This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Ok, I will lend you my car, Bill" he said A) He agreed to lend Bill his car. B) He begged Bill to lend him his car. C) He offered to lend Bill his car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He agreed to lend Bill his car. 2. Kim (2005) and Young (2010) ..... how Bach's music draws considerably on earlier composer's work. (to say just briefly) A) Emphasize. B) Note. C) Suggest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Note. 3. Let me help you with those bags. A) Begged. B) Explained. C) Offered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Offered. 4. 'I hate this food!', he said. What verb would you use to report? A) Agree. B) Complain. C) Object. D) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complain. 5. Pablo promised ..... his room at the weekend. A) Tidy. B) To tidy. C) Tidying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tidy. 6. Will you remind me ..... the gas bill before the end of the month? A) To pay. B) Paying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pay. 7. "This is how we use the present perfect" said Amy A) Amy asked us how to use the present perfect. B) Amy explained how to use the present perfect. C) Amy refused how to use the present perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amy explained how to use the present perfect. 8. DIRECT SPEECH:Let me help you with that suitcase, Natalie.REPORTED SPEECH:He offered ..... A) Helping her with that suitcase. B) To help her with that suitcase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help her with that suitcase. 9. The criminal told the officer that he had robbed the bank.The criminal ..... to having robbed the bank. A) Accused. B) Explained. C) Enquired. D) Admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Admitted. 10. Many experts believe ..... tai chi can improve mental health. A) Of. B) With. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 11. To make a very strong and urgent request A) Convince. B) Beg. C) Apologize. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beg. 12. She was dancing salsa. A) He said that she is daincing salsa. B) He said that she had been dancing salsa. C) He said that she danced salsa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that she had been dancing salsa. 13. Complete the sentence:The sign said, 'BEWARE OF DOG.' It ..... us about the dog. A) Warned. B) Suggested. C) Promised. D) Reminded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 14. Jack persuaded ..... with him. A) We go. B) That we go. C) Us to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us to go. 15. "Does she speak four languages?" The boss asked her ..... A) If she speaks four languages. B) If she spoke four languages. C) Whether she did speaks four languages. D) If she does speak four languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she spoke four languages. 16. I don't think Joe's telling the truth.Tom let me know he ..... telling the truth. A) Enquired Joe was. B) Doubted that Joe is. C) Doubted whether Joe was. D) Wondered Joe is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doubted whether Joe was. 17. My boss ..... me to apply for the promotion. A) Advised. B) Suggested. C) Recommended. D) Insisted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised. 18. He apologised for ..... the vase. A) To brake. B) Braking. C) To braking. D) Breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breaking. 19. It is rumoured ..... her. A) That he's left. B) Him to have left. C) Him to leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That he's left. 20. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "My mother is married to his cousin." A) Advise. B) Suggest. C) Ask. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explain. 21. "I think we should wait until it stops raining." A) Paul suggested waited until it stopped. B) Paul suggested waiting until it stopped. C) Paul suggested wait until it stopped. D) Paul suggesting waited until it stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul suggested waiting until it stopped. 22. "If your toothache is that bad, you should go to a dentist." A) Advice. B) A claim. C) A denial. D) A promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 23. Passwords must ..... kept secret. A) Are. B) Being. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be. 24. When the character shows that he has the same opinion as somebody, we use ' ..... '. A) Agree. B) Continue. C) Groan. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 25. I would never encourage ..... night shifts. A) Working. B) To work. C) Anyone to work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anyone to work. 26. Scientists believed that they killed the animals A) They were believed to killed animals. B) They were believed to kill animals. C) They was believed to kill animals. D) They have believed to kill animals by scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were believed to kill animals. 27. 'Is this your car?' ..... Tommy. A) Offered. B) Asked. C) Said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 28. "I didn't have my phone on me, you see" . A) Explain. B) Ask. C) Suggest. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain. 29. I suggest ..... a break before we discuss the next point. A) To have. B) Having. C) You having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 30. True or False:When reporting something that was said in the past, the verb tense in the reported clause usually moves one step back into the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. 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