Level 3 Exam-Pattern Test — Reported Speech — Advanced
8 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 8
Report: 'He said, "I have been working since morning."'
He said he has been working since morning.
He said he had been working since that morning.
He said that he worked since morning.
He said he is working since morning.
Explanation: Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous; 'morning' adjusted.
Question 2 of 8
Spot the error: 'She asked me that whether I would join.'
remove 'that'
remove 'whether'
would is wrong
no error
Explanation: 'that' cannot combine with 'whether/if'.
Question 3 of 8
Report the mixed sentence: 'He said, "I am tired, but I will finish the work."'
He said that he was tired but he would finish the work.
He said he is tired but will finish.
He said that he was tired but he will finish.
He told he was tired and would finish.
Explanation: Both clauses back-shift: was tired / would finish.
Question 4 of 8
Report: 'The old man said, "I used to swim here as a boy."'
The old man said he used to swim there as a boy.
The old man said he had used to swim.
The old man said he uses to swim there.
The old man said he would swim there.
Explanation: 'used to' does not change; 'here' → 'there'.
Question 5 of 8
Choose the correct report: 'She said, "Let's go to the park."'
She suggested going to the park.
She said let us go to the park.
She told to go to the park.
She asked to go to the park.
Explanation: 'Let's' (suggestion) → 'suggested + gerund'.
Question 6 of 8
Report: 'He said to me, "May you live long!"'
He prayed that I might live long.
He said I may live long.
He told me to live long.
He asked if I lived long.
Explanation: A wish/blessing → 'prayed that … might …'.
Question 7 of 8
Identify the error: 'The teacher told that the test would be on Monday.'
told → said (or 'told us')
would is wrong
Monday is wrong
no error
Explanation: 'told' needs an object; otherwise use 'said that'.
Question 8 of 8
Report: 'He said, "How clever she is!"'
He exclaimed that she was very clever.
He said how clever she is.
He asked how clever she was.
He told that she clever was.
Explanation: Exclamation → 'exclaimed that … very …'.