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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I really like the news!":she said A) She said she really liked the news. B) She told, 'I really like the newss'. C) She told she really likes the news. D) She said me she really liked the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she really liked the news. 2. Your friend says, "I'll definitely help you study for the test." Which sentence correctly reports this promise? A) My friend promised to help me study. B) My friend denied to help me study. C) My friend suggested to help me study. D) My friend asked to help me study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend promised to help me study. 3. "I heard they're planning a surprise party, " she ..... excitedly. A) Approved. B) Whispered. C) Complained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approved. 4. She insisted on speaking / to speak to the manager before making her final decision. A) On speaking. B) To speak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On speaking. 5. The man offered ..... with my bags. A) Help me. B) To help me. C) To helping me. D) Helping me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help me. 6. It ..... on the tickets that our seats were F1 and F2. A) Revealed. B) Confirm. C) Agreed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revealed. 7. He ..... me to buy me a mobile if I passed the exam. A) Promised. B) Encouraged. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promised. 8. He ..... for coming late. A) Suggested. B) Apologised. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apologised. 9. There are more and more homeless people ..... on the streets these days. A) Regretting. B) Begging. C) Demanding. D) Denying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging. 10. Can you ask him to call me back?Can you tell him to call me back? A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 11. 'Everyone! I want to be an artist!' A) She added. B) She boasted. C) She explained. D) She announced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She announced. 12. Smith ..... that he had taken the money. A) Told. B) Admitted. C) Wondered. D) Shouted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admitted. 13. The teacher ..... the students not to cheat during the exam. A) Warned. B) Agreed. C) Accused. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 14. "I'll be early" I said to my mother. (promise + clause) A) I promised my mother that I would be early. B) I promised my mother of being early. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I promised my mother that I would be early. 15. Sally asked him ..... A) To stay. B) Him staying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stay. 16. I will not marry you. A) Refuse. B) Promise. C) Explain. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refuse. 17. To tell someone that you are happy because they have done something good or something good has happened to them A) Suggest. B) Remind. C) Congratulate. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congratulate. 18. Why are you ..... ? Is the baby asleep? A) Yelling. B) Refusing. C) Whispering. D) Repeating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whispering. 19. She refused ..... the principal's questions. A) To answer. B) Answering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To answer. 20. If you add something, ..... A) You give previously unknown information. B) You have the same opinion. C) You say something extra. D) You unhappily agree it's true. E) You say that something is not true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You say something extra. 21. 'Please wait for me in reception.' A) The guide told us to waiting for her in reception. B) The guide told us to wait for her in reception. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The guide told us to wait for her in reception. 22. Nobody ..... the Spanish inquisition A) Decides. B) Suggests. C) Tells. D) Expects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expects. 23. The organization has accused many major companies ..... doing too little to tackle discrimination in the workplace. A) Of. B) That. C) With. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 24. 'Remember to buy bread on your way home' mom said. A) Offer. B) Order. C) Insist. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remind. 25. Teacher: "students, it's better to do the homework so as you are better prepared for the test" A) The teacher invited the students to do their homework. B) The teacher advised the students to do their homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher advised the students to do their homework. 26. 'If you want, I can give you a lift to work' Marta said. A) Promise. B) Offer. C) Advise. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offer. 27. He suggested that there were hidden costs.He implied that there were hidden costs. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 28. He was delighted when Mr. Gladstone (a) the opportunity to represent the government in China. For some time he had been interested in the art of the Ming dynasty. A) Suggested. B) Proposed. C) Approached. D) A. offered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. offered. 29. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe phrasal verbs.If we go for a coffee, I'll ..... (you) oneverything that happened at work today. A) Fill in. B) Touch on. C) Reel off. D) Spell out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fill in. 30. Dad: "Do your homework!" A) My father told me to do my homework. B) My father to me told do my homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My father told me to do my homework. 31. Hannah saw a snake. She ..... , 'Help! A snake wants to bite me!' A) Said. B) Answered. C) Shouted. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouted. 32. The whole exercise took about two hours, (a) him to be back home in time for a cup of tea with Mum before she went off to work. A) A. allowing. B) Accepting. C) Admitting. D) Agreeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. allowing. 33. I WON'T GO TO THE POLICE STATION. A) REFUSE. B) EXPLAIN. C) AGREE. D) DEMAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REFUSE. 34. "My brother said that the basketball team filled up fast", said Joe. A) Joe's brother told him that the basketball team had filled up fast. B) Joe's brother told that the basketball team had filled up fast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe's brother told him that the basketball team had filled up fast. 35. "I am going to read the news tomorrow here in my house":Linda said. A) Linda told me she was going to read the news tomorrow here in her house. B) Linda said she was going to read the news the day after there in her house. C) Linda said she would read the news tomorrow there in her house. D) Linda told me she would read the news the next day there in her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linda said she was going to read the news the day after there in her house. 36. WHICH REPORTING VERB?"Would you like to go for an ice cream?" A) PERSUADE. B) INVITE. C) ENCOURAGE. D) ALLOW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INVITE. 37. Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line-we ..... for any inconvenience caused. A) Thank. B) Apologize. C) Deny. D) Confess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apologize. 38. I ..... where Rosemary was and why she was so late. A) Reminded. B) Told. C) Refused. D) Wondered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wondered. 39. And now he would pay for that foolishness. He would lose everything. He had to (a) making a fatal mistake. A) A. admit. B) Agree. C) Accept. D) Adopt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. admit. 40. Pedro: "Make your bed, Lucas!" A) Pedro told Lucas to make his bed. B) Pedro asked Lucas to make his bed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pedro told Lucas to make his bed. 41. I enjoy ..... with friends on a Saturday afternoon. A) Shopped. B) To shop. C) Shop. D) Shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shopping. 42. Bernhardt (2003) claims that the variance in second language reading can be divided in two halves:half accounted for by second language knowledge and first language literacy, and half by variance that remains unexplained. A) Neutral. B) Disagree. C) Agree. D) Tentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agree. 43. '' That means I can't join the drama club now, but maybe I'll do that next year.", said Nina. A) Nina explained that she couldn't join the drama club that time. B) Nina explained not joining the drama club that time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nina explained that she couldn't join the drama club that time. 44. While they were moving seats, the people in the row behind ..... that they couldn't see the screen. A) Denied. B) Added. C) Complained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complained. 45. Get out of my way! A) Explain. B) Order. C) Advise. D) Beg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Order. 46. "Get all the reports ready by 5 PM, " the manager ..... , his voice firm. A) Reminded. B) Ordered. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordered. 47. "You broke my new DVD, " he said to his sister.He ..... his sister of breaking his new DVD. A) Refused. B) Boasted. C) Complained. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accused. 48. "Watch out for the car!" she ..... , pointing urgently. A) Grumbled. B) Insisted. C) Yelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yelled. 49. "Come on, Steve, you can do it! Jump! she said. A) Encouragement. B) A warning. C) A claim. D) A promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encouragement. 50. Convert the direct speech 'She said, I will come tomorrow' to reported speech. A) She said that she is coming tomorrow. B) She said that she comes the next day. C) She said that she would come the next day. D) She said that she will come yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would come the next day. 51. I'm planning ..... a new phone soon as mine is really old and not working well. A) Get. B) To get. C) Got. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 52. You should come, it's going to be a lot of fun, ' she said. A) She persuaded me to come. B) She persuaded me to coming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She persuaded me to come. 53. Yeah. He's agreed ..... the price. A) Reduce. B) Reducing. C) To reducing. D) To reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reduce. 54. The editor was angry. He ..... her for printing the story. A) Ordered. B) Regretted. C) Accused. D) Criticized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criticized. 55. Yeah. He accused us ..... his emails. A) Ignoring. B) To ignore. C) Ignore. D) Of ignoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of ignoring. 56. "We're going to the park. Would you like to come with us?' A) INVITE. B) TELL. C) REFUSE. D) CLAIM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INVITE. 57. Don't leave me alone, please! A) Warn. B) Promise. C) Beg. D) Advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beg. 58. "I won't be late." he said A) A promise. B) Encouragement. C) A denial. D) A recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A promise. 59. "I'm really not at all satisfied with company policy regarding small businesses" Jack said.Jack ..... the company policy regarding small businesses. A) Spoke out against. B) Touched on. C) Dwelled on. D) Blurted out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoke out against. 60. 'The store will close in 15 minutes, ' ..... A) He announced. B) He admitted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He announced. ← 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