This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "What are you doing here?" A) Say. B) Suggest. C) Ask. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask. 2. To give shouts of approval or encouragement. A) Apologise. B) Cheer. C) Suggest. D) Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheer. 3. I'm definitely going to the meeting. I really need to be there.' $\rightarrow$ He insisted on ..... to the meeting. A) Going. B) Go on. C) To go. D) Has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 4. 'Oh, no. I won't go with you', my sister told me. A) Add. B) Threaten. C) Tell. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object. 5. "I know the guitar can be difficult, but I think you should try to learn it." A) He invited me to learn the guitar. B) He encouraged me to learn the guitar. C) He explained me to learn the guitar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He encouraged me to learn the guitar. 6. '' I have already eaten" she said A) She said that she had already eaten. B) She asked me to eat. C) She offered to eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had already eaten. 7. The team captain shouted, 'Don't give up!' How would you best report this command? A) The captain said that we don't give up. B) The captain asked if we would give up. C) The captain suggested not giving up. D) The captain encouraged us not to give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The captain encouraged us not to give up. 8. I'll email you everyday A) Suggested. B) Promised. C) Explained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 9. It is thought ..... very tough. A) That the competition is to be. B) That the competition is going to be. C) That the competition is to have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the competition is going to be. 10. Can I have a ..... of soda and a ..... of water, please? A) Carton /slice. B) Can / bottle. C) Kilogram / can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can / bottle. 11. In the sentence "My mom explained that we were leaving early, " which word is the reporting verb? A) Leaving. B) Were. C) Early. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explained. 12. Complete the sentence. "It is said ..... the party together" A) They to have left. B) Them to have left. C) That they left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That they left. 13. 'I really must know what's going on here.' $\rightarrow$ She demanded ..... what was going on there. A) To knew. B) Knowing. C) To know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To know. 14. I suggest ..... soon. A) To leave. B) To leaving. C) Leaving. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaving. 15. "I didn't steal the car!" A) She denied stealing the car. B) She insisted she stole the car. C) She warned that she stole the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She denied stealing the car. 16. Many educators agree ..... interactive learning can enhance student engagement. A) Of. B) That. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 17. 'I'll be very careful, ' ..... Simson. A) Told. B) Promised. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 18. "Sorry, but I'm not going to study all weekend!" A) Apologise. B) Refuse. C) Offer. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refuse. 19. "If I were you I would take a bottle of water with me." A) James advised me to take a bottle of water. B) James decided to take a bottle of water. C) James warned me to take a bottle of water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James advised me to take a bottle of water. 20. "I'm going to start exercising"He ..... to start exercising. A) Ordered. B) Warned. C) Promised. D) Advised. E) Decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Decided. 21. A:Have the police found the men that robbed the supermarket?B:Apparently, they've arrested one man, but he denies ..... anything to do with it. A) Have. B) To have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 22. To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind A) Deny. B) Accuse. C) Remind. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accuse. 23. Indicate how many reporting verbs were mentioned A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 24. "You mustn't use your cellphone in class, " said the teacher. A) The teacher ordered the students to use their cellphones. B) The teacher ordered the students not using their cellphones. C) The teacher ordered the students that they not use their cellphones. D) The teacher ordered the students not to use their cellphones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher ordered the students not to use their cellphones. 25. I do apologize for ..... A) Not to call. B) Not calling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not calling. 26. "I can lend you some money. If you want to" mom said A) OFFER. B) INVITE. C) EXPLAIN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OFFER. 27. He warned ..... careful A) To be. B) Us to be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us to be. 28. To report the sentence "Be careful! The floor is wet, " which reporting verb best captures the speaker's intent? A) Warned. B) Wondered. C) Admitted. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 29. He ..... us not to drink the tap water. A) Informed. B) Insisted. C) Warned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warned. 30. Levack (2010) ..... that there are contadictions in Day's interpretation of the poem. (states but does not explain at length) A) Explains. B) Emphasizes. C) Points out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Points out. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting Verbs Quiz 3Reporting Verbs Quiz 4Reporting Verbs Quiz 5Reporting Verbs Quiz 6Reporting Verbs Quiz 7Reporting Verbs Quiz 8Reporting Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books