Revision
MCQ Exercise – Choose the Correct Reported Speech
1. Rohan said, “I have finished my homework.”
A) Rohan said that he has finished his homework.
B) Rohan said that he had finished his homework.
C) Rohan said that I had finished my homework.
D) Rohan said that he finished his homework.
2. Mother said, “We are going to the market.”
A) Mother said that they are going to the market.
B) Mother said that we were going to the market.
C) Mother said that they were going to the market.
D) Mother said that they had gone to the market.
3. The boy said, “I saw a rainbow in the sky.”
A) The boy said that he had seen a rainbow in the sky.
B) The boy said that he saw a rainbow in the sky.
C) The boy said that he sees a rainbow in the sky.
D) The boy said that I had seen a rainbow in the sky.
4. She said, “My brother likes chocolate.”
A) She said that her brother liked chocolate.
B) She said that my brother liked chocolate.
C) She said that her brother likes chocolate.
D) She said that she liked chocolate.
5. The teacher said, “Do not talk in the class.”
A) The teacher said not to talk in the class.
B) The teacher told us do not talk in the class.
C) The teacher advised us not to talk in the class.
D) The teacher asked us not to talk in the class.
6. Father said, “Turn off the lights before sleeping.”
A) Father told to turn off the lights before sleeping.
B) Father asked to turn off the lights before sleeping.
C) Father ordered me to turn off the lights before sleeping.
D) Father told me to turn off the lights before sleeping.
7. The doctor said, “Take this medicine twice a day.”
A) The doctor told me take this medicine twice a day.
B) The doctor said me to take this medicine twice a day.
C) The doctor advised me to take that medicine twice a day.
D) The doctor asked me to take this medicine twice a day.
8. He asked, “When will you come home?”
A) He asked me when will I come home.
B) He asked me when I will come home.
C) He asked me when I would come home.
D) He asked me when would I come home.
9. She asked, “Who wrote this book?”
A) She asked me who had written that book.
B) She asked who wrote that book.
C) She asked me who has written this book.
D) She asked me who written that book.
10. The policeman asked, “Did you see the accident?”
A) The policeman asked if I saw the accident.
B) The policeman asked me if I had seen the accident.
C) The policeman asked did I see the accident.
D) The policeman asked that if I had seen the accident.
Answer Key: 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – C, 6 – D, 7 – C, 8 – C, 9 – A, 10 – B.
Fill in the blanks with tenses:
1. Continuous Tense
It was a bright Sunday morning. The birds __chriping___ (chirp) in the trees while the
children __playing___ (play) in the park. Rohan and I were riding___ (ride) our bicycles
when we saw a street performer. He __was jaggling___ (juggle) balls and __entertaining___
(entertain) a small crowd.
2. Perfect Tense
Riya __had finished___ (finish) her homework before her mother called her for dinner. By
the time we reached the cinema, the movie__ had started___ (start) already. My father__ had
bought___ (buy) a new car last month, and we all went for a drive.
3. Perfect Continuous Tense
Amit __had been studying___ (study) for his exams for two hours before his friends arrived.
The children __had been waiting___ (wait) at the bus stop for a long time before the bus
finally came. __She had been practiceing___ (practice) the piano since morning, and now she
feels confident.__ They had been working___ (work) on the project for weeks before
submitting it.
Fill in the blanks with conjunctions
It was a holiday, __so___ we decided to go on a picnic. The sun was shining brightly,__
and___ the weather was perfect for an outing. We packed sandwiches __and___ fruits for
lunch. My brother wanted to play cricket,__ but___ I preferred football. We couldn’t decide,
__so___ we took a vote. Mom suggested we play both games, _for__ everyone could have
fun. We enjoyed ourselves, _yet__ we were very tired by the end of the day.
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Answers: chirping, playing, were riding, was juggling, was entertaining.
Answers: had finished, had started, had bought.
Answers: had been studying, had been waiting, had been practicing, had been working.
Answers: so, and, and, but, so, for, yet.
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