O-Level English Grammar – Reported Speech (Questions & Commands) Quiz #10

English Grammar Quiz #10

Choose the correct reported form. For questions, watch tense backshift, pronouns, and if/whether. For commands/requests, use the to-infinitive (or not to for negatives).

1) He asked me, “Where are you going?”

A) He asked me where am I going. B) He asked me where I was going. C) He asked me where was I going. D) He asked me where I am going.

2) She said to him, “Do you like tea?”

A) She told him that does he like tea. B) She asked him that he liked tea or not. C) She asked him if he liked tea. D) She said him whether he likes tea.

3) “Don’t open the door,” she said to the children.

A) She told the children don’t open the door. B) She asked the children not open the door. C) She told that the children shouldn’t open the door. D) She told the children not to open the door.

4) “Please help me,” the old man said.

A) The old man requested to help me. B) The old man asked me to help him. C) The old man said me to help him. D) The old man asked that I help him.

5) The teacher said to the students, “Finish the work by tomorrow.”

A) The teacher ordered the students to finish the work by the next day. B) The teacher told the students that they finish the work tomorrow. C) The teacher said the students to finish the work by tomorrow. D) The teacher asked the students that they should finish the work.

6) He said to me, “Why did you come late?”

A) He asked me why had I come late. B) He asked me why I had come late. C) He asked me why I came late? D) He told me why I had come late.

7) She said to her brother, “Will you lend me your car?”

A) She told her brother he would lend her his car. B) She asked her brother would he lend her his car. C) She asked her brother if he would lend her his car. D) She asked her brother that he lend her his car.

8) The doctor said to the patient, “Take this medicine twice a day.”

A) The doctor said the patient to take the medicine twice a day. B) The doctor advised the patient to take the medicine twice a day. C) The doctor asked that the patient takes the medicine twice a day. D) The doctor suggested the patient takes the medicine.

9) “How long have you lived here?” he asked me.

A) He asked me how long have I lived here. B) He asked me how long I have lived there. C) He asked me how long I had lived there. D) He asked me that how long I had lived there.

10) “Never speak to me like that again,” she said.

A) She said me never speak to her like that again. B) She asked me don’t speak to her like that again. C) She told me to never speaking to her like that again. D) She told me never to speak to her like that again.

Score: 0

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