IMO Practice Test — Reported Speech & Voice for Boards
8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 8
Report the mixed dialogue: 'He said, "I am leaving now, but I will return tomorrow."'
He said that he was leaving then but he would return the next day.
He said he is leaving now but will return tomorrow.
He said that he was leaving now but he will return tomorrow.
He told he was leaving and would return.
Explanation: Both clauses back-shift; 'now'→'then', 'tomorrow'→'the next day'.
Question 2 of 8
Change the voice: 'People say that he is a fraud.'
He is said a fraud.
It is said that he is a fraud.
He says he is a fraud.
It said he is a fraud.
Explanation: Impersonal passive: 'It is said that …'.
Question 3 of 8
Spot the error: 'She asked me that whether I had finished.'
remove 'that'
remove 'whether'
had → have
no error
Explanation: 'that' cannot combine with 'whether/if'.
Question 4 of 8
Change the voice: 'The teacher was explaining the lesson.'
The lesson was explained.
The lesson was being explained by the teacher.
The lesson is being explained.
The lesson had been explained.
Explanation: Past continuous passive = was being + V3.
Question 5 of 8
Report the exclamation: 'He said, "Alas! I have failed."'
He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed.
He said alas he had failed.
He asked if he had failed.
He told that he failed alas.
Explanation: Exclamation of sorrow → 'exclaimed with sorrow that …'.
Question 6 of 8
Change the voice of the double-object sentence: 'The principal gave him a prize.'
A prize was given him.
He was given a prize by the principal.
He gave a prize.
A prize him was given.
Explanation: The person object becomes the subject: 'He was given a prize …'.
Question 7 of 8
Report: 'She said to me, "Please help my brother."'
She requested me to help her brother.
She said me to help her brother.
She told to help her brother.
She asked me help her brother.
Explanation: Polite command → requested + object + to + verb; 'my' → 'her'.
Question 8 of 8
Change the voice: 'Has anyone solved the puzzle?'
Has the puzzle solved?
Has the puzzle been solved?
Was the puzzle solved?
Is the puzzle solved?
Explanation: Present perfect passive question = Has … been + V3.