Reported Speech Quiz

What is reported speech?

• Reported speech is when someone sings what another person has said

• Reported speech is when someone cooks what another person has said

• Reported speech is when someone reports or repeats what another person has said, usually using verbs like 'say' or 'tell'.

• Reported speech is when someone dances what another person has said

Give an example of reported speech.

• They said they will be late.

• I said I am hungry.

• He said he is going to the park.

• She said she was going to the store.

Explain the difference between direct and indirect speech.

• Direct speech involves gestures, while indirect speech does not.

• Direct speech repeats the exact words spoken, while indirect speech conveys the meaning without using the exact words.

• Direct speech is spoken loudly, while indirect speech is whispered.

• Direct speech is used in writing, while indirect speech is used in speaking.

Rewrite the following sentence into reported speech: She said, 'I am going to the store.'

• She said that she is going to the store.

• She said that she will go to the store.

• She said that she was going to the store.

• She said that she goes to the store.

When do we use reported speech?

• When we want to sing a song

• When we want to whisper quietly

• When we want to shout loudly

• When we want to convey what someone else has said without quoting them directly.

What are the reporting verbs commonly used in reported speech?

• speaking verbs

• narrating verbs

• telling verbs

• reporting verbs

Rewrite the following sentence into reported speech: 'I will call you later,' he said.

• he said he will call you tomorrow.

• he said he will call you later.

• he said he would call you later.

• he said he will call you soon.

What tense changes occur when converting direct speech to reported speech?

• Future simple remains future simple

• Present simple remains present simple

• Tense changes occur such as past simple to present simple

• Tense changes occur such as present simple to past simple, present continuous to past continuous, present perfect to past perfect, past simple remains past simple, past continuous to past perfect continuous, past perfect remains past perfect, future simple to conditional, future continuous to conditional continuous, future perfect to conditional perfect.

Provide an example of a sentence with a reporting verb in reported speech.

• She said that she was going to the store.

• They mentioned that they had already left.

• He told me that he will come later.

• I heard her saying she is not feeling well.

What is the purpose of using reported speech?

• To bake cookies

• To perform a magic trick

• To fly a kite

• To convey information or statements made by another person in the speaker's own words.