Questions in Reported Speech Exercises

1. What is the primary function of reported questions?

To ask direct questions
To convey what someone else has asked
To provide answers
To create confusion

2. Which of the following is a common reporting verb used with questions?

Laughed
Walked
Asked
Played

3. How does the tense typically change when converting a direct question into a reported question?

From past to present
From present to past
Remains the same
From future to present

4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reported questions?

They often start with "if" or "whether"
They use the same word order as direct questions
They convey what someone else has asked
They use reporting verbs like "asked" or "wondered"

5. What is a common mistake when using reported speech questions?

Changing the tense to reflect the past
Using the correct pronouns
Forgetting to change the tense
Using a reporting verb

6. Which of the following sentences is a correct example of a reported question?

He asked what time is it.
She wondered if you are coming to the party.
He asked what time it was.
She wondered are you coming to the party.

7. In reported questions, the subject usually comes after the _______.

Verb
Object
Complement
Adjective

8. Which of the following sentences uses a reported question correctly?

She asked if I am going to the store.
He wondered why did you do that.
She asked if I was going to the store.
He wondered why you did that?

9. Which of the following is NOT a reported question?

He asked if she was okay.
What time is it?
She wondered whether it would rain.
They asked if we were coming to the party.

10. What should you ensure when using reported questions?

Use the same pronouns as the original speech
Use the same tense as the original speech
Be accurate and use the correct pronouns and tense
Use direct questions instead of reported questions