This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Come to the party; it won't be the same without you, " she ..... firmly. A) Admitted. B) Insisted. C) Grumbled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insisted. 2. "You can go to the party this weekend, " Mum said.Mum ..... me to go to the party that weekend. A) Offered. B) Reminded. C) Allowed. D) Invited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed. 3. "This isn't fair!" he ..... loudly, crossing his arms. A) Whispered. B) Protested. C) Grumbled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protested. 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe phrasal verbs below. When I asked him what he wanted for hisbirthday, Tim ..... a list of books he'd seenfor sale on eBay. A) Put down. B) Reeled off. C) Spell out. D) Come in for. E) Spelled out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reeled off. 5. The child refused to eat / eating vegetables despite his parents' encouragement A) To eat. B) Eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 6. "I'll do it", he ..... A) Hoped. B) Offered. C) Ordered. D) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offered. 7. 'Wait here, ' he said. A) He told us to waiting there. B) He told us to wait there. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told us to wait there. 8. They agreed ..... anyone about what had happened. A) Not telling for. B) Not tell. C) Not telling. D) Not to tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to tell. 9. "I want to join the student council.", said Joe. A) Joe said Ben that he wanted to join the student council. B) Joe told Ben that he wanted to join the student council. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe told Ben that he wanted to join the student council. 10. At first he denied stealing the money but he later ..... it. A) Confessed. B) Advised. C) Admitted. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admitted. 11. Bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected. A) Bargain. B) Have guarantee. C) Reasonably priced. D) Be on sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bargain. 12. The politician claimed ..... A) Being innocent. B) That he was innocent. C) Be innocent. D) To being innocent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he was innocent. 13. The teacher reminded ..... A) That the students should finish the online assignments. B) The students to finish the online assignments. C) That finish the online assignments. D) The students finishing the online assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students to finish the online assignments. 14. She ..... any involvement in the incident. A) Denied. B) Apologized. C) Criticized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denied. 15. Change the direct speech 'He said, I have finished my homework' to reported speech using the appropriate tense. A) He said that he finishes his homework. B) He said that he had finished his homework. C) He said that he will finish his homework. D) He said that he is finishing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had finished his homework. 16. She ..... me for driving too fast. A) Regretted. B) Accused. C) Criticized. D) Apologized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Criticized. 17. I recommended not buying the cheap one.I advised against buying the cheap one. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 18. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence:He ..... that I wore funny clothes A) Asked. B) Joked. C) Argued. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joked. 19. David ..... that he was right, even though it was obvious he had made a mistake. A) Persuaded. B) Insisted. C) Advised. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insisted. 20. "Why don't we go on a picnic?" A) He suggested went on a picnic. B) He suggested to going on a picnic. C) He suggested going on a picnic. D) He suggested that we should going on a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suggested going on a picnic. 21. They apologised ..... to inform us. A) Forget. B) To forget. C) For forgetting. D) For forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For forgetting. 22. He promised to call / calling as soon as he arrived safely at his destination. A) To call. B) Calling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To call. 23. The suspect denied to know / knowing anything about the missing documents. A) To know. B) Knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowing. 24. I'm interested in ..... about people's problems and helping them if possible. A) Hearing. B) Hear. C) To hear. D) Will hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearing. 25. "I was in the yard when it happened." A) REFUSE. B) EXPLAIN. C) AGREE. D) DEMAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EXPLAIN. 26. Which reporting verb?"You were selected to be the new class President." A) WANTED. B) INVITED. C) WARN. D) EXPECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WANTED. 27. Mr. President, welcome to our city!The Lord Mayor ..... the president. A) Accused. B) Advised. C) Greeted. D) Thanked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greeted. 28. Why did you refuse ..... the police officer's questions? It only makes you to look guilty! A) To answer. B) Answering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To answer. 29. "You'll get sick if you don't eat healthier food." the doctor said to her. A) A claim. B) A promise. C) A warning. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A warning. 30. Their tutor, Simon Jakes of New College, was amused by the competition that so quickly developed between his two brightest pupils. He skillfully used their hatred to bring out the best in both of them. He never (a) it. By the end of their first year, they were far ahead of other students. A) A. regretted. B) Dissatisfied. C) Disappointed. D) Apologised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. regretted. ← 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