This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The reporter asked the police officer ..... more information about the plan. A) To giving. B) For giving. C) To give them. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give them. 2. Jack agreed ..... A) To going. B) To go. C) Of going. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 3. He asserted that the new concept of self-regulation offered a far broader perspective than the previous focus on learning strategies. A) Agree. B) Disagree. C) Neutral. D) Tentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 4. My club members ..... visiting the historical sites in Penang. A) Wanted. B) Suggested. C) Planned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested. 5. Complete the sentence:Direct speech: "I can meet you at the park." Reported speech:She said that she ..... meet me at the park. A) May. B) Could. C) Will. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 6. We reminded ..... home early. A) Them leave. B) Them to leave. C) That they leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them to leave. 7. A suspect ..... after the murder. A) Is reported to have been arrested. B) Is reported that was arrested. C) Is reported that he was arrested. D) Is reported to be arresting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reported to have been arrested. 8. 'You're right. The film was amazing!' ..... A) He agreed. B) He complained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He agreed. 9. IT IS KNOWN THAT EATING FRUIT IS GOOD FOR YOU. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impersonal structure. 10. Yeah. I persuaded him ..... He needs to meet some new people! A) To come. B) Coming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come. 11. He ..... making a mistake in the report. A) Admitted. B) Agreed. C) Warned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admitted. 12. He ..... for his rude behavior towards his colleagues. A) Apologized. B) Accused. C) Agreed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologized. 13. The study confirmed that reading habit has influence on academic performance and there is a relationship between reading habit and academic performance ..... A) Tentative. B) Neutral. C) Disagree. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agree. 14. They warned ..... London is freezing in November. A) Me that. B) To me that. C) Me of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me that. 15. She recommended ..... tickets for the concert. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 16. The prime minister ..... his resignation tomorrow. A) Is expected to have announced. B) Is expected that he will. C) Is expected to will announce. D) Is expected to announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is expected to announce. 17. I must (a) that when Kevin decided to move he moved fast. A) Speak. B) Tell. C) A. say. D) Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. say. 18. They said that the paintings were destroyed in the fire. A) It is said that the paintings had been destroyed in the fire. B) It was said that the paintings had been destroyed in the fire. C) The paintings were said to be destroyed in the fire. D) The paintings were said to have been destroyed in the fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The paintings were said to be destroyed in the fire. 19. "My dad has won more than 50 golf competitions." said Peter A) A warning. B) A claim. C) A refusal. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claim. 20. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:They exclaimed, 'We won the game!' A) Shouted. B) Exclaimed. C) Whispered. D) Cried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclaimed. 21. I asked about the price of his lunch.I enquired about the price of his lunch. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 22. "No I won't take up the violin lessons, " Kate said. Kate ..... to take up violin lessons. A) Complained. B) Encouraged. C) Boasted. D) Refused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refused. 23. SOMEONE OF A CRIME A) TO SHOPLIFT. B) TO PUNISH. C) TO STEAL. D) TO SUSPECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TO SUSPECT. 24. I asked him to go to the cinema with me and he ..... so I'm spending my evening at home. A) Refused. B) Told. C) Claimed. D) Persuaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refused. 25. "This film is boring, " he said to his friends.He ..... to his friends that the film was boring. A) Promised. B) Complained. C) Boasted. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complained. 26. The teacher told the kids not to go near the water. A) The teacher said to the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. B) The teacher told the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said to the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. 27. The headmaster invited my parents ..... to his office the next day. A) To going. B) Go. C) To go. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 28. Two contracts had fallen through, her son had been dropped from the school soccer team, and her daughter had never stopped (a) her that her fatherdidn't mind her watching television when she ought to be doing her homework. A) A. telling. B) Saying. C) Talking. D) Speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. telling. 29. IT IS SAID THAT MR JOHNSON WAS DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impersonal structure. 30. He ..... them 10 dollars an hour. A) Agreed to pay. B) Agreed paying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agreed to pay. ← 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