This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher ordered the boy to take his hands out of his pocket.What did the teacher actually say? A) '' Take your hands out of his my pocket". B) "Take your hands out of your pocket". C) Take my hands. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Take your hands out of your pocket". 2. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.What about if we meet on Wednesday? A) She suggested meeting on Wednesday. B) She suggested to meet on Wednesday. C) She told to meet on Wednesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She suggested meeting on Wednesday. 3. "You should read this book. It's really good." A) A warning. B) A refusal. C) A denial. D) A recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A recommendation. 4. We were reminded ..... our phones at the cinema A) Switching off. B) Switch off. C) To switch off. D) Switched off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To switch off. 5. All the necessary supplies have ..... sent to the team for the last two months. A) Being. B) Be. C) Been. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been. 6. 'OK, you can use my phone', Lucas said to his little brother. A) Claim. B) Admit. C) Allow. D) Insist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allow. 7. True or False:In the sentence 'He mentioned that he was tired, ' the word 'that' is optional and can be removed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. David ..... , 'Could you tell me where the bathrooom is?' A) Suggested. B) Asked. C) Offered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 9. She ..... us not to drink that water. A) Informed. B) Insisted. C) Warned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warned. 10. "Please mom, take me to Disneyland" she said A) She begged her mother to take her to Disneyland. B) She offered her mother to take her to Disneyland. C) She suggested taking her to Disneyland. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She begged her mother to take her to Disneyland. 11. To say something in a fun way. A) Joke. B) Reply. C) Explain. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joke. 12. When the character is speaking quietly, we use ' ..... '. A) Whisper. B) Suggest. C) Reply. D) Promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whisper. 13. Complete the sentence with the grammatically correct form:The team captain suggested that every player ..... at the meeting. A) Be. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be. 14. A:Remind me ..... a taxi to the airport. B:We don't need one; Andy's offered ..... us a lift. A) To book / giving. B) Booking / to give. C) Booking / giving. D) To book / to give. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To book / to give. 15. Food from far away has to ..... transported by truck, ship, or air, and that uses a lot of fuel. A) Is. B) Be. C) Are. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 16. 'I can't believe it', he ..... A) Exclaimed. B) Mumbled. C) Complained. D) Admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclaimed. 17. Claimed A) Told people officially. B) Said something was true even if it might not be. C) Have shown that something is true. D) Found something, especially for the first time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said something was true even if it might not be. 18. He denied ..... the mess. A) To make. B) Making. C) For making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making. 19. "OK, OK, I'll go to the concert with you." A) I persuaded her to go to the concert with me. B) I invited her to go to the concert with me. C) I persuaded her not to go to the concert with me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I persuaded her to go to the concert with me. 20. 'I'm sorry, but I'm not going to lie for you.' $\rightarrow$ She refused ..... for him. A) Lying. B) Lie. C) To lie. D) Lieing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To lie. 21. DIRECT SPEECH:We are really sorry we didn't come to the party.REPORTED SPEECH:They apologized ..... A) For not coming to the party. B) For not to come to the party. C) Come to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For not coming to the party. 22. Has apologised A) Has said sorry for something someone has done. B) Found something, especially for the first time. C) Mention an idea for others to consider. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has said sorry for something someone has done. 23. To say while struggling for breath. A) Gasp. B) Complain. C) Cheer. D) Joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gasp. 24. "Ok, it was me, I ate the last cookie" A) Kevin insisted he ate the last cookie. B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. C) Kevin suggested he ate the last cookie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. 25. "No, I won't play with you, " Matt said to Melissa. A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. B) Matt refused playing with Melissa. C) Matt refused of playing with Melissa. D) Matt refused that to play with Melissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. 26. "No way. I won't help you. You never help me." A) A recommendation. B) A refusal. C) A denial. D) Encouragement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A refusal. 27. "I'm going to buy the red car."He ..... to buy the red car. A) Ordered. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Warned. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 28. Bill advised me ..... all my money in the bank. A) Keep. B) To keep. C) Keeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep. 29. "Let me breathe." George / beg/ police A) George begged that the police let him breathe. B) George begged to the police to let him breathe. C) George begged the police to let him breathe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George begged the police to let him breathe. 30. I suggested ..... to the Louvre while we were in Paris. A) Go. B) To going. C) To go. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting Verbs Quiz 2Reporting Verbs Quiz 3Reporting Verbs Quiz 4Reporting Verbs Quiz 5Reporting Verbs Quiz 6Reporting Verbs Quiz 8Reporting Verbs Quiz 9Reporting Verbs Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books