This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence 'He mentioned that he was tired, ' the word 'that' is optional and can be removed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. David ..... , '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. 3. She ..... us not to drink that water. A) Informed. B) Insisted. C) Warned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warned. 4. "Please mom, take me to Disneyland" she said A) She begged her mother to take her to Disneyland. B) She offered her mother to take her to Disneyland. C) She suggested taking her to Disneyland. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She begged her mother to take her to Disneyland. 5. To say something in a fun way. A) Explain. B) Joke. C) Suggest. D) Reply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joke. 6. When the character is speaking quietly, we use ' ..... '. A) Promise. B) Whisper. C) Reply. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whisper. 7. Complete the sentence with the grammatically correct form:The team captain suggested that every player ..... at the meeting. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be. 8. A:Remind me ..... a taxi to the airport. B:We don't need one; Andy's offered ..... us a lift. A) To book / to give. B) To book / giving. C) Booking / to give. D) Booking / giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To book / to give. 9. Food from far away has to ..... transported by truck, ship, or air, and that uses a lot of fuel. A) Are. B) Is. C) Been. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be. 10. 'I can't believe it', he ..... A) Complained. B) Exclaimed. C) Admitted. D) Mumbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclaimed. 11. He denied ..... the mess. A) To make. B) Making. C) For making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making. 12. "OK, OK, I'll go to the concert with you." A) I persuaded her to go to the concert with me. B) I invited her to go to the concert with me. C) I persuaded her not to go to the concert with me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I persuaded her to go to the concert with me. 13. 'I'm sorry, but I'm not going to lie for you.' $\rightarrow$ She refused ..... for him. A) Lie. B) Lieing. C) Lying. D) To lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To lie. 14. DIRECT SPEECH:We are really sorry we didn't come to the party.REPORTED SPEECH:They apologized ..... A) For not coming to the party. B) For not to come to the party. C) Come to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For not coming to the party. 15. To say while struggling for breath. A) Cheer. B) Complain. C) Gasp. D) Joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gasp. 16. "Ok, it was me, I ate the last cookie" A) Kevin insisted he ate the last cookie. B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. C) Kevin suggested he ate the last cookie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. 17. "No, I won't play with you, " Matt said to Melissa. A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. B) Matt refused playing with Melissa. C) Matt refused that to play with Melissa. D) Matt refused of playing with Melissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. 18. "No way. I won't help you. You never help me." A) A recommendation. B) Encouragement. C) A refusal. D) A denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A refusal. 19. "I'm going to buy the red car."He ..... to buy the red car. A) Advised. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Ordered. E) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 20. Bill advised me ..... all my money in the bank. A) Keep. B) To keep. C) Keeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep. 21. "Let me breathe." George / beg/ police A) George begged that the police let him breathe. B) George begged to the police to let him breathe. C) George begged the police to let him breathe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George begged the police to let him breathe. 22. I suggested ..... to the Louvre while we were in Paris. A) To going. B) To go. C) Go. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going. 23. The police usually ..... the thieves, that's why people ..... them for help. A) Catch / calls. B) Catches / call. C) Catch / call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catch / call. 24. This information ..... not safe. Don't use the Internet for serious information. A) Are. B) Is. C) Isn't. D) Aren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 25. They invited ..... their anniversary. A) Us to attending. B) To attending. C) Us to attend. D) To attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us to attend. 26. "Why don't we have dinner at the pizza place?" A) He insisted on having dinner at the pizza place. B) He recommended having dinner at the pizza place. C) He suggested having dinner at the pizza place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suggested having dinner at the pizza place. 27. You said that you would slow down.I ..... to slow down. A) Explained. B) Promised. C) Advised. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 28. He ..... that he was involved in the accident. A) Told. B) Insisted. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denied. 29. "I accidentally broke the glass." he / explain A) He explained that he accidentally broke the glass. B) He explained that he had accidentally broken the glass. C) He explain that I accidentally broke the glass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He explained that he had accidentally broken the glass. 30. Thank + O + ..... + V-ing A) For. B) Of. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 31. Niko suggested ..... to the movies tonight. A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 32. Denise and Max invited us ..... dinner with them. A) Having. B) To have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have. 33. 'Don't enter this building, ' he said to us. A) He warned us to not enter this building. B) He warned me not enter that building. C) He warned us not to enter that building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He warned us not to enter that building. 34. A:Someone broke into the car and stole my laptop while I was in the supermarket.B:I warned you ..... it in the car. Have you reported it to the police? A) To not leave. B) Not leaving. C) Leaving not. D) Not to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to leave. 35. 'You mustn't take any photographs.' (tell / us) A) He told us not to take any photographs. B) He asked us not to take any photographs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told us not to take any photographs. 36. "I will clean my room today"He ..... clean his room. A) Warned. B) Promised. C) Advised. D) Assured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 37. Direct quote:'I finished my homework.' Which sentence correctly reports this statement? A) She asked that she had finished her homework. B) She told that she had finished her homework. C) She said that she had finished her homework. D) She said to me she has finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had finished her homework. 38. 'We could ask Andi for some ideas.' $\rightarrow$ He suggested ..... Andi for some ideas. A) To ask. B) Could ask. C) Asking. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asking. 39. He ..... taking the money, even though it was in his bag. A) Agreed. B) Insisted. C) Refused. D) Denied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denied. 40. Mum warned us ..... there! A) Not going. B) Don't go. C) Not to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to go. 41. "Be careful! You are too close to the edge!" A) Mum warned me not to go too close the edge. B) Mum advised me not to go too close to the edge. C) Mum recommended not going too close to the edge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mum warned me not to go too close the edge. 42. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.He said, "No, I will not tell you my secret" . A) He refused telling me his secret. B) He refused to tell me his secret. C) He demand to tell his secret. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He refused to tell me his secret. 43. "Why don't you come with us to the cinema?" A) They told us to come to the cinema. B) They advised us to come to the cinema. C) They invited us to come to the cinema. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They invited us to come to the cinema. 44. Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets as a reporting verb:'I'm definitely going to pay for my own ticket.' said Ella (insist) A) Ella insisted of paying for her own ticket. B) Ella insisted to pay for her own ticket. C) Ella insisted paying for her own ticket. D) Ella insisted on paying for her own ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ella insisted on paying for her own ticket. 45. To speak suddenly as in surprise, strong emotion, or protest. A) Explain. B) Exclaim. C) Answer. D) Moan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclaim. 46. To request information about something. A) Ask. B) Exclaim. C) Answer. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask. 47. To have the same opinion. A) Disagree. B) Ask. C) Answer. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agree. 48. We object ..... this way! A) Being treated. B) To be treated. C) To being treated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To being treated. 49. "I will love you forever" . He told his girlfriend. A) He promised to love her forever. B) He promised to loving her forever. C) He promised love her forever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He promised to love her forever. 50. I'm not going to go with you. I'm simply not going.He adamantly ..... to go with him. A) Denied. B) Relented. C) Urged. D) Refused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refused. 51. The police accused him ..... fraud. A) Of commiting. B) To commited. C) To commit. D) Of commit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of commiting. 52. We wish we had been there.They ..... there. A) Regretted been. B) Regretted not being. C) Regretted being. D) Regretted to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regretted not being. 53. 'I was the best in the competition!', Mary said. A) Assure. B) Forbid. C) Confess. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boast. 54. "You ruined my jacket, Joy!" said Mary. A) Mary accused Joy to ruin her jacket. B) Mary accused Joy about ruining her jacket. C) Mary accused Joy that ruined her jacket. D) Mary accused Joy of ruining her jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary accused Joy of ruining her jacket. 55. She ..... that she would be here on time. A) Confirmed. B) Warned. C) Reminded. D) Assured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confirmed. 56. Sue agreed ..... us. A) Helping. B) To help. C) On helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help. 57. "This steak is terrible. It's raw. Yuck!" What verb would you use to report? A) Promise. B) Complain. C) Deny. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complain. 58. Complete the sentence:For our class trip, the teacher ..... visiting the science museum. A) Offered. B) Promised. C) Ordered. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suggested. 59. I would recommend ..... the castle and the museum. A) To visit. B) Visiting. C) You visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 60. "I'm sorry that I forgot your birthday, " said Max. A) Max apologized for forget her birthday. B) Max apologized for to forget her birthday. C) Max apologized for that he forgot her birthday. D) Max apologized for forgetting her birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Max apologized for forgetting her birthday. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting Verbs Quiz 2Reporting Verbs Quiz 3Reporting Verbs Quiz 5Reporting Verbs Quiz 6Reporting Verbs Quiz 7Reporting Verbs Quiz 8Reporting Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books