Class 9 CBSE English — Chapter 22: Grammar: Reported Speech MCQs with Answers
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard
Practise the most important Class 9 CBSE English questions from Chapter 22, "Grammar: Reported Speech" — 60 NCERT-aligned multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. The set is split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard, so you can warm up on the fundamentals and then push into the exam-level problems that separate top scorers in CBSE Board exams.
"Grammar: Reported Speech" is one of the chapters where comprehension, grammar and writing-skill questions really pays off. Each MCQ on this chapter is timed and uses exam-grade marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped), training the accuracy-under-pressure that real papers demand. Every question carries a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson rather than a dead end — the fastest way to close gaps before a test.
Use this chapter as targeted revision: attempt the Easy set first to confirm your basics on Grammar: Reported Speech, then move to Medium and Hard to test application and problem-solving. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically, and the chapter feeds into your overall Class 9 English mastery score. 12 sample questions are solved in full below — answer and worked explanation — and signing in free opens all 60.
Class 9 English Grammar: Reported Speech MCQs with answers
12 solved questions across the difficulty levels this chapter is graded on — answer and explanation shown for each. The remaining 48 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
In reported speech, 'we' spoken by one person about their own group becomes:
A.they✓ CorrectB.weC.youD.usAnswer: A. they
Explanation: First-person plural shifts to third person when someone else reports it.
- Q2Easy
In reported speech, 'last night' becomes:
A.that night onlyB.tonightC.the previous night✓ CorrectD.the next nightAnswer: C. the previous night
Explanation: Past time references shift one step further back.
- Q3Easy
Which reporting verb suits: 'Please forgive me,' he said?
A.boastedB.begged✓ CorrectC.orderedD.announcedAnswer: B. begged
Explanation: A plea for forgiveness is reported with a verb of entreaty.
- Q4Easy
Which reporting verb suits: 'I did not take the money,' he said?
A.admittedB.requestedC.suggestedD.denied✓ CorrectAnswer: D. denied
Explanation: A refusal to accept blame is reported with 'denied'.
- Q5Easy
Report correctly: 'Sit down and open your books,' the teacher said.
A.The teacher said to sit down and to opened our books.B.The teacher asked that we sat down and opened your books.C.The teacher told us to sit down and open our books.✓ CorrectD.The teacher told us that sit down and open your books.Answer: C. The teacher told us to sit down and open our books.
Explanation: Two linked commands share one 'told ... to' construction, and the possessive shifts.
- Q6Medium
Report: 'I visited Jaipur last summer. It was beautiful,' he said.
A.He said that he had visited Jaipur the previous summer and that it had been beautiful.✓ CorrectB.He said that he visited Jaipur last summer and it was beautiful.C.He said that he had visited Jaipur last summer and it is beautiful.D.He said he has visited Jaipur the previous summer and it was beautiful.Answer: A. He said that he had visited Jaipur the previous summer and that it had been beautiful.
Explanation: Both past statements shift to the past perfect and the time reference moves back.
- Q7Medium
Report: 'Have you eaten? You look tired,' she said to me.
A.She asked that I had eaten and that I looked tired.B.She asked whether had I eaten and remarked I am looking tired.C.She asked whether I had eaten and remarked that I looked tired.✓ CorrectD.She asked had I eaten and said I look tired.Answer: C. She asked whether I had eaten and remarked that I looked tired.
Explanation: A question and a comment need separate reporting verbs and structures.
- Q8Medium
Identify the error: 'He told that he was leaving for Chennai.'
A.for should be toB.told should be said✓ CorrectC.was should be isD.leaving should be leftAnswer: B. told should be said
Explanation: 'Told' requires an object; without one the verb must be 'said'.
- Q9Medium
Report: 'I met her here yesterday and shall meet her again tomorrow,' he said.
A.He said that he met her here yesterday and will meet her again tomorrow.B.He said that he had met her there yesterday and would meet her again tomorrow.C.He said he has met her there the previous day and shall meet her the next day.D.He said that he had met her there the previous day and would meet her again the next day.✓ CorrectAnswer: D. He said that he had met her there the previous day and would meet her again the next day.
Explanation: Tense, place and both time references all shift together.
- Q10Hard
Report the passage: 'I have been working here for five years. I enjoy it. Will you join us?' he said.
A.He said that he had been working there for five years and that he enjoyed it, and asked whether I would join them.✓ CorrectB.He said he has been working there for five years and enjoys it and asked will I join them.C.He said that he had been working here for five years and enjoyed it and asked would I join us.D.He told that he had been working there five years, enjoyed it, and asked whether I join them.Answer: A. He said that he had been working there for five years and that he enjoyed it, and asked whether I would join them.
Explanation: Three sentences shift together, and the final question takes its own reporting verb.
- Q11Hard
Report: 'Stop! Who are you and what do you want?' the sentry demanded.
A.The sentry said stop and asked who are you and what you want.B.The sentry demanded him stop and who he was and what he wants.C.The sentry ordered him to stop and demanded who he was and what he wanted.✓ CorrectD.The sentry ordered to stop and demanded who was he and what did he want.Answer: C. The sentry ordered him to stop and demanded who he was and what he wanted.
Explanation: A command plus two questions need one infinitive and two statement-order clauses.
- Q12Hard
Choose the most precise reporting of: 'I am sorry I forgot your birthday,' he said.
A.He regretted that he will forget her birthday.B.He apologised for having forgotten her birthday.✓ CorrectC.He said sorry that he forgot her birthday.D.He told that he was sorry he forgot her birthday.Answer: B. He apologised for having forgotten her birthday.
Explanation: 'Apologised for' plus a perfect gerund is the precise form for a past apology.
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