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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher threatened ..... them extra homework if they didn't stop talking. A) To give. B) To giving. C) Giving. D) Of giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 2. My mum insisted ..... me the money. A) On lending. B) To lend. C) Lending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On lending. 3. Roger apologized for ..... my birthday. A) Forget. B) To forget. C) Forgetting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgetting. 4. It's difficult to ..... some people to take the vaccine. Their minds are made up. A) Insist. B) Encourage. C) Persuade. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuade. 5. Jamie blamed me for ..... the tickets, but I think he had them. A) Lose. B) Losing. C) To lose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 6. To tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry A) Persuade. B) Assure. C) Argue. D) Convince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assure. 7. 'I didn't lock the door.' $\rightarrow$ He admitted not ..... the door. A) Locking. B) To lock. C) Had locked. D) Lock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locking. 8. I didn't take your wallet, ' she said. A) She denied to take his wallet. B) She denied take your wallet. C) She denied taking his wallet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She denied taking his wallet. 9. We use say without the preposition to:When it is not followed by the person being spoken to. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. Please help me study for my next exam, or I'll fail!She ..... her sister to help her study. A) Begged. B) Refused. C) Advised. D) Pleaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begged. 11. "This is amazing!", he ..... A) Grumbled. B) Exclaimed. C) Argued. D) Muttered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclaimed. 12. He boasted about ..... a selfie with Rhianna A) To taking. B) Taking. C) Take. D) To take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 13. To refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible A) Deny. B) Refuse. C) Forbid. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forbid. 14. The coats guard ..... go into the water A) Told me not to. B) Tell me not to. C) Told to not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told me not to. 15. The server ..... whether we were ready to order our meal. A) Replied. B) Wanted to know. C) Responded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanted to know. 16. "I won't help you again!" she said A) She refused to help me again. B) She begged me to help her again. C) She agreed to help me again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She refused to help me again. 17. Complete the sentence:Your friend says, 'I'll bring the snacks.' You later tell your mom:My friend ..... me she would bring the snacks. A) Told. B) Asked. C) Says. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 18. Direct quote:'You can use my laptop, ' my sister said. Reported correctly, this becomes: A) My sister told I could use her laptop. B) My sister said I may use her laptop. C) My sister said I can use her laptop. D) My sister said I could use her laptop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister said I could use her laptop. 19. "Kelly, I'd see a doctor if I were you." said Brenda. A) Brenda advised Kelly to see a doctor. B) Brenda advised Kelly seeing a doctor. C) Brenda advised Kelly to saw a doctor. D) Brenda advised Kelly seen a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brenda advised Kelly to see a doctor. 20. I promise ..... anyone your secret. A) Not telling. B) Not to tell. C) Not tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to tell. 21. A low, sad, or miserable sound expressing suffering or complain. A) Yell. B) Moan. C) Complain. D) Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moan. 22. I apologised ..... my mother's flower vase. A) For breaking. B) For broken. C) To break. D) For break. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For breaking. 23. '' You should wear a sweater"He ..... me to wear a sweater. A) Warned. B) Decided. C) Advised. D) Ordered. E) Promised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advised. 24. True or False:The reporting verb 'asked' is almost always used when you are reporting a question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. The last government was thought ..... no regards for public opinion. A) That it showed. B) To have shown. C) To be shown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have shown. 26. Jonathan, we'd like to welcome you to our city.The mayor ..... Jonathan. A) Admitted. B) Acknowledged. C) Greeted. D) Thanked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greeted. 27. My dad ..... him a ride to the subway A) Asked my mom to give. B) Asked to give. C) Asked that my mom could give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked my mom to give. 28. I don't blame you ..... to move to another house. I don't like this house either. A) To want. B) That you want. C) For wanting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For wanting. 29. Adam offered ..... dinner for everyone. A) Cook. B) To cook. C) Cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cook. 30. The paintings are reported ..... destroyed in the fire. A) To be. B) That they were. C) To have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have been. 31. "Keep trying, you can do it!" A) The teacher warned him to keep trying. B) The teacher advised him to keep trying. C) The teacher encouraged him to keep trying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher encouraged him to keep trying. 32. "I was with my wife in a restaurant at 9 pm last night." A) The man claimed that he had been with his wife in a restaurant at 9 pm last night. B) The man agreed that he had been with his wife in a restaurant at 9 pm last night. C) The man explained that he hadn't been with his wife in a restaurant at 9 pm last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man claimed that he had been with his wife in a restaurant at 9 pm last night. 33. Here's a ..... of milk and a ..... of chocolate. A) Slice /can. B) Carton / bar. C) Bar /liter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carton / bar. 34. During the meeting, the chairman ..... setting up a special committee to investigate waste. A) Invited. B) Declared. C) Proposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proposed. 35. I told ..... come with us A) Them to. B) That they. C) They to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them to. 36. Some media ..... fake or sensationalist news. A) Insist at publishing. B) Insist on publishing. C) Insist to publish. D) Insist publishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insist on publishing. 37. Li Yu Long ..... Adrian's idea about the dubious sporting state of tai chi. A) Echoes. B) States. C) Contrasts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Echoes. 38. 'It was you who took my bag!', I told my sister. A) Accuse. B) Deny. C) Agree. D) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accuse. 39. Kon (2000) and Miller (2007) ..... that all poets are strongly influenced by their childhood. (puts forward indirectly that something is true) A) Conclude. B) Explain. C) Suggest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggest. 40. To make something clear and understandable. A) Answer. B) Suggest. C) Explain. D) Exclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explain. 41. 'Can you help me, please?, John said to me. A) Insist. B) Ask. C) Apologise. D) Accuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask. 42. Could you tell me where the bathrooom is? A) Suggested. B) Asked. C) Offered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 43. My grandmother ..... how much she had loved to dance when she was young. A) Complained. B) Recalled. C) Demanded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recalled. 44. '' You must hurry up"He ..... to hurry up A) Decided. B) Advised. C) Warned. D) Promised. E) Ordered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warned. 45. When the character tells somebody that he will definitely do or not do something, we use ' ..... '. A) Reply. B) Ask. C) Promise. D) Groan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promise. 46. She ..... that her feet hurt. A) Demanded. B) Complained. C) Proposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complained. 47. Stay with us until tomorrow, OK?My uncle ..... on our staying with them for the night. A) Insisted. B) Explained. C) Asked. D) Invited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insisted. 48. Complete the sentence:Yesterday, my friend said, 'I am watching a new show.' Today you report:She said that she ..... a new show. A) Watches. B) Is watching. C) Am watching. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 49. Many people have accused gamers ..... laziness and lying flat. A) Of. B) With. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 50. Doctors have warned people ..... the dangers of not doing exercise. A) Of. B) With. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 51. ..... believed to be the first time that a polar bear killes a zookeeper. A) We are. B) It is. C) We. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is. 52. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."Where do you usually go swimming? A) She asked where I usually went swimming. B) She asked me where do I usually go swimming. C) She asked me where I usually went swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me where I usually went swimming. 53. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "Why don't we watch a film?" A) Suggest. B) Explain. C) Tell. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest. 54. Tania promised ..... she would be there A) That. B) To. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 55. Are there any job vacancies in the company?He ..... whether there ..... any vacancies. A) Questioned / are. B) Doubted / were. C) Enquired / were. D) Inquired / are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enquired / were. 56. 'What can I do this?' '' You must push this button first." A) He explained that I had to push that button first. B) He explained me that I must to push the button first. C) He explain to me that I had to pushed the button first. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He explained that I had to push that button first. 57. "Do I always need to ..... you about your homework?" A) Advise. B) Insist. C) Explain. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remind. 58. She offered ..... a ride home after the party A) To gave me. B) To give me. C) Giving me. D) Give me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give me. 59. "I'm so happy", she ..... A) Whispered. B) Cried. C) Yelled. D) Smiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smiled. 60. The music is too loud.I can't sleep. A) Complained. B) Threatened. C) Said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complained. ← 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