NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR QUIZ
REPORTED SPEECH: Present Simple
 Use Reported Speech to complete the sentences below.
*FOUR questions have 2 possible answers!
1. > “What time is it?” 9. > “Alaska is very cold.”
Roberto … me what time it was. Our teacher said Alaska … cold.
a) ask a) if it was very
b) asks b) was very
c) asked c) very
2. > “I have a new job.” 10. > “What’s the capital of Bolivia?”
Samantha said she … a new job. John asked me ….
a) had a) if the capital of Bolivia was
b) have b) what the capital of Bolivia is
c) has c) what the capital of Bolivia was
3. > “I’m a student” 11. > “Do you know the answer?”
Sam said he …. Cindy asked me if … the answer.
a) was a student a) I knew
b) a student b) she knew
c) does a student c) she knows
4. > “Do you work at night?” 12. > “I can speak three languages.”
Maria asked … at night. Thomas said he …three languages.
a) if she works a) can spoke
b) if I worked b) could spoke
c) does she work c) could speak
5. > “I don’t like Monday mornings.” 13. > “Does Jim have a truck?”
Stewart said he … Monday mornings. Kelly asked … a truck.
a) doesn’t like a) Jim if he has a truck
b) didn’t like b) me if Jim had a truck
c) didn’t liked c) what does Jim have
6. > “The kids are outside.” 14. > “Are we late?”
My wife said that the kids … outside. Anna … late.
a) if they were a) asked we are
b) were b) said we were
c) is c) asked if we were
7. > “Is he our teacher?” 15. > “How are you?”
My classmate asked me … teacher. Ms. Jones ….
a) if he was our a) asked if how I am
b) he is a b) said how was I
c) is he a c) asked how I was
8. > “It’s ten o’clock.” 16. > “Mercury is a small planet.”
Emma said that …ten o’clock. She said Mercury … a small planet.
a) it was a) was
b) the time b) is
c) was it c) if it was

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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GRAMMAR QUIZ ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus Reported Speech (Present Simple)
Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. C 9. B
2. A / C 10. B / C
3. A 11. A
4. B 12. C
5. A / B 13. B
6. B 14. C
7. A 15. C
8. A 16. A / B

Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%

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