This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Oh dear! I'm sorry about that." A) She apologised for what happened. B) She explained what happened. C) She asked what happened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She apologised for what happened. 2. He ..... of stealing the book. A) Accused me. B) Admitted. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused me. 3. True or False:When reporting a fact that is still true, like 'The sun is a star, ' you must always change the verb to the past tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. You could help him, Tom.The teacher ..... that Tom could help his classmate. A) Reminded. B) Offered. C) Regretted. D) Remarked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remarked. 5. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "Let's play a game." A) Ask. B) Suggest. C) Tell. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggest. 6. "Could you pass me that book, please? A) Jennifer advised me to pass her the book. B) Jennifer said me to pass her the book. C) Jennifer asked me to pass her the book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jennifer asked me to pass her the book. 7. The authorities urged ..... their homes during the hurricane. A) Not to leave. B) The public not to leave. C) Not leaving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The public not to leave. 8. Direct quote:'I will not help you cheat on the test, ' Sarah said. How would you report this? A) Sarah denied to help me cheat on the test. B) Sarah suggested helping me cheat on the test. C) Sarah admitted to help me cheat on the test. D) Sarah refused to help me cheat on the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarah refused to help me cheat on the test. 9. Complete the sentence to correctly report the question 'What time does the game start?':She asked me ..... A) What time did the game start. B) What time the game does start. C) What time the game started. D) What time does the game start. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What time the game started. 10. "Bring my umbrella"He ..... me to bring his umbrella. A) Ordered. B) Advised. C) Decided. D) Promised. E) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 11. There's the shoplifter over there !The shop assistant ..... that man of shoplifting . A) Complained. B) Accused. C) Denied. D) Assumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accused. 12. Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets as a reporting verb:'My neighbours are stealing my plants.' said Mrs Brown. (accuse) A) Mrs Brown accused her neighbours to steal her plants. B) Mrs Brown accused her neighbours stolen her plants. C) Mrs Brown accused her neighbours of stealing her plants. D) Mrs Brown accused her neighbours stealing her plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs Brown accused her neighbours of stealing her plants. 13. What reporting verb is used to express a claim? A) Report. B) State. C) Claim. D) Assert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 14. The teacher threatend ..... them extra homework if they didn't stop talking. A) To give. B) Giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 15. The student ..... that he had copied in the exam. A) Admitted. B) Refused. C) Persuaded. D) Apologised for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admitted. 16. Choose the correct pattern for the verb 'deny': A) Verb +-ing. B) Verb + object + infinitive. C) Verb + infinitive. D) Verb + preposition +-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb +-ing. 17. "Don't listen to all those lies. It wasn't me who did it." A) A promise. B) Encouragement. C) A denial. D) A recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A denial. 18. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... me he had finished his video game. A) Said. B) Asked. C) Spoke. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told. 19. Agatha Cristie is known ..... many detective stories. A) To have written. B) That she wrote. C) To write. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have written. 20. "I think I will buy the blue one, I prefer the colour." A) Elsa decided to buy the blue one. B) Elsa agreed to buy the blue one. C) Elsa admitted to buying the blue one. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elsa decided to buy the blue one. 21. The school principal accused the man ..... photos. A) Of posting. B) On posting. C) To post. D) For posting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of posting. 22. "You are welcome to drop by whenever you want." she / invite / kids A) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they could. B) She invited the kids that they could drop by whenever they want. C) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they wanted. 23. The suspect is known ..... the city after the murder. A) To leave. B) That he has left. C) To have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have left. 24. Mary, you should really get a head start on learning for the exam next week.I ..... Mary to start learning for the exam. A) Warned. B) Advised. C) Suggested. D) Begged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. 25. 'I hate this food!', he said. A) Object. B) Agree. C) Complain. D) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complain. 26. In a latest article Morton (2012) ..... how information technology is changing society. (give clear details about something) A) Explains. B) States. C) Notes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains. 27. 'Let me help you with those bags, ' ..... Lily. A) Explained. B) Told. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested. 28. They accused ..... A) That I steal. B) Me of stealing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me of stealing. 29. When the character is telling somebody an idea, we use ' ..... '. A) Suggest. B) Continue. C) Promise. D) Groan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest. 30. She recommended ..... the first flight home. A) Taking. B) To take. C) On taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting Verbs Quiz 2Reporting Verbs Quiz 3Reporting Verbs Quiz 4Reporting Verbs Quiz 5Reporting Verbs Quiz 6Reporting Verbs Quiz 7Reporting Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books