This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She reminded ..... to bring the book. A) He. B) They. C) Them. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Them. 2. Yeah. She's asked us ..... her move her furniture. A) To help. B) Helping. C) Help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 3. True or False:A reporting verb is a word used to describe an action, like 'run' or 'jump'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. 'I'm the best cook in the city!' A) He denied. B) He boasted. C) He explained. D) He admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He boasted. 5. "Empty your pockets for me, please." A) CLAIM. B) TELL. C) AGREE. D) REFUSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TELL. 6. Tony claimed ..... heard anything about the oil crisis. A) NOT HAVING. B) NOT HAVE. C) NOT TO HAVE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NOT TO HAVE. 7. If you ..... something, you give previously unknown information. A) Admit. B) Add. C) Confirm. D) Reveal. E) Deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reveal. 8. I ..... that the store was closed and she would have to come back the following day. A) Explained. B) Asked. C) Told. D) Refused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explained. 9. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:The student exclaimed, 'I aced the test!' A) Cried. B) Whispered. C) Exclaimed. D) Shouted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclaimed. 10. The novel (a) a breathtaking story about the adventures of Tobias and Tris. A) A. tells. B) Speaks. C) Says. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. tells. 11. Donia said to me:'I'll carry your suitcases.' A) Donia offered to carry my suitcases. B) Donia warned to carry my suitcases. C) Donia offered not to carry my suitcases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donia offered to carry my suitcases. 12. 'I won't lend you my camera' Peter said. A) Explain. B) Refuse. C) Admit. D) Promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refuse. 13. Daemon asked, 'Why are you crying loudly?' Nadia ..... , 'My brother hit me.' A) Whispered. B) Asked. C) Answered. D) Begged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answered. 14. Sarah explained ..... because she felt terrible. A) She had gone home. B) Going home. C) That gone home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had gone home. 15. The doctor told me:'You should rest your leg for two weeks.' A) The doctor offered me to rest my leg for two weeks. B) The doctor invited me to rest my leg for two weeks. C) The doctor advised me to rest my leg for two weeks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The doctor advised me to rest my leg for two weeks. 16. He disagreed with investing in oil.He objected to investing in oil.He refused to invest in oil. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 17. Convert the direct speech 'They said, We have completed the project' to reported speech. A) They said that they have completed the project. B) They said that they had completed the project. C) They said that they will complete the project. D) They said that they are completing the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that they had completed the project. 18. "The committee has reviewed your proposal and we ..... , " the chairperson said with a smile. A) Complain. B) Approve. C) Quarrel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approve. 19. Did Farid ..... his sickness during your conversation? A) Mention. B) Advise. C) Refuse. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mention. 20. 'Let's go to the police station, ' she said. A) She suggested to go to the police station. B) She suggested going to the police station. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suggested going to the police station. 21. Spalding (2019) concurs ..... Rogers (2018) on the need for greater use of data in school management. A) Of. B) As. C) That. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 22. The doctor recommended to get / getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of water to recover quickly. A) To get. B) Getting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 23. ..... believed to be the first time that a polar bear killed a zookeeper. A) It is. B) We. C) We are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is. 24. He insisted that we all should pay.He maintained that we all should pay. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 25. Choose the correct reported sentence for the next direct speech: "I speak five languages" A) She tell us that she spoke five languages. B) She told us that she speak five languages. C) She told us that she spoke five languages. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told us that she spoke five languages. 26. THE COMPANY IS SAID TO HAVE PAID $ 50, 000, 000 FOR THE SHARES. A) Personal structure. B) Impersonal structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal structure. 27. If you agree with someone, ..... A) You say that something is not true. B) You have the same opinion. C) You say something extra. D) You give previously unknown information. E) You unhappily agree it's true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You have the same opinion. 28. A PERSON IN THE STREET A) TO MUG. B) TO SCAM. C) TO PUNISH. D) TO SHOPLIFT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO MUG. 29. It's difficult ..... clothes for other people as a birthday gift. A) Choosing. B) Choose. C) Chose. D) To choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To choose. 30. "I need you to tell me what happened." A) REFUSE. B) EXPLAIN. C) AGREE. D) DEMAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DEMAND. ← 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