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Reported Speech - 1 - Class 10 English Grammar Advanced Free MCQ Test


MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Reported Speech - 1 (15 Questions)

You can prepare effectively for Class 10 English Grammar Advanced with this dedicated MCQ Practice Test (available with solutions) on the important topic of "Test: Reported Speech - 1". These 15 questions have been designed by the experts with the latest curriculum of Class 10 2026, to help you master the concept.

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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 10 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 15

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Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 1
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He says, “My father works in the Navy.”

Detailed Solution: Question 1

The reporting verb is in simple present. Hence, the verb of the sentence in quotes does not get changed. But the demonstrative adjective ‘my’ changes into ‘his’ as the pronoun ‘he’ shows that the speaker is male.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 2
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Rahul said, “I will come tomorrow afternoon to take my book.”

Detailed Solution: Question 2

The future tense ‘will’ changes into would when the reporting verb is in the past tense. Whereas the timing word ‘tomorrow’ changes into ‘next day’ and the demonstrative adjective ‘my’ into ‘his’. The sentence satisfies all the rules.

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Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 3
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She shouted, “Leave me alone.”

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The sentence in quotes is a command i.e. imperative sentence. In other words, the sentence that starts with a verb changes into infinity in indirect speech. The objective pronoun ‘me’ changes into ‘her’ as the speaker is female.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 4
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Michael said, “I called Williams for tonight dinner.”

Detailed Solution: Question 4

The sentence in quotes is in simple past. The reporting verb is also in simple past. So the sentence in quotes changes into past perfect tense. The timing word 'tonight' changes into that day night.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 5
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Manish said, “O my God! I am ruined.”

Detailed Solution: Question 5

The exclamatory sentence in quotes changes the reporting word in indirect speech according to the expression or feeling of the sentence. In this sentence, the expression is an exclamation. Thus the reporting verb 'exclaimed' replaces the exclamation in indirect speech. As the reporting verb is in simple past tense, the sentence following the exclamation, changes accordingly.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 6
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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
"Where do you live?", said the stranger.

Detailed Solution: Question 6

Correct answer is: The stranger enquired where I lived.

  • While changing the narration of an interrogative sentence, we need to follow the given steps-
  • A conjunction is not used in the sentence of wh-family words ( what, where, who, whom, why, etc.).
  • 'Question mark (?)' is changed to full stop (.).
  • 'Said' will be changed into 'asked/ enquired'.
  • 'Do + v1 (live)' is changed into 'v2' (lived) in indirect speech.
  • 2nd person (you) is changed into (I).
     

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 7
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He said to Prapti, “Will you come with me?”

Detailed Solution: Question 7

The sentence in quotes is a question about acceptance. The word 'whether' or 'if' has to be used in indirect speech in such a case. Being the reporting verb in past tense, 'will' becomes 'would'. The reporting verb also gets changed as the sentence was a question.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 8
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“How clever I am!” Ayush said.

Detailed Solution: Question 8

The exclamatory sentence has to be converted into declarative sentence in indirect speech. Hence the reporting verb changes according to the expression. While converting into declarative, the words that show the exclamation get omitted.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 9
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Johnny said, 'I played this game last week.' What is the correct indirect speech for this sentence?

Detailed Solution: Question 9

To change the direct speech into indirect speech, we follow these steps: The reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense. The verb 'played' (simple past) in the direct speech changes to 'had played' (past perfect) in indirect speech. The time expression 'last week' changes to 'the previous week.' The demonstrative 'this' changes to 'that.' So, the correct indirect speech is: Johnny said that he had played that game the previous week.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 10
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My friend said to me, 'You have to work hard to achieve the top rank.'

Detailed Solution: Question 10

The reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense, but since the direct speech refers to a universal truth or ongoing obligation, the tense of the verb 'have' remains unchanged in indirect speech. The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I' because the speaker is reporting what was directly said to them. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is: My friend said that I have to work hard to achieve the top rank.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 11
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Sourabh asked, “What is the matter?”

Detailed Solution: Question 11

The interrogative sentence converts into declarative in indirect speech. Thus, the helping verb follows the subject in declarative. The reporting verb is in simple past where the sentence is in simple present. So, the sentence changes into simple past tense.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 12
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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, “I don’t believe you.”

Detailed Solution: Question 12

The sentence in indirect speech would be: I told you that I didn’t believe you

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 13
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His sister said to Arjun, “Bring me a colourful dress.”

Detailed Solution: Question 13

While converting an imperative sentence into a declarative, the infinity takes place. The first person in the sentence changes into third person as the speaker is third person. The reporting verb also changes accordingly.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 14
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Choose the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence:
'Ashish will say, 'I went home.''

Detailed Solution: Question 14

When changing from direct to indirect speech and the reporting verb is in the future tense ('will say'), the tense of the reported speech remains the same. However, the pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' to match 'Ashish', and the conjunction 'that' is added to connect the clauses. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is 'Ashish will say that he went home.'

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 15
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He said, “I came here long time ago.”

Detailed Solution: Question 15

The sentence in simple past changes into past perfect tense as the reporting verb is also in simple past. The pronoun of the sentence changes into third person as the speaker is third person. The timing word ‘ago’ changes into ‘before’.

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