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Unit 5: Reported Speech - Practice Quiz

PEL546 — Upper Intermediate Communication Skills 60 Questions
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1 Which sentence uses direct speech?

direct speech and reported speech Easy
A. Maya said, "I am tired."
B. Maya said that she was tired.
C. Maya explained that she felt tired.
D. Maya told us that she needed rest.

2 Which sentence uses reported speech?

direct speech and reported speech Easy
A. Tom said, "I like music."
B. Tom said, "I am listening."
C. Tom said, "Music is interesting."
D. Tom said that he liked music.

3 What punctuation usually marks direct speech?

direct speech and reported speech Easy
A. Brackets
B. Quotation marks
C. A question mark
D. A semicolon

4 Choose the correct reported version of: Anna said, "I am happy."

direct speech and reported speech Easy
A. Anna said that she was happy.
B. Anna said that she is happy.
C. Anna said that I was happy.
D. Anna said that I am happy.

5 In reported speech, what commonly happens to the present simple verb when the reporting verb is in the past?

overview of changes in reported speech Easy
A. It changes to the past simple.
B. It changes to the present perfect.
C. It changes to the future simple.
D. It stays in the infinitive.

6 Which word commonly changes to "that day" in reported speech?

overview of changes in reported speech Easy
A. Today
B. Yesterday
C. Next week
D. Tomorrow

7 Which word commonly changes to "the next day" in reported speech?

overview of changes in reported speech Easy
A. Now
B. Tomorrow
C. Today
D. Yesterday

8 Which pronoun change is correct when a man says, "I am busy," and this is reported later?

overview of changes in reported speech Easy
A. I changes to he.
B. I changes to you.
C. I changes to they.
D. I changes to we.

9 Choose the correct reported version of: Ben said, "I will call you tomorrow."

overview of changes in reported speech Easy
A. Ben said that he would call me the next day.
B. Ben said that he called me yesterday.
C. Ben said that he calls me the next day.
D. Ben said that I will call him tomorrow.

10 Which reporting verb is commonly used for a yes/no question?

reported questions Easy
A. Asked
B. Ordered
C. Offered
D. Promised

11 Which word can introduce a reported yes/no question?

reported questions Easy
A. If
B. Although
C. Until
D. Because

12 Choose the correct reported version of: Sara asked, "Are you ready?"

reported questions Easy
A. Sara asked if was I ready.
B. Sara asked was I ready.
C. Sara asked if I was ready.
D. Sara asked that I am ready.

13 Choose the correct reported version of: He asked, "Where do you live?"

reported questions Easy
A. He asked that where I lived.
B. He asked where did I live.
C. He asked where I lived.
D. He asked where do I live.

14 What punctuation is usually used at the end of a reported question in a sentence?

reported questions Easy
A. A full stop
B. Quotation marks
C. A colon
D. A comma

15 Which verb commonly reports a request?

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. Asked
B. Arrived
C. Forgot
D. Laughed

16 Which structure is commonly used to report a request?

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. Asked + person + -ing
B. Asked + person + to-infinitive
C. Asked + person + will
D. Asked + person + past participle

17 Choose the correct reported version of: Lisa said, "Please open the window."

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. Lisa asked me to open the window.
B. Lisa told that I open the window.
C. Lisa said me to opened the window.
D. Lisa asked me opening the window.

18 Which verb commonly reports an offer?

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. Denied
B. Warned
C. Questioned
D. Offered

19 Choose the correct reported version of: Jack said, "I will help you."

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. Jack offered to help me.
B. Jack offered me help to.
C. Jack asked me helping him.
D. Jack said that I help him.

20 Which sentence correctly reports the offer "Shall I carry your bag?"

reported requests and reported offers Easy
A. She offered to carry my bag.
B. She told that she carries my bag.
C. She asked me carrying her bag.
D. She offered me carry my bag.

21 Choose the correct reported version of: Maria said, "I am preparing the presentation now."

direct speech and reported speech Medium
A. Maria said that I was preparing the presentation now.
B. Maria said that she had prepared the presentation now.
C. Maria said that she was preparing the presentation then.
D. Maria said that she is preparing the presentation then.

22 Which sentence correctly changes the reported statement into direct speech? Daniel said that he had completed the assignment the previous night.

direct speech and reported speech Medium
A. Daniel said, "I completed the assignment last night."
B. Daniel said, "He completed the assignment yesterday night."
C. Daniel said, "He had completed the assignment last evening."
D. Daniel said, "I have completed the assignment the previous night."

23 Choose the correct reported version of: The guide said, "The museum closes at six every day."

direct speech and reported speech Medium
A. The guide said that the museum had closed at six every day.
B. The guide said that the museum would close at six yesterday.
C. The guide said that the museum closed at six that day.
D. The guide said that the museum closes at six every day.

24 Select the sentence that correctly reports both speakers: "I will contact you tomorrow," Nina told Omar.

direct speech and reported speech Medium
A. Nina told Omar that he would contact her the next day.
B. Nina told Omar that she would contact him the next day.
C. Nina said Omar that she will contact him tomorrow.
D. Nina told to Omar that she would contact you tomorrow.

25 Leo said on Friday, "I saw Maya here yesterday." Which version is correct when the statement is reported from another place on Saturday?

overview of changes in reported speech Medium
A. Leo said that he had seen Maya there the day before.
B. Leo said that he would see Maya there the previous day.
C. Leo said that he saw Maya here on the next day.
D. Leo said that he had seen Maya here yesterday.

26 Choose the correct report of: Priya said, "I may join the workshop next week."

overview of changes in reported speech Medium
A. Priya said that she might join the workshop the following week.
B. Priya said that she must join the workshop the following week.
C. Priya said that I might join the workshop next week.
D. Priya said that she may join the workshop the previous week.

27 Which sentence correctly reports: "We have been waiting for two hours," the passengers said.

overview of changes in reported speech Medium
A. The passengers said that they had been waiting for two hours.
B. The passengers said that we have waited for two hours.
C. The passengers said that they had waited since two hours.
D. The passengers said that they were waiting since two hours.

28 A scientist said, "Water boils at 100°C at sea level." Why is the following report acceptable? The scientist said that water boils at 100°C at sea level.

overview of changes in reported speech Medium
A. The tense remains present because the reporting verb is always ignored.
B. The tense remains present because "boils" cannot have a past form.
C. The tense remains present because the statement is a scientific fact.
D. The tense remains present because all quoted statements keep their tense.

29 Choose the correct reported question: Elena asked Sam, "Where did you put the keys?"

reported questions Medium
A. Elena asked Sam where he had put the keys.
B. Elena asked Sam where had he put the keys.
C. Elena asked Sam where he did put the keys.
D. Elena asked Sam where did he put the keys.

30 Choose the correct report of: "Are you attending the conference?" the manager asked me.

reported questions Medium
A. The manager asked me if I was attending the conference.
B. The manager asked me was I attending the conference.
C. The manager asked me that I attended the conference.
D. The manager asked me whether was I attending the conference.

31 Which sentence correctly reports: Amir asked, "When will the results be announced?"

reported questions Medium
A. Amir asked when would the results be announced.
B. Amir asked that when the results would announce.
C. Amir asked when the results will announce.
D. Amir asked when the results would be announced.

32 Select the best report of: Rosa asked Ben, "Have you ever worked remotely?"

reported questions Medium
A. Rosa asked Ben that he has ever worked remotely.
B. Rosa asked Ben whether he had ever worked remotely.
C. Rosa asked Ben whether had he ever worked remotely.
D. Rosa asked Ben did he ever work remotely.

33 A colleague asks you now, "What time does the meeting start?" Which immediate report is correct if the schedule is still current?

reported questions Medium
A. My colleague asks what time the meeting starts.
B. My colleague asks what time does the meeting start.
C. My colleague asks what time the meeting started yesterday.
D. My colleague asks what time did the meeting start.

34 Choose the correct report of: The receptionist said to the visitor, "Please wait in the lobby."

reported requests Medium
A. The receptionist asked that the visitor waits in the lobby.
B. The receptionist said the visitor to wait in the lobby.
C. The receptionist asked the visitor to wait in the lobby.
D. The receptionist asked the visitor that he waited in the lobby.

35 Which sentence correctly reports the negative request: "Please don't mention this issue," Carla said to me.

reported requests Medium
A. Carla asked me to not mentioned this issue.
B. Carla asked me not to mention that issue.
C. Carla said me not mention that issue.
D. Carla asked that I did not mention this issue.

36 Choose the best report of: The passenger said to the driver, "Could you open the window, please?"

reported requests Medium
A. The passenger asked whether the driver could open the window.
B. The passenger said the driver could open the window.
C. The passenger asked the driver to open the window.
D. The passenger told that the driver opened the window.

37 The coach said, "Don't leave the field until I return." Which option reports this instruction correctly?

reported requests Medium
A. The coach told the players to not left the field until he returns.
B. The coach said that the players not leave the field until his return.
C. The coach told the players not to leave the field until he returned.
D. The coach asked the players did not leave the field until he returned.

38 Choose the best report of: Jason said to Mia, "Shall I carry your suitcase?"

reported offers Medium
A. Jason offered to carry Mia's suitcase.
B. Jason asked Mia whether she carried his suitcase.
C. Jason told Mia that she should carry his suitcase.
D. Jason suggested Mia to carry her suitcase.

39 Which sentence correctly reports: "Would you like me to review the document?" Grace asked Tom.

reported offers Medium
A. Grace requested Tom to review the document for her.
B. Grace offered to review the document for Tom.
C. Grace suggested that Tom reviewed the document himself.
D. Grace asked whether Tom would review her document.

40 Select the best reported version of: The host said, "Can I get you another cup of coffee?"

reported offers Medium
A. The host said that I could get him another coffee.
B. The host offered to get me another cup of coffee.
C. The host asked me to get another cup of coffee.
D. The host requested another cup of coffee from me.

41 At 9 a.m. on Monday, Nora said, "I finished the draft yesterday, but I will revise it tomorrow." Liam reported her statement on Tuesday. Which version is most accurate?

direct speech and reported speech Hard
A. Nora said that she had finished the draft that day but would revise it the next morning.
B. Nora said that she had finished the draft the previous day but would revise it the following day.
C. Nora said that she finished the draft yesterday but will revise it tomorrow.
D. Nora said that she finished the draft the day before but revised it the following day.

42 Maya says, "I have never met Professor Lin." The statement is reported immediately, and the people referred to have not changed. Which sentence is best?

direct speech and reported speech Hard
A. Maya said that she had never met Professor Lin.
B. Maya says that I had never met Professor Lin.
C. Maya says that she has never met Professor Lin.
D. Maya says that she never met Professor Lin.

43 Which direct quotation most naturally corresponds to the report, "Elena denied having leaked the document"?

direct speech and reported speech Hard
A. Elena said, "I haven't seen the document."
B. Elena said, "I didn't leak the document."
C. Elena said, "I might leak the document."
D. Elena said, "I shouldn't leak the document."

44 Daniel said to Priya, "You must submit your own application before Friday." Which report correctly preserves the meaning and grammatical pattern?

direct speech and reported speech Hard
A. Daniel said to Priya that you had submitted your own application before Friday.
B. Daniel told Priya that she had to submit her own application before Friday.
C. Daniel told to Priya that she would submit her own application before Friday.
D. Daniel said Priya that she must submit her own application before Friday.

45 Ravi's exact words were, "I may be late because my train has been cancelled." Which sentence correctly presents those words as direct speech?

direct speech and reported speech Hard
A. Ravi said, "He may be late because his train had been cancelled."
B. Ravi said that, "I may be late because my train has been cancelled."
C. Ravi said, "I may be late because my train has been cancelled."
D. Ravi told, "I might be late because my train was cancelled."

46 Sofia said, "I had already eaten when Marco arrived." Which reported version follows standard backshift rules?

overview of changes in reported speech Hard
A. Sofia said that she has already eaten when Marco arrived.
B. Sofia said that she had already eaten when Marco had arrived.
C. Sofia said that she had already eaten when Marco arrived.
D. Sofia said that she already ate when Marco had arrived.

47 A lecturer said, "Water expands when it freezes." An editor wants the report to emphasize that this remains a generally accepted fact. Which version is best?

overview of changes in reported speech Hard
A. The lecturer said that water had expanded when it froze.
B. The lecturer said that water expands when it freezes.
C. The lecturer said that water would expand when it froze.
D. The lecturer said that water expanded when it froze.

48 After seeing Lena complete a twelve-hour shift, Omar said, "You must be exhausted." Which report best preserves must as a present deduction rather than an obligation?

overview of changes in reported speech Hard
A. Omar said that Lena would be exhausted.
B. Omar said that Lena had to be exhausted.
C. Omar said that Lena must be exhausted.
D. Omar said that Lena was to be exhausted.

49 While in Lisbon on Monday, Inês told Pavel, "I can't meet you here today, but I'll call you tomorrow." Pavel reported this from Prague on Wednesday. Which version correctly adjusts the viewpoint?

overview of changes in reported speech Hard
A. Inês said she couldn't meet him there that day but would call him the next day.
B. Inês said she can't meet him here today but will call him tomorrow.
C. Inês said she hadn't met him there that day but would call him the previous day.
D. Inês said she couldn't meet Pavel here the previous day but called him the next day.

50 Leo said, "If I knew the answer, I would tell you." Which report best preserves the unreal present condition?

overview of changes in reported speech Hard
A. Leo said that if he would know the answer, he told me.
B. Leo said that if he had known the answer, he would have told me.
C. Leo said that if he knew the answer, he would tell me.
D. Leo said that if he knows the answer, he will tell me.

51 The investigator asked me, "Why did you leave the office before the alarm sounded?" Which report is correct?

reported questions Hard
A. The investigator asked me why I had left the office before the alarm sounded.
B. The investigator asked me why had I left the office before the alarm had sounded.
C. The investigator asked me why I left the office before had the alarm sounded.
D. The investigator asked me why did I leave the office before the alarm sounded.

52 The manager asked, "Who approved this payment?" Which reported question is correctly formed?

reported questions Hard
A. The manager asked who had approved this payment?
B. The manager asked who did approve that payment.
C. The manager asked who had approved that payment.
D. The manager asked who had that payment approved.

53 A reviewer asked the author, "Didn't you check whether these figures were accurate?" Which report best preserves the negative question?

reported questions Hard
A. The reviewer asked the author whether hadn't she checked whether these figures were accurate.
B. The reviewer asked the author that she hadn't checked whether those figures were accurate.
C. The reviewer asked the author whether she hadn't checked whether those figures were accurate.
D. The reviewer asked the author didn't she check if those figures had been accurate.

54 The coordinator asked, "Will you attend in person or join online?" Which report most clearly retains the original alternatives?

reported questions Hard
A. The coordinator asked whether I would attend in person or join online.
B. The coordinator asked that I would attend in person or join online.
C. The coordinator asked if I attended in person and joined online.
D. The coordinator asked whether would I attend in person or join online.

55 Yesterday Ana asked Ben, "What will you do if the client rejects our proposal tomorrow?" Ben reports the question today. Which version is best?

reported questions Hard
A. Ana asked Ben what he would have done if the client had rejected their proposal yesterday.
B. Ana asked Ben what he will do if the client rejects our proposal tomorrow.
C. Ana asked Ben what he would do if the client rejected their proposal today.
D. Ana asked Ben what would he do if the client rejected their proposal today.

56 A colleague said to me, "Could you possibly review this before lunch?" Which sentence most accurately reports the intended speech act?

reported requests and reported offers Hard
A. My colleague offered me to review it before lunch.
B. My colleague suggested me reviewing it before lunch.
C. My colleague asked me whether I could possibly review it before lunch.
D. My colleague asked me to review it before lunch.

57 Noticing exposed electrical wires, the technician shouted to the visitors, "Don't touch that panel!" Which report best reflects both form and purpose?

reported requests and reported offers Hard
A. The technician warned that the visitors didn't touch that panel.
B. The technician warned the visitors not to touch that panel.
C. The technician offered the visitors not to touch that panel.
D. The technician requested the visitors to not touching that panel.

58 Mina said to the elderly passenger, "Shall I carry your suitcase?" Which report best captures Mina's intention?

reported requests and reported offers Hard
A. Mina requested the passenger to carry her suitcase.
B. Mina suggested that the passenger carried her suitcase.
C. Mina offered to carry the passenger's suitcase.
D. Mina asked the passenger whether she should carry her suitcase.

59 The host said to Karim, "Would you like me to arrange a taxi for you?" Which sentence is the most natural report?

reported requests and reported offers Hard
A. The host offered to arrange a taxi for Karim.
B. The host suggested Karim to arrange a taxi for himself.
C. The host asked Karim to arrange a taxi for her.
D. The host requested Karim whether he liked a taxi.

60 During a heated meeting, the chair said to the delegates, "Please let me finish before you respond." Which report is grammatically and pragmatically accurate?

reported requests and reported offers Hard
A. The chair told that the delegates allowed her finishing before responding.
B. The chair offered the delegates to finish before they responded.
C. The chair asked that the delegates let me finish before you responded.
D. The chair asked the delegates to let her finish before they responded.
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