This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teachers ..... how to do the homework. A) Shout. B) Promise. C) Whisper. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explain. 2. "Yes, I'm afraid I used your phone without asking." A) Admit. B) Refuse. C) Accept. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admit. 3. Your sister says, 'I'll wash the dishes.' Which reporting verb and structure correctly reports this offer? A) She offered to wash the dishes. B) She denied to wash the dishes. C) She admitted to wash the dishes. D) She explained to wash the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She offered to wash the dishes. 4. Teacher ..... the class would be on Tuesdays A) Explained that. B) Explained us. C) Explained us to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explained that. 5. It was an excellent rally, Edward.I ..... my friend on the excellent rally. A) Admitted. B) Praised. C) Congratulated. D) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congratulated. 6. He stressed that it was only temporary.He insisted on it only being temporary. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 7. "Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia. (remind, using infinitive) A) Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk. B) Antonio reminded Lucia buying milk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk. 8. Complete the sentence:Direct question: "Where is the cafeteria?" Reported question:A new student asked me ..... the cafeteria was. A) If. B) Which. C) That. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where. 9. She suggested to take / taking a walk in the park to enjoy the nice weather. A) To take. B) Taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 10. "Do you like spreading fake news?" A) Marked asked if I liked spreading fake news. B) Mark said if I liked spreading fake news. C) Marked asked why I liked spreading fake news. D) Marked demanded I liked spreading fake news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marked asked if I liked spreading fake news. 11. ONE OF THE GUESTS IS THOUGHT TO HAVE STOLEN THE JEWELS. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal structure. 12. The teacher suggested ..... more practice. A) Completed. B) Making. C) Having. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing. 13. It is ..... that Mr Rohmer would be willing to pay up to a million dollars for the business. A) Understand. B) Understanding. C) Understood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understood. 14. Yeh (2004) found that computer simulation is effective in teaching general CT skills, as it improves students and teachers' reflective thinking. A) Neutral. B) Tentative. C) Agree. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutral. 15. Ocean ..... , 'You naughty dog! Go away!' A) Whispered. B) Cried. C) Said. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cried. 16. She said to her son:'Don't forget to feed the cat.' A) She offered her son not to feed the cat. B) She refused her son to feed the cat. C) She reminded her son to feed the cat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She reminded her son to feed the cat. 17. 'Happy birthday, my darling, ' she (a) . 'Thank you, Mum, ' replied Giles as she bent down to kiss him. She gave Harry such a warm smile that he immediately felt at ease. A) Talked. B) Told. C) Spoke. D) A. said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. said. 18. "I've always enjoyed helping out anyway!", said Joe. A) Joe offered to help out. B) Joe offered helping out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe offered to help out. 19. Karma said:'I won't wear a coat!' A) Karma warned not to wear a coat. B) Karma refused to wear a coat. C) Karma suggested not wearing a coat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma refused to wear a coat. 20. I ..... my best friends not to forget this homework. A) Tell. B) Telling. C) Told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 21. The coach urged the players to give / giving their best effort during the final match. A) To give. B) Giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 22. "Ok, I give up. It was me. I ate your chocolate piece of cake last night." A) He insisted on eating the chocolate piece of cake. B) He denied having eaten the chocolate piece of cake. C) He admitted he had eaten the chocolate piece of cake. D) He offered to eat the chocolate piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He admitted he had eaten the chocolate piece of cake. 23. Original sentence: "I am finishing my homework." If you report this later, which sentence is correct? A) He said he were finishing his homework. B) He said he will finish his homework. C) He said he was finishing his homework. D) He said he is finishing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he was finishing his homework. 24. "The room is too cold, " he ..... , rubbing his hands together. A) Quarrelled. B) Complained. C) Yelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complained. 25. 'Oh, by the way, we saw Jenny at the party.' $\rightarrow$ They mentioned ..... Justyna at the party. A) Seeing. B) To see. C) Had seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing. 26. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:He told me, 'I will finish my homework.' A) Saw. B) Finished. C) Told. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 27. Stranger: "Can you close the window?" A) The stranger ordered me to close the window. B) The stranger asked me to close the window. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stranger asked me to close the window. 28. If you ..... something, you say it is true. A) Confirm. B) Add. C) Reveal. D) Deny. E) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confirm. 29. 'It wasn't me who finished the coffee, ' he said. A) He denied to finish the coffee. B) He denied finishing the coffee. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He denied finishing the coffee. 30. Miss Choi told Caleb a secret softly. She ..... , 'I love you so much!' A) Laughed. B) Shouted. C) Cried. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whispered. 31. He ..... to being called a "magician" . A) Objects. B) Claims. C) Promises. D) Asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Objects. 32. Monica persuaded ..... the new Star Wars film. A) That I watch. B) To me watching. C) Me to watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me to watch. 33. 'Let's see. I'll have the risotto, please.' A) He decided to having the risotto. B) He decided to have the risotto. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He decided to have the risotto. 34. "Save some money for emergencies, " the financial expert ..... thoughtfully. A) Protested. B) Advised. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. 35. People think that the new iPhone will come out next September. A) It will be thought that the new iPhone will come out next September. B) It is thought to come out next September. C) The new iPhone will be thought to come out next September. D) The new iPhone is thought to come out next September. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The new iPhone is thought to come out next September. 36. The company is said ..... more than 100 million dollars only last month. A) To have lost. B) To lose. C) That it's lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have lost. 37. "Wow! What a nice expensive new car we have over here!" A) She blamed me for my nice expensive new car. B) She congratulated me on my nice expensive new car. C) She insisted on discussing it because of my expensive car. D) She offered me a nice expensive new car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She congratulated me on my nice expensive new car. 38. The sister of Manchester United footballer ..... selling her story to a newspaper. A) Ordered. B) Criticized. C) Accused. D) Regretted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regretted. 39. 'Don't use the milk!-It's gone bad.' $\rightarrow$ He warned us ..... the milk. A) Not to use. B) To use. C) Using. D) Not using. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to use. 40. "Try the new cafe. It's excellent." they said. A) Encouragement. B) A warning. C) A recommendation. D) A claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A recommendation. 41. Complete the sentence:To make sure everyone followed the dress code, the director insisted that each performer ..... black shoes. A) Was wearing. B) Wore. C) Wears. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear. 42. The witness is expected ..... later this afternoon. A) That he'll testify. B) To have testified. C) To testify. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To testify. 43. Jessie bought some yummy chips. Wincy ..... , 'Please give me some! I am hungry! Please!' A) Begged. B) Answered. C) Shouted. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begged. 44. "Your presentation was outstanding, " he ..... , clapping his hands. A) Suggested. B) Praised. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Praised. 45. The council ..... to approve the building plans. A) Accused. B) Apologized. C) Agreed. D) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreed. 46. "I will be careful with fake news online":he said. A) He told me he would be careful with fake news online. B) He told he was going to be careful with fake news online. C) He said he will be careful with fake news online. D) He said me he would be careful with fake news online. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me he would be careful with fake news online. 47. 'Our room is dirty and the shower doesn't work!' ..... A) She confirmed. B) She complained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She complained. 48. Their boss ..... them to write the account reports A) Reminds. B) Reminded. C) Reminding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reminded. 49. The coach proposed to organise / organising a team lunch to celebrate their success. A) To organise. B) Organising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To organise. 50. Dan is known ..... very active. A) That he is. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 51. He offered ..... me with the case A) Me to help. B) Helping. C) To help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help. 52. The reporter asked the police officer ..... more information about the plan. A) To give them. B) Give. C) For giving. D) To giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give them. 53. Jack agreed ..... A) Going. B) To going. C) To go. D) Of going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 54. He asserted that the new concept of self-regulation offered a far broader perspective than the previous focus on learning strategies. A) Disagree. B) Neutral. C) Agree. D) Tentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agree. 55. My club members ..... visiting the historical sites in Penang. A) Wanted. B) Suggested. C) Planned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested. 56. Complete the sentence:Direct speech: "I can meet you at the park." Reported speech:She said that she ..... meet me at the park. A) May. B) Will. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 57. We reminded ..... home early. A) Them leave. B) Them to leave. C) That they leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them to leave. 58. A suspect ..... after the murder. A) Is reported that he was arrested. B) Is reported to have been arrested. C) Is reported to be arresting. D) Is reported that was arrested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is reported to have been arrested. 59. 'You're right. The film was amazing!' ..... A) He agreed. B) He complained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He agreed. 60. IT IS KNOWN THAT EATING FRUIT IS GOOD FOR YOU. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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