Reported Speech Quiz

Which of the following statements is true about reported speech?

• Reported speech repeats the exact words someone said using quotation marks.

• Reported speech conveys the meaning of what was said without using exact words.

• Reported speech must always include the word “that.”

• Reported speech does not change pronouns or verb tenses.

How do personal pronouns and possessive adjectives change in reported speech?

• They always remain the same.

• They change according to the meaning of the sentence.

• They change only in the present tense.

• They do not change when reporting first-person speech.

What is the difference between out-of-date reporting and up-to-date reporting?

• Out-of-date reporting is used when quoting someone immediately after they speak.

• Up-to-date reporting is used when reporting someone’s words a long time after they were said.

• Out-of-date reporting is used when reporting speech after some time has passed, and up-to-date reporting is used shortly after the statement is made.

• There is no difference between out-of-date and up-to-date reporting.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'say'?

• He said me that he was cold.

• He said to me that he was cold.

• He said that he was cold.

• Both (b) and (c).

When 'say' is used with a personal object, which preposition is needed?

• to

• with

• for

• on

Choose the correct sentence using 'say':

• He said me a secret.

• He said that he was tired.

• He said me the truth.

• He said her a story.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'tell'?

• He told that he was cold.

• He told me that he was cold.

• He told to me that he was cold.

• He told about that he was cold.

'Tell' is always followed by:

• A preposition

• A personal object

• A conjunction

• A verb

Choose the correct sentence using 'tell':

• He told that he was hungry.

• He told to me that he was hungry.

• He told me that he was hungry.

• He told about that he was hungry.

Which phrase is correct with 'say'?

• Say a joke

• Say a secret

• Say a few words

• Say the time