This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'I do not have any connection with the terrorists', she told us.She denied ..... any connection with the terrorists. A) To have. B) Having. C) Her having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 2. He ..... to be innocent, but there is mounting evidence of the contrary. A) Reports. B) Suggests. C) Indicates. D) Claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claims. 3. He claimed that the room was dirty.He complained about the room being dirty. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 4. At a philosophy class a professor picked up a large empty glass jar and filled it with big rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They (a) that it was. A) A. said. B) Told. C) Spoke. D) Talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. said. 5. 'It's not a good idea to write your passwords down.' A) They advised us not to writing our passwords down. B) They advised us not to write our passwords down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They advised us not to write our passwords down. 6. He denied ..... about the plan. A) Knowing. B) To know. C) Know. D) Knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowing. 7. Don't drunk drive! A) Suggest. B) Offer. C) Ask. D) Warn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warn. 8. His boss ..... a holiday A) Suggested to take. B) Suggested taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested taking. 9. "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday" said Amanda to me. (apologise) A) Amanda tried to apologise for forgetting my birthday. B) . Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday. 10. This is the perfect festival for those who have read the books and (a) what life really was like for Laura and her family. A) A. wondered. B) Expected. C) Doubted. D) Believed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. wondered. 11. The leader of the organization agreed ..... A) To lift the blockade to the port. B) Lifting the blockade to the port. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To lift the blockade to the port. 12. Joseph reminded ..... Daniel when I arrived. A) That call. B) Me calling. C) Me to call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me to call. 13. Lee et al. (2013) ..... the importance of empathy in forming effective workplace relationships. A) Defined. B) Compared. C) Contributed. D) Stressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stressed. 14. The side effects of this drug ..... severe. A) Think to be. B) Are thought to be. C) Are thought they have been. D) Are thought that they are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are thought to be. 15. 'Cameron cheated on the exam!' James said. A) Warn. B) Accuse. C) Threaten. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accuse. 16. I asked about his lunch. I asked for his lunch. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 17. If you ..... with someone, you have the same opinion. A) Add. B) Confirm. C) Reveal. D) Deny. E) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Agree. 18. She threatened ..... my parents about the accident A) To tell. B) Telling. C) Tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 19. Inhofe (2018) firmly ..... that climate change is not as significant as most experts assume. A) Discovers. B) Recommends. C) Believes. D) Suggests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believes. 20. Holly put a banana on her head. Dicky ..... , 'You look so funny!' A) Laughed. B) Asked. C) Begged. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughed. 21. The students found out ..... A) That the exam is canceled. B) The exam being canceled. C) The exam to be canceled. D) That the exam had been canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That the exam had been canceled. 22. It + passive reporting verb + that-clause A) Personal Passive structure. B) Impersonal Passive structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impersonal Passive structure. 23. She ..... me of telling Jimmy her secret. A) Regretted. B) Accused. C) Criticized. D) Apologized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accused. 24. "You should go to the doctor." He said. A) He said I should have gone to the doctor. B) He advised to go to the doctor. C) He advised me to go to the doctor. D) He insisted on to go to the doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He advised me to go to the doctor. 25. "Let's have a look at the school website.", said Joe. A) Joe suggested to have a look at the school website. B) Joe suggested having a look at the school website. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe suggested having a look at the school website. 26. The English clergyman and physicist John Michell ..... the concept of black holes in 1783, an idea too astonishing to be accepted by the scientists back then. A) Proposed. B) Noticed. C) Contrasted. D) Viewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proposed. 27. 'Excuse me, but there aren't any clean towels in our room.' $\rightarrow$ They complained about not ..... clean towels in their room. A) To have. B) Having. C) Had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 28. I know how ..... a good review about any movie. A) Writing. B) Write. C) To write. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To write. 29. True or False:When reporting a universal truth like, "My science teacher said that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, " the verb 'freezes' must be changed to the past tense 'froze'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Change the direct speech 'We are playing in the garden' to reported speech using the appropriate tense. A) We will be playing in the garden. B) We were playing in the garden. C) They are playing in the garden. D) They were playing in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were playing in the garden. ← 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