This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:Direct question: "Where is the cafeteria?" Reported question:A new student asked me ..... the cafeteria was. A) That. B) If. C) Where. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where. 2. She suggested to take / taking a walk in the park to enjoy the nice weather. A) To take. B) Taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 3. "Do you like spreading fake news?" A) Marked asked if I liked spreading fake news. B) Mark said if I liked spreading fake news. C) Marked asked why I liked spreading fake news. D) Marked demanded I liked spreading fake news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marked asked if I liked spreading fake news. 4. Let's go party! A) Offer. B) Explain. C) Advise. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suggest. 5. ONE OF THE GUESTS IS THOUGHT TO HAVE STOLEN THE JEWELS. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal structure. 6. The teacher suggested ..... more practice. A) Making. B) Having. C) Completed. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing. 7. It is ..... that Mr Rohmer would be willing to pay up to a million dollars for the business. A) Understand. B) Understanding. C) Understood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understood. 8. Yeh (2004) found that computer simulation is effective in teaching general CT skills, as it improves students and teachers' reflective thinking. A) Neutral. B) Tentative. C) Agree. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutral. 9. Ocean ..... , 'You naughty dog! Go away!' A) Cried. B) Asked. C) Whispered. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cried. 10. She said to her son:'Don't forget to feed the cat.' A) She offered her son not to feed the cat. B) She refused her son to feed the cat. C) She reminded her son to feed the cat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She reminded her son to feed the cat. 11. 'Happy birthday, my darling, ' she (a) . 'Thank you, Mum, ' replied Giles as she bent down to kiss him. She gave Harry such a warm smile that he immediately felt at ease. A) A. said. B) Spoke. C) Talked. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. said. 12. "I've always enjoyed helping out anyway!", said Joe. A) Joe offered to help out. B) Joe offered helping out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe offered to help out. 13. Karma said:'I won't wear a coat!' A) Karma warned not to wear a coat. B) Karma refused to wear a coat. C) Karma suggested not wearing a coat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma refused to wear a coat. 14. I ..... my best friends not to forget this homework. A) Tell. B) Telling. C) Told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 15. The coach urged the players to give / giving their best effort during the final match. A) To give. B) Giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 16. "Ok, I give up. It was me. I ate your chocolate piece of cake last night." A) He admitted he had eaten the chocolate piece of cake. B) He insisted on eating the chocolate piece of cake. C) He denied having eaten the chocolate piece of cake. D) He offered to eat the chocolate piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He admitted he had eaten the chocolate piece of cake. 17. Original sentence: "I am finishing my homework." If you report this later, which sentence is correct? A) He said he is finishing his homework. B) He said he was finishing his homework. C) He said he will finish his homework. D) He said he were finishing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he was finishing his homework. 18. . "You shouldn't go into the water" said the coast guard. (advise against) A) The coast guard advised not to go into the water. B) The coast guard advised against going into the water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The coast guard advised against going into the water. 19. "The room is too cold, " he ..... , rubbing his hands together. A) Quarrelled. B) Complained. C) Yelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complained. 20. 'Oh, by the way, we saw Jenny at the party.' $\rightarrow$ They mentioned ..... Justyna at the party. A) Seeing. B) To see. C) Had seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing. 21. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:He told me, 'I will finish my homework.' A) Saw. B) Told. C) Finished. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 22. Stranger: "Can you close the window?" A) The stranger ordered me to close the window. B) The stranger asked me to close the window. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stranger asked me to close the window. 23. If you ..... something, you say it is true. A) Admit. B) Add. C) Confirm. D) Reveal. E) Deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confirm. 24. 'It wasn't me who finished the coffee, ' he said. A) He denied to finish the coffee. B) He denied finishing the coffee. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He denied finishing the coffee. 25. Miss Choi told Caleb a secret softly. She ..... , 'I love you so much!' A) Shouted. B) Cried. C) Laughed. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whispered. 26. He ..... to being called a "magician" . A) Asks. B) Claims. C) Promises. D) Objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Objects. 27. Monica persuaded ..... the new Star Wars film. A) That I watch. B) To me watching. C) Me to watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me to watch. 28. 'Let's see. I'll have the risotto, please.' A) He decided to having the risotto. B) He decided to have the risotto. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He decided to have the risotto. 29. "Save some money for emergencies, " the financial expert ..... thoughtfully. A) Protested. B) Advised. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. 30. People think that the new iPhone will come out next September. A) It will be thought that the new iPhone will come out next September. B) The new iPhone is thought to come out next September. C) The new iPhone will be thought to come out next September. D) It is thought to come out next September. 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