Reported Speech Exercises

1. What is another term for reported speech?

Direct speech
Indirect speech
Quoted speech
Referenced speech

2. Why is reported speech important in English?

To convey exact words of someone
To report mistakes or errors
To summarize what someone else has said without using their exact words
To use quotation marks

3. Which of the following is an example of reported speech?

"I'm going to the store," she said.
She said she was going to the store.
"Can you help me with this?" she asked.
"Don't forget to call me," he said.

4. In reported speech, which tense usually changes from the original tense?

Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
Present perfect tense

5. Which of the following is NOT a type of reported speech?

Statements
Questions
Commands
Exclamations

6. In the sentence "He asked what time it was," what is the direct speech equivalent?

"What time is it?" he asked.
"What time was it?" he asked.
"It is what time?" he asked.
"What was the time?" he asked.

7. Which of the following is a common mistake in reported speech?

Using the past perfect with the present continuous
Forgetting to change the tense of the verb
Using quotation marks correctly
Using the correct reporting verb

8. In reported speech, what is used to indicate the exact words that were spoken?

Parentheses
Italics
Quotation marks
Underlining

9. Which of the following sentences uses reported speech correctly?

She said she is going to the store.
He said he will be coming to the party.
She asked if you could help her with that.
He reminded you to don't forget to call him.

10. In which context is reported speech NOT commonly used?

News articles
Conversations
Academic writing
Song lyrics