This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Go to bed early or you'll be tired tomorrow"My mum ..... me to go to bed early or I'd be tired the following day. A) Reminded. B) Begged. C) Wondered. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reminded. 2. I got blackmailed! A person ..... to post my personal information on Facebook if I didn't give them $ 1000." A) Promised. B) Warned. C) Decided. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threatened. 3. He insisted ..... the one that told her the good news A) About being. B) About be. C) In being. D) On being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On being. 4. "Me? Of course not! I didn't break the window", Bart said. A) Bart denied break the window. B) Bart denied breaking the window. C) Bart agreed breaking the window. D) Bart denied broken the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bart denied breaking the window. 5. "I swear I will do it as soon as possible." A) She agreed to do it as soon as possible. B) She promised to do it as soon as possible. C) She decided to do it as soon as possible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She promised to do it as soon as possible. 6. To say words, or to make sounds, in a low tone hard to understand or hear. A) Snap. B) Complain. C) Moan. D) Mutter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mutter. 7. Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets as a reporting verb:'You should take up a hobby.' Anna's parents told her. (encourage) A) Anna's parents encouraged her took up a hobby. B) Anna's parents encouraged her to take up a hobby. C) Anna's parents encouraged her not to take up a hobby. D) Anna's parents encouraged her taking up a hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anna's parents encouraged her to take up a hobby. 8. DIRECT SPEECH:Would you like to come for dinner Tom?REPORTED SPEECH:She invited ..... A) Comming for dinner. B) Me to come for dinner. C) On comming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me to come for dinner. 9. Dad suggested ..... thirty minutes early just in case. A) To leave. B) Leaving. C) For leaving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaving. 10. I will help you, Tom, for sure.The teacher ..... to help Tom. A) Assured. B) Denied. C) Promised. D) Greeted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promised. 11. "If you like pizza, then Pizza Shed on the High Street is the place to go." A) She invited having pizza at Pizza Shed. B) She invited me not to pizza at Pizza Shed. C) She recommended to have pizza at Pizza Shed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She recommended to have pizza at Pizza Shed. 12. How much will it cost? A) She said how much will it cost. B) She wanted to know how much it would cost?. C) She asked how much it would cost. D) She wondered how much it will cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked how much it would cost. 13. 'Please leave this area immediately.' $\rightarrow$ The police instructed us ..... the area. A) To leave. B) Leave. C) Leaves. D) Leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To leave. 14. Please, mum!Let me go to the party. A) Promised. B) Begged. C) Advised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begged. 15. "We must solve this problem as soon as possible! A) Frank warned that we solve the problem as soon as possible. B) Frank advised that we solve the problem as soon as possible. C) Frank insisted that we solve the problem as soon as possible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frank insisted that we solve the problem as soon as possible. 16. People think that money is the most important thing A) Money is been thought to be the most important thing. B) Money is thought that it is the most important thing. C) Money is thought to be the most important thing. D) Money is thought that it is been the most important thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Money is thought to be the most important thing. 17. "It's around the corner and on the left." A) They said it was on the left. B) They advised it was on the left. C) They reminded me it was on the left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said it was on the left. 18. "I didn't do anything wrong." She said. A) Tina refused doing anything wrong. B) Tina said doing anything wrong. C) Tina denied doing anything wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tina denied doing anything wrong. 19. "I was in the garden when it happened."The woman ..... that she had been in the garden when it happened. A) Demanded. B) Explained. C) Told. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explained. 20. NASA (2011) ..... that governments should continue to fund space projects .(they gives reasons for his view) A) Questions. B) Argues. C) Discusses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argues. 21. Jane promised ..... my book the next day. A) To give back. B) Giving back. C) Gave back. D) Give back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give back. 22. Your science teacher states, 'Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.' How should you report this scientific fact? A) The teacher said that water had frozen at 0 degrees Celsius. B) The teacher asked if water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. C) The teacher said that water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. D) The teacher said that water froze at 0 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. 23. What is the correct reported question form?"Where can they get some advice?" A) They wondered where they could get some advice. B) They wondered where they have got some advice. C) They wanted to know if they could get some advice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They wondered where they have got some advice. 24. "This is the greatest picture ever painted." A) Advice. B) A refusal. C) A claim. D) A promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A claim. 25. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia. A) Antonio reminded to buy milk. B) Antonio reminded Lucia buying milk. C) Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk. 26. Stephen admitted ..... the money. A) That he had stolen. B) To steal. C) To stealing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That he had stolen. 27. "What can I buy to your mother?" Dad said A) ASK. B) EXPLAIN. C) OFFER. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ASK. 28. What a pitty I didn't see the ceremony.He ..... not seeing the ceremony. A) Denied. B) Accused. C) Regretted. D) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regretted. 29. To tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused them problems or unhappiness A) Admit. B) Apologize. C) Deny. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apologize. 30. 'I'm sorry I took your handbag, ' he said. A) He apologised for taking my handbag. B) He apologised for take my handbag. C) He apologised for taken your handbag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He apologised for taking my handbag. 31. Water boils at 100 degrees A) Promised. B) Offered. C) Told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 32. Robert, welcome to our city!The Lord Mayor ..... Robert. A) Accused. B) Advised. C) Thanked. D) Greeted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greeted. 33. "Don't go into that building. It's in danger of falling down." A) A promise. B) A refusal. C) A warning. D) A denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A warning. 34. I didn't break the window. A) Denied. B) Threatened. C) Reminded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denied. 35. The young actor was reported ..... signed up for a new film. A) To have. B) That have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 36. Did you eat the rest of that cake, Matt?Report:She accused ..... A) To eat the rest of the cake. B) Him of eating the rest of the cake. C) On eating the rest of the cake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Him of eating the rest of the cake. 37. Choose the correct sentence with the use of say without the preposition A) Paul said to me, I need some money. B) Paul said to me, he needed some money. C) Paul said, I need some money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paul said, I need some money. 38. Davidson (2006) ..... that previous research in the field is important in understanding the concept. (to highlight an important point) A) Point outs. B) Emphasizes. C) Mentions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasizes. 39. They accused ..... the money. A) Him of stealing. B) That he stole. C) Him to steal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him of stealing. 40. "This is so annoying! You never listen to me, Ronalda!", Julia said. A) Julia complained that Ronalda never listened to her. B) Julia added that Ronalda never listened to her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julia complained that Ronalda never listened to her. 41. To agree that something is true, especially unwillingly A) Admit. B) Deny. C) Convince. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admit. 42. "Yes, you're right. It's my fault."The man ..... that it was his fault. A) Told. B) Explained. C) Agreed. D) Demanded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreed. 43. "Sorry I hurt you, Charli" she said A) She persuaded me to hurt him. B) She apologised for hurting him. C) She said that sorry to hurt him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She apologised for hurting him. 44. Stella ..... her friend's birthday A) Apologized for forgetting. B) Apologized forgetting. C) Apologized with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologized for forgetting. 45. I'm so glad you ..... to that talk-apparently it was really boring. A) Persuaded me not going. B) Persuaded not going. C) Persuaded me not to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuaded me not to go. 46. "You know what? I think we should wait", Gertrudes said. A) Gertrudes complained that we should wait. B) Gertrudes added waiting. C) Gertrudes suggested waiting. D) Gertrudes suggest wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gertrudes suggested waiting. 47. "Go, and get dressed right now!" A) Apologise. B) Complain. C) Order. D) Invite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Order. 48. In the sentence, 'My dad announced that we were getting a puppy, ' which word is the reporting verb? A) Announced. B) Getting. C) Dad. D) Puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Announced. 49. A:Where are you going on holiday this year?B:We haven't decided yet. Molly suggested ..... camping in Scotland, but I'm not very keen. I'd rather go somewhere warmer. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 50. To report requests, we use A) Suggest + ing form. B) Order or tell. C) Ask or beg. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask or beg. 51. A:There's a funny smell in the kitchen.B:That's because your dad insisted on ..... curry for dinner and he burnt it. A) Make. B) Making. C) To make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making. 52. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."Is the milk fresh?" A) She asked me if the milk was fresh. B) She asked me if was the milk was fresh. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if the milk was fresh. 53. We use say with the preposition to A) When it is followed by the person we are talking to. B) When it isn't not followed by the person being spoken to. C) When it is followed by the person being spoken to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When it is followed by the person being spoken to. 54. "Please! Let me go to the party!" the daughter said A) BEG. B) ASK. C) INVITE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BEG. 55. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."I'll go to France on holiday" said John. A) John decided going to France on holiday. B) John decided to go to France on holiday. C) John denied going to France on holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John decided to go to France on holiday. 56. "You did a fantastic job. Congratulations!" said the teacher. A) The teacher congratulated me to do a fantastic job. B) The teacher congratulated me on do a fantastic job. C) The teacher congratulated me on that I did a fantastic job. D) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. 57. Which of the following verbs DON'T we use to report suggestions? A) Suggest. B) Demand. C) Recommend. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demand. 58. "English is so much fun!" said the students. A) The students said that English be fun. B) The students said that English is being so much fun. C) The students said that English was so much fun. D) The students said English to be so much fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students said that English was so much fun. 59. They ..... to clear up the mess, saying it wasn't their job. A) Proposed. B) Refused. C) Rejected. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refused. 60. How many times do I have to ..... this to you? It's very simple! A) Explain. B) Claim. C) Advise. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books