This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "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. 2. "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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. "You know what? I think we should wait", Gertrudes said. A) Gertrudes complained that we should wait. B) Gertrudes suggested waiting. C) Gertrudes suggest wait. D) Gertrudes added waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gertrudes suggested waiting. 6. "Go, and get dressed right now!" A) Order. B) Apologise. C) Invite. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 7. In the sentence, 'My dad announced that we were getting a puppy, ' which word is the reporting verb? A) Dad. B) Announced. C) Getting. D) Puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. "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. 14. 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. 15. "You did a fantastic job. Congratulations!" said the teacher. A) The teacher congratulated me on do a fantastic job. B) The teacher congratulated me on that I did a fantastic job. C) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. D) The teacher congratulated me to do a fantastic job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. 16. 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. 17. "English is so much fun!" said the students. A) The students said English to be so much fun. B) The students said that English was so much fun. C) The students said that English is being so much fun. D) The students said that English be fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students said that English was so much fun. 18. 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. 19. How many times do I have to ..... this to you? It's very simple! A) Advise. B) Explain. C) Offer. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 20. A:I've always regretted ..... to university.B:Well it's never too late. Why don't you apply? A) To not go. B) Not to go. C) Not going. D) Going not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not going. 21. He ..... stealing a hundred dollars from her bag. A) Denied. B) Assured. C) Said no. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denied. 22. The weatherman warned ..... from the storm. A) People to evacuating. B) People to evacuate. C) People evacuate. D) To people evacuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People to evacuate. 23. The teacher refused ..... me another chance. A) To give. B) Giving. C) That he should give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 24. "I'm sorry I didn't text you, Lorna", Carl said. A) Carl suggested for not texting Lorna. B) Carl apologises for texting Lorna. C) Carl apologised for texted Lorna. D) Carl apologised for texting Lorna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carl apologised for texting Lorna. 25. I studied English last year. A) She said he had studied English last year. B) She said he was studying English last year. C) She said he studies English last year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said he had studied English last year. 26. Aaron ..... his sister to close all doors and windows. A) Explained. B) Convinced. C) Said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convinced. 27. 'Don't close the window!' $\rightarrow$ I told him not ..... the window. A) To close. B) Closing. C) Close. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To close. 28. "What a beautiful day!", he ..... A) Exclaimed. B) Grumbled. C) Muttered. D) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclaimed. 29. "Don't be late"He ..... me not to be late. A) Ordered. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Warned. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 30. She ..... why it wasn't possible to get there by bus. A) Advised. B) Explained. C) Informed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explained. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting Verbs Quiz 2Reporting 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