This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... me he had finished his video game. A) Said. B) Told. C) Asked. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 2. Agatha Cristie is known ..... many detective stories. A) To have written. B) That she wrote. C) To write. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have written. 3. "I think I will buy the blue one, I prefer the colour." A) Elsa decided to buy the blue one. B) Elsa agreed to buy the blue one. C) Elsa admitted to buying the blue one. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elsa decided to buy the blue one. 4. The school principal accused the man ..... photos. A) To post. B) Of posting. C) For posting. D) On posting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of posting. 5. "You are welcome to drop by whenever you want." she / invite / kids A) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they could. B) She invited the kids that they could drop by whenever they want. C) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She invited the kids to drop by whenever they wanted. 6. The suspect is known ..... the city after the murder. A) To leave. B) That he has left. C) To have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have left. 7. Mary, you should really get a head start on learning for the exam next week.I ..... Mary to start learning for the exam. A) Warned. B) Advised. C) Begged. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. 8. 'I hate this food!', he said. A) Admit. B) Agree. C) Complain. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complain. 9. In a latest article Morton (2012) ..... how information technology is changing society. (give clear details about something) A) Explains. B) States. C) Notes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains. 10. 'Let me help you with those bags, ' ..... Lily. A) Explained. B) Told. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested. 11. They accused ..... A) That I steal. B) Me of stealing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me of stealing. 12. When the character is telling somebody an idea, we use ' ..... '. A) Suggest. B) Groan. C) Promise. D) Continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest. 13. She recommended ..... the first flight home. A) Taking. B) To take. C) On taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 14. Your friend asks, "Where is the library?" Which sentence correctly reports her question? A) My friend asked where was the library. B) My friend asked where the library was. C) My friend told me where is the library. D) My friend asked that where the library was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend asked where the library was. 15. My parents allowed ..... when I was three. A) Me riding a bike. B) Me ride the bike. C) Us riding a bicycle. D) Me to ride a bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Me to ride a bike. 16. She confessed to ..... to wait complaining that it would be a very long time A) Want. B) Wanting. C) Not want. D) Not wanting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanting. 17. One expert from HKU concurs ..... the idea that cosplay can be harmful. A) That. B) With. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 18. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "You should eat more vegetables." A) Tell. B) Advise. C) Explain. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 19. 'Don't forget to turn off the alarm, ' Jack said to me. A) Jack reminded me to turn off the alarm. B) Jack reminded to me turning off the alarm. C) Jack reminded to me to turning off the alarm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack reminded me to turn off the alarm. 20. It is said ..... the party together. A) That they left. B) Them to have. C) That to have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That they left. 21. Last week, your friend said, 'I will bring my new headphones here to school tomorrow.' Which is the best way to report this today? A) My friend said he will bring his new headphones here tomorrow. B) My friend promised that he would bring his new headphones there the next day. C) My friend told me he would bring his new headphones here the next day. D) My friend promised he will bring his new headphones there tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend promised that he would bring his new headphones there the next day. 22. He ..... me to stop buying so much stuff online. A) Convinced. B) Recommended. C) Said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convinced. 23. "I think you should go to the dentist" Julie said to Tom. (advise) The sentence that has the same meaning: A) Julie advised Tom to go to the dentist. B) Tom advised Julie to go to the dentist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julie advised Tom to go to the dentist. 24. She reminded him ..... the keys. A) To take. B) Taking. C) Take. D) To taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 25. "You should come for lunch tomorrow" grandparents said A) INVITE. B) EXPLAIN. C) BEG. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INVITE. 26. True or False:When you change a sentence from direct to reported speech, you *always* have to change the verb tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. What does it mean to 'blame' someone? A) To hold them responsible for something negative that has happened. B) To praise them for their achievements. C) To ignore their actions completely. D) To reward them for their efforts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hold them responsible for something negative that has happened. 28. He ..... taking the train as the traffic was terrible. A) Invited. B) Claimed. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested. 29. I recommend ..... ten minutes earlier each day. A) To get up. B) Getting up. C) For getting up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting up. 30. " please be quiet, everyone" (ask)He ..... A) He asked everyone to be quiet. B) He told everyone to stay calm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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