Reported Speech Quiz - Grade 8

Reported Speech Quiz - Grade 8

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Reported Speech Quiz - Grade 8

Reported Speech Quiz - Grade 8

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

"I love reading books," Nisa said.

Nisa said that she loves reading books.

Nisa said that she loved reading books.

Nisa said that she had loved reading books.

Nisa said that she was loving reading books.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She said that she loved reading books.' This uses the past tense 'loved' to accurately reflect the reported speech, aligning with the original statement's past context.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

"Where do you live?" he asked me.

He asked me where do I live.

He asked me where I lived.

He asked me where did I live.

He asked me where I was lived.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He asked me where I lived.' because it properly reflects the past tense of the original question. The other options either misuse tense or structure.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

"Did you see the movie?" she asked.

She asked if I saw the movie.

She asked if I had seen the movie.

She asked did I see the movie.

She asked had I seen the movie.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She asked if I saw the movie.' because it accurately reflects the reported speech format for a yes/no question in the past tense.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

"I am going to the mall now," she said.

She said she is going to the mall now.

She said she was going to the mall then.

She said she was going to the mall now.

She said she went to the mall then.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She said she was going to the mall then.' because it accurately reflects the change in tense from present to past, aligning with reported speech rules.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

"I will call you tomorrow," she said.

She said she will call me tomorrow.

She said she would call me the next day.

She said she called me the next day.

She said she will call me the next day.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She said she would call me the next day' because it accurately reflects the future intention expressed in reported speech, changing 'will' to 'would' and 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

"We are watching TV," they said.

They said they were watching TV.

They said they had watched TV.

They said they watched TV.

They said they are watching TV.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'They said they were watching TV' because it accurately reflects the past tense of the original statement, maintaining the meaning while converting direct speech to reported speech.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

"Where is my book?" she asked.

She asked where is her book.

She asked where was her book.

She asked where her book was.

She asked where her book is.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She asked where her book was.' because the original question is in the past tense, so the reported speech should also reflect that by using 'was' instead of 'is'.

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