Quiz on Reported Speech

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What is reported speech?

A

Indirect speech

B

Paraphrasing a text

C

Rephrasing someone's words

D

Direct quoting

Which verb form is usually used in reported speech?

A

Present perfect

B

Future tense

C

Past tense

D

Simple present

How do you report 'I am happy'?

A

She said she is happy

B

He said he will be happy

C

She said she was happy

D

He said he was happy

What changes in reported speech?

A

Vocabulary

B

Pronouns and time expressions

C

Word order

D

Tenses

What is the reported form of 'I will go'?

A

He said he is going

B

She said she will go

C

He said he would go

D

She said she would go

How is 'Can' reported?

A

Remains 'can'

B

Turned to 'could'

C

Changes to 'will'

D

Change to 'was able to'

What about time expressions in reported speech?

A

Change 'now' to 'then'

B

Change 'yesterday' to 'tomorrow'

C

Change 'today' to 'that day'

D

Keep 'now' as 'now'

How do you report 'What are you doing?'?

A

He asked: 'What are you doing?'

B

She asked: 'What you are doing?'

C

She asked what he was doing

D

He asked what I was doing

How is 'I have finished' reported?

A

She said she had finished

B

He said he has finished

C

He said he had finished

D

She said she finishes

Which is correct for 'I like ice cream'?

A

He said he like ice cream

B

He said he liked ice cream

C

She said she likes ice cream

D

She said she liked ice cream

What is the reporting verb in reported speech?

A

Said

B

Told

C

Ask

D

Question

How do you report 'I can dance'?

A

He said he can dance

B

She said she is dancing

C

He said he could dance

D

She said she could dance

What is the reported form of 'I need help'?

A

She said she needed help

B

He said he needs help

C

He said he needed help

D

She said she will need help