Unscramble
Find the mistake
Report the direct speech
What were the original words?
Totally random
100

loved / John / reading / said / he / books

John said he loved reading books

100

What's the mistake?

My brother told the teacher that he plays the piano really well.

My brother told the teacher that he played the piano really well.

100

‘You spend too much time with your mobile phone,’ my mum said.

My mum said I spent too much time with my mobile phone.

100

Sue said she could not go out now because she was rehearsing for the school play.

"I can't go out now because I'm rehearsing for the school play"

100

Who's the teacher's favourite male singer?

Harry Styles

200

me / hobby / her / painting / told / Maria / was / favourite

Maria told me her favourite hobby was painting

200

What's the mistake?

Harry Styles told he would go on tour the following year.

Harry Styles told them/the press/eveyone he would go on tour the following year.

(many answers allowed here)

200

’I'll call you when I finish my homework,’ said my friend.

My friend said that he/she would call me when he/she finished his/her homework.

200

The teacher asked me if I could play the drums.

"Can you play the drums?"

200

How many planets are in the Solar System? 

Eight

300

the / that / movie / Story / 5 / popular / told / Toy / was / now / most / They / us

They told us that the most popular movie now was Toy Story 5.

300

What's the mistake?

The teacher told the students they will work a lot if they don't go to the theatre.

The teacher told the students they would work a lot if they didn't go to the theatre.

300

"You can't come back here", the police told the man.

The police told the man that he couldn't come back there.

300

My friend told her girlfriend that they had been on a break.

"We were on a break!"

300

How many provinces does Argentina have? (NOT including CABA district)

23

400

What’s the smallest country in the world? 

The Vatican
500

Who's the teacher all-time favourite singer?

Taylor Swift