This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We agreed on the action plan.We agreed with the action plan.We agreed to do the action plan. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 2. "It's not true that I work too hard." he said. A) A recommendation. B) A refusal. C) Advice. D) A denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A denial. 3. He forgave his brother ..... the window. A) To break. B) For breaking. C) For break. D) To breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For breaking. 4. You should apply for the job" said Jack to Stella. (encourage) A) Jack encouraged Stella to apply for the job. B) Jack encouraged Stella applying for a new job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack encouraged Stella to apply for the job. 5. My friend: "Man, you have to come to the party. It's going to be amazing!!" A) My friend me encouraged to go to the party. B) My friend encouraged me to go to the party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend encouraged me to go to the party. 6. The officer warned us not to leave / leaving our luggage unattended in the crowded area. A) Leave. B) Leaving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave. 7. "Will you come to the book club?" William asked her.William ..... her to go to the book club. A) Suggested. B) Offered. C) Invited. D) Allowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invited. 8. She apologised for arriving / to arrive late to the meeting due to heavy traffic. A) For arriving. B) To arrive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For arriving. 9. Change the direct speech 'She said, I am going to the market' to reported speech using the appropriate tense. A) She said that she is going to the market. B) She said that she was going to the market. C) She said that she will be going to the market. D) She said that she has been going to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she was going to the market. 10. I asked him to smoke outside.I told him to smoke outside. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 11. The woman ..... that she had been in front of me in the line. A) Reminded. B) Refused. C) Argued. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argued. 12. "Yes, it was me who took your pen." -He ..... taking my pen. A) Admitted. B) Ordered. C) Objected. D) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admitted. 13. Which one is the correct expression? A) Insist at. B) Insist by. C) Insist in. D) Insist on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insist on. 14. I will love you till death do us part. A) Offer. B) Suggest. C) Promise. D) Beg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promise. 15. When you don't actually get what you paid for, you deserve a ..... A) Complain. B) Refund. C) Refound. D) Bargain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refund. 16. He described the new coffee maker.He explained the new coffee maker. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 17. The couple ..... by the end of the year. A) Are rumored they will get married. B) Are rumored to have got married. C) Are rumored that will get married. D) Are rumored to get married. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are rumored to get married. 18. I promised to send it ASAP.I guaranteed that it would be sent ASAP. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 19. Don't worry. She's promised ..... us the money. A) To send. B) Sending. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To send. 20. Tom's sister accused ..... her charger without asking. A) Him to take. B) Him of taking. C) He of take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Him of taking. 21. 'Excuse me, but there aren't any clean towels in our room.' $\rightarrow$ They complained about ..... clean towels in their room. A) Having. B) Not having. C) Have. D) Not to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not having. 22. To refuse/d/d A) Someone that . B) That somebody would do something. C) To do something. D) Someone of having done something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do something. 23. The general suggested ..... A) To use the nuclear arsenal. B) Using the nuclear arsenal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the nuclear arsenal. 24. He emphasized team building.He stressed team building. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 25. "You're the one who broke the vase!" he ..... , pointing to the shards on the floor. A) Accused. B) Admitted. C) Praised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused. 26. The boy (a) the readers what a wonderful place the North Pole is, he describes in every detail the city's lights and the factories that surround the city. A) A. tells. B) Says. C) Speaks. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. tells. 27. Change the direct speech 'I am reading a book' to reported speech using the appropriate tense. A) He said he is reading a book. B) He said he has been reading a book. C) He said he will be reading a book. D) He said he was reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he was reading a book. 28. He recommended ..... your internet provider. A) Changing. B) Change. C) To changing. D) To change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing. 29. If you reveal something, ..... 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: D) You give previously unknown information. 30. 'Don't go in there!' A) The police officer warned us not to going in there. B) The police officer warned us not to go in there. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police officer warned us not to go in there. ← 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