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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do you think he insisted ..... for the concert tickets? A) Paying. B) On paying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On paying. 2. You're right-we shouldn't have spoken to him.Joe ..... speaking to him was a mistake A) Denied. B) Advised. C) Begged. D) Admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Admitted. 3. She ..... anything to do with what happened. A) Said not to have. B) Denied having. C) Insisted not having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denied having. 4. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."I'm sorry I forgot your birthday" said Amanda to me. A) Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday. B) Amanda apologised to forget my birthday. C) Amanda apologised for my birthday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday. 5. 'You stupid boy!' ..... Mum. A) Suggested. B) Answered. C) Shouted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouted. 6. They offered ..... for all the damages. A) Paying. B) Pay. C) To paying. D) To pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pay. 7. Is this your car? A) Offered. B) Asked. C) Said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 8. I suggest ..... the police right now. A) You to call. B) You call. C) To call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You to call. 9. He ..... in the test. A) Refused to cheat. B) Refused cheating. C) Refused that he cheated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refused to cheat. 10. "My name is Lucy and I'm from London." A) She insisted that her name was Lucy. B) She told me her name was Lucy. C) She suggested her name was Lucy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me her name was Lucy. 11. "I will go with them. I have the same ideas" their friend said A) AGREE. B) ORDER. C) SUGGEST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AGREE. 12. Let's go to the cinema!Jack ..... going to the cinema. A) Warned. B) Promised. C) Suggested. D) Regretted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested. 13. In which sentence can the word 'that' be correctly removed without changing the meaning? A) Who is that boy over there?. B) The weather reporter predicted that it would rain. C) I didn't know that. D) The fact that he was late was annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather reporter predicted that it would rain. 14. The salesperson accused me ..... A) To steal it. B) Of stealing it. C) For steal it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of stealing it. 15. To give an answer. A) Suggest. B) Ask. C) Reply. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reply. 16. The general urged us ..... faster. A) To move. B) Moving. C) For moving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move. 17. "I don't think it works like that, shall we try it like this?" A) Greta said us to do it like this. B) Greta reminded us to do it like this. C) Greta suggested that we do it like this. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greta suggested that we do it like this. 18. Report the person's words:" Don't move" ( the policeman / warned / the thief) A) The policeman warned the thief not to move. B) The policeman asked the thief not to move. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policeman warned the thief not to move. 19. The company later ..... that one of their employees had been arrested. A) Convinced. B) Declared. C) Confirmed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confirmed. 20. He is considered ..... a good president. Everybody likes him. A) To be. B) To have been. C) That he is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 21. The salesman ..... them to buy three new flats. A) Persuaded. B) Argued. C) Proposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuaded. 22. I'll be very careful A) Told. B) Promised. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 23. They agreed ..... to the movies. A) To not going. B) To not go. C) Not to go. D) Not going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to go. 24. I ..... if there was any more coffee. A) Answered. B) Stated. C) Wondered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wondered. 25. "Shall I carry that for you, Gran" I said A) I ordered my grandmother to carry it. B) I suggested carrying it for my grandmother. C) I offered to carry it for my grandmother. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I offered to carry it for my grandmother. 26. 'Can you help me, please?, John said to me. what verb would you use to report? A) Insist. B) Ask. C) Apologise. D) Accuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask. 27. True or False:The sentence 'She asked me whether had I finished the game' is a grammatically correct way to report a yes/no question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. My boss has refused ..... me have the day off for my birthday. A) Letting. B) To let. C) Let. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To let. 29. Some critics argue ..... social media can negatively impact mental health. A) With. B) Of. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 30. It's such a pity I couldn't see the game.He ..... not seeing the game. A) Advised. B) Accused. C) Denied. D) Regretted. 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