie.

c

They claimed that they were watch a movie.

d

They claimed that they were watching a movie.

20

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Do you like coffee?' she asked. Choose the report.

a

She asked if I liked coffee.

b

She asked if I liked coffees.

c

She asked whether I liked coffee.

d

She asked if I like coffee.

21

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Can you swim?' he asked. Pick the report.

a

He asked I could swim.

b

He asked whether I can swim.

c

He asked if I could swim.

d

He asked if I can swim.

22

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Will they arrive?' she asked. Choose the report.

a

She asked whether they will arrive.

b

She asked if they would arrive.

c

She asked if they would arrive.

d

She asked whether they would arrive.

23

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Did you finish?' he asked. Pick the report.

a

He asked whether I had finished.

b

He asked whether I had finish.

c

He asked whether I finished.

d

He asked if I finished.

24

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Have you seen him?' she asked. Choose the report.

a

She asked if I have seen him.

b

She asked if I had seen him.

c

She asked whether I had seen him.

d

She asked if I saw him.

25

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Should we start?' he asked. Pick the report.

a

He asked if they should start.

b

He asked if they should start.

c

He asked if they should started.

d

He asked whether they should start.

26

WH question: Direct: 'Where do you work?' he asked. Choose the report.

a

He asked where I work.

b

He asked where I worked.

c

He asked where I am working.

d

He asked where I worked.

27

WH question: Direct: 'When did she arrive?' I asked. Pick the report.

a

I asked when she had arrive.

b

I asked when she had arrived.

c

I asked when she had arrive.

d

I asked when she arrived.

28

WH question: Direct: 'Why are you late?' she asked. Choose the report.

a

She asked why I am late.

b

She asked why I was late.

c

She asked why I was late.

d

She asked why I were late.

29

WH question: Direct: 'What time is it?' he asked. Pick the report.

a

He asked what time it is.

b

He asked what time it was.

c

He asked what time it was.

d

He asked what time it were.

30

WH question: Direct: 'Which book did you choose?' she asked. Choose the report.

a

She asked which book I had chose.

b

She asked which book I chose.

c

She asked which book I had chosen.

d

She asked which book I had chose.

Feedback

1

Reported forms vary; keep the sense of necessity and past tense.

2

Past tense reporting of feelings.

3

Use am/is/are → was/were in past reporting.

4

Keep tense consistent with reporting verb.

5

Yes/No questions are reported with whether/if.

6

Maintain reported question form.

7

Use past tense in reported form.

8

Translate WH into reported structure with correct tense.

9

Maintain wh-word and past perfect where needed.

10

Use past tense after reporting verb 'said'.

11

Future be going to becomes would; tomorrow becomes the next day.

12

Modal can becomes could in reported speech.

13

Present perfect becomes past perfect in reporting.

14

Continuous tense remains in reporting with 'was'.

15

Past perfect for actions completed before reporting.

16

Past perfect indicates finished action before reporting.

17

Modal can becomes could in reported speech; offer verbs may shift.

18

Must becomes had to; now becomes then.

19

Present continuous becomes past continuous.

20

Do-support in questions changes to if/whether in reporting.

21

Can becomes could in reported questions.

22

Will becomes would; arrive remains base form after would.

23

Past tense in reported questions when appropriate.

24

Have -> had in reported questions.

25

Should in reported questions uses if/whether.

26

Where questions become 'where + past tense'.

27

Did -> past perfect in reporting.

28

Why questions stay with past tense after reporting.

29

Time is reported in past tense.

30

Choose -> had chosen in reporting.

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Reported Speech QuizOnline version

by Lulamey Gomez

He thought, 'I must justify my actions.' Which is the correct reported form?

'I feel trapped by my thoughts,' he admitted. Select the report.

Reported speech for 'I am torn between duty and guilt.'

'The city is corrupt,' he muttered. Choose the correct report.

Yes/No: 'Am I losing my mind?' he asked. Report it.

Yes/No: 'Have I done wrong?' she wondered. Report it.

Yes/No: 'Do I fear the police?' he asked. Report it.

WH question: 'What torments me most is the city,' he confessed. Report it.

WH question: 'Where did the doubt come from?' she asked. Report it.

Reported speech: Direct: 'I am tired,' she said. Which is correct?

Reported speech: Direct: 'We will come tomorrow,' they announced. Choose the correct report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'I can swim,' Tom said. Pick the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'We have finished,' she said. Pick the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'I am reading a book,' she said. Choose the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'They went home,' he said. Pick the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'I visited Paris,' she said. Choose the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'We can help,' they offered. Pick the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'I must leave now,' he said. Choose the report.

Reported speech: Direct: 'We are watching a movie,' they claimed. Pick the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Do you like coffee?' she asked. Choose the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Can you swim?' he asked. Pick the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Will they arrive?' she asked. Choose the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Did you finish?' he asked. Pick the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Have you seen him?' she asked. Choose the report.

Yes/No reported question: Direct: 'Should we start?' he asked. Pick the report.

WH question: Direct: 'Where do you work?' he asked. Choose the report.

WH question: Direct: 'When did she arrive?' I asked. Pick the report.

WH question: Direct: 'Why are you late?' she asked. Choose the report.

WH question: Direct: 'What time is it?' he asked. Pick the report.

WH question: Direct: 'Which book did you choose?' she asked. Choose the report.