Reported Speech Quiz

Direct : “Come to my home at 9 o’clock tonight!”, Jessie told.
Indirect : Jessie told me … to her home at o’clock that night.

• come

• to come

• coming

• came

Direct : My teacher asked, “Why were you absent two days in a row ?”
Indirect : My teacher asked me why I … absent two days in a row.

• was

• were

• am

• had been

Direct : The manager asked, “Will you resign from the company tomorrow?”
Indirect : The manager asked me … I would resign from the company the following day.

• Did

• Whether

• Will

• Can

Direct : Daddy told, “Turn off the TV !”
Indirect : Daddy told me … the TV.

• turn off

• turned off

• to turn off

• turning off

Answer explanation

Direct : Dessy said, “I am so starving”.
Indirect : Dessy said that she … so starving.

• is

• was

• were

• had been

Direct : Johan asked, “Did you come to Maria’s party yesterday?”
Indirect : Johan asked me … I had come to Maria’s party the previous day.

• If

• Did

• Would

• Could

Direct : The government warned, “Don’t go anywhere during this pandemic!”
Indirect : The government warned us … anywhere during this pandemic.

• don’t go

• didn’t go

• not go

• not to go

Direct : Fendy Ordered, “Don’t cheat while doing the exam if you don’t want to be punished!”
Indirect : Fendy ordered me … while doing the exam if I don’t want to be punished.

• don’t cheat

• didn’t cheat

• not cheat

• not to cheat

Direct : My grandfather said, “I retired from the company to start my own business”.
Indirect : My grandfather said that he … from the company to start his own business.

• retired

• has retired

• had retired

• would retire

Direct : My mom asked, “What was happening last night ?”
Indirect : My mom asked me what … the previous night.

• happened

• is happening

• had happened

• had been happening