This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She recommended ..... tickets for the concert. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 2. The prime minister ..... his resignation tomorrow. A) Is expected to have announced. B) Is expected to announce. C) Is expected to will announce. D) Is expected that he will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is expected to announce. 3. I must (a) that when Kevin decided to move he moved fast. A) A. say. B) Speak. C) Talk. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. say. 4. They said that the paintings were destroyed in the fire. A) It was said that the paintings had been destroyed in the fire. B) It is said that the paintings had been destroyed in the fire. C) The paintings were said to be destroyed in the fire. D) The paintings were said to have been destroyed in the fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The paintings were said to be destroyed in the fire. 5. "My dad has won more than 50 golf competitions." said Peter A) A claim. B) Advice. C) A refusal. D) A warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A claim. 6. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:They exclaimed, 'We won the game!' A) Cried. B) Whispered. C) Exclaimed. D) Shouted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclaimed. 7. I asked about the price of his lunch.I enquired about the price of his lunch. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 8. "No I won't take up the violin lessons, " Kate said. Kate ..... to take up violin lessons. A) Boasted. B) Encouraged. C) Refused. D) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refused. 9. SOMEONE OF A CRIME A) TO STEAL. B) TO SUSPECT. C) TO PUNISH. D) TO SHOPLIFT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO SUSPECT. 10. I asked him to go to the cinema with me and he ..... so I'm spending my evening at home. A) Told. B) Persuaded. C) Claimed. D) Refused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refused. 11. "This film is boring, " he said to his friends.He ..... to his friends that the film was boring. A) Boasted. B) Complained. C) Promised. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complained. 12. The teacher told the kids not to go near the water. A) The teacher said to the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. B) The teacher told the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said to the kids, ' Don't go near the water.'. 13. The headmaster invited my parents ..... to his office the next day. A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) To going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 14. Two contracts had fallen through, her son had been dropped from the school soccer team, and her daughter had never stopped (a) her that her fatherdidn't mind her watching television when she ought to be doing her homework. A) A. telling. B) Saying. C) Speaking. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. telling. 15. IT IS SAID THAT MR JOHNSON WAS DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impersonal structure. 16. He ..... them 10 dollars an hour. A) Agreed to pay. B) Agreed paying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agreed to pay. 17. I know. She apologized ..... you. A) Not inviting. B) To not inviting. C) Not invite. D) For not inviting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For not inviting. 18. My father offered ..... us to the airport. A) To take. B) Take. C) For taking. D) On taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 19. Police officer: "It's dangerous here, be careful" A) The police officer warned me to be careful. B) The police officer encouraged me to be here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The police officer warned me to be careful. 20. 'I'm really sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.' A) He apologised for not getting back to me sooner. B) He apologised for not get back to me sooner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He apologised for not getting back to me sooner. 21. "I think perhaps you should take a break sometimes." the doctor said. A) Encouragement. B) Advice. C) A claim. D) A refusal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 22. School principal: "Kids, you can't come near the swimming pool." A) The school principal warned the kids not to come close to the swimming pool. B) The school principal warned the kids to don't come close to the swimming pool. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The school principal warned the kids not to come close to the swimming pool. 23. Which sentence correctly uses the verb 'told'? A) She told she was going to the library. B) He told to me a funny joke. C) They told us the game was cancelled. D) I told that I would be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They told us the game was cancelled. 24. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe phrasal verbs below.It's really not the done thing to ..... (acolleague) in front of their workmates. A) Call for. B) Drive at. C) Fill in. D) Put down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put down. 25. The woman refused ..... the watch because it was too expensive. A) Buying. B) Buying that. C) To buy. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To buy. 26. I agree with that action.I support that action. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 27. He apologized ..... so late. A) TO ARRIVE. B) FOR ARRIVE. C) FOR ARRIVING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FOR ARRIVING. 28. ..... your continued support, we have decided to offer you a permanent position. A) Due to. B) Therefore. C) Because. D) As a result. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to. 29. He denied ..... the crime. A) Committing. B) Commit. C) To commit. D) That commit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committing. 30. "No I won't help you." she said. A) A refusal. B) A denial. C) Advice. D) A promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A refusal. ← 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