This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm not going to go with you. I'm simply not going.He adamantly ..... to go with him. A) Refused. B) Denied. C) Relented. D) Urged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refused. 2. The police accused him ..... fraud. A) Of commit. B) To commited. C) Of commiting. D) To commit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of commiting. 3. We wish we had been there.They ..... there. A) Regretted being. B) Regretted to be. C) Regretted not being. D) Regretted been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regretted not being. 4. 'I was the best in the competition!', Mary said. A) Confess. B) Forbid. C) Assure. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boast. 5. "You ruined my jacket, Joy!" said Mary. A) Mary accused Joy to ruin her jacket. B) Mary accused Joy that ruined her jacket. C) Mary accused Joy about ruining her jacket. D) Mary accused Joy of ruining her jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary accused Joy of ruining her jacket. 6. She ..... that she would be here on time. A) Assured. B) Warned. C) Confirmed. D) Reminded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confirmed. 7. Sue agreed ..... us. A) Helping. B) To help. C) On helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help. 8. "This steak is terrible. It's raw. Yuck!" What verb would you use to report? A) Complain. B) Promise. C) Deny. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complain. 9. Complete the sentence:For our class trip, the teacher ..... visiting the science museum. A) Offered. B) Suggested. C) Promised. D) Ordered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested. 10. I would recommend ..... the castle and the museum. A) To visit. B) Visiting. C) You visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 11. "I'm sorry that I forgot your birthday, " said Max. A) Max apologized for that he forgot her birthday. B) Max apologized for forget her birthday. C) Max apologized for to forget her birthday. D) Max apologized for forgetting her birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Max apologized for forgetting her birthday. 12. My parents encouraged ..... a new sport A) Me taking. B) Me to take up. C) Me take up. D) Taking up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me to take up. 13. 'I didn't reveal your secret', said Peter. A) Complain. B) Object. C) Deny. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deny. 14. It's not true, I didn't do it deliberately.He ..... it deliberately. A) Denied to do it. B) Denied doing it. C) Denied do it. D) Denied he would do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denied doing it. 15. "Don't run around the pool, " said the lifeguard. A) The lifeguard warned us not to run around the pool. B) The lifeguard warned us not running around the pool. C) The lifeguard warned us that we not run around the pool. D) The lifeguard warned us to run around the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lifeguard warned us not to run around the pool. 16. Ruby admitted ..... all the chocolates. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 17. Which verb pattern is used with 'insist on'? A) Verb + infinitive. B) Verb + object + infinitive. C) Verb +-ing. D) Verb + preposition +-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb + preposition +-ing. 18. The correct order of the words:Promised / really / study / hard / Luke / to /the exam / for A) Luke promised to study really hard for the exam. B) Luke promised hard to study for the exam. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luke promised to study really hard for the exam. 19. What is the correct form of the verb after 'claim'? A) To + base form of the verb. B) To + past participle of the verb. C) To + gerund form of the verb. D) To + present continuous form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To + base form of the verb. 20. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "Where are you from?" A) Ask. B) Suggest. C) Explain. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask. 21. Complete the sentence:My brother didn't want to help at first, but he finally ..... to wash the dishes. A) Refused. B) Suggested. C) Agreed. D) Denied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreed. 22. "I can't go because I need work to do" Ann said A) EXPLAIN. B) OFFER. C) APOLOGIZE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EXPLAIN. 23. Have complained A) Have told someone that something is wrong. B) Say you will not do something. C) Said something was true even if it might not be. D) Agreed that something was true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have told someone that something is wrong. 24. Let's go to the opera, shall we?The boy ..... go to the opera A) Suggested that they. B) Suggested to. C) Suggested they should have. D) Suggested they would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggested that they. 25. She begged ..... , but we had to leave. A) Us to stay. B) That we stay. C) Us staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Us to stay. 26. The man ..... that he had cheated on his taxes. A) Admitted. B) Argued. C) Demanded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admitted. 27. He leaned over and ..... in my ear: "Let's get out of here" . A) Argued. B) Shouted. C) Whispered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whispered. 28. To have different opinion. A) Disagree. B) Agree. C) Ask. D) Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disagree. 29. She ..... that the lucky draw winner was Maggie Leung. A) Informed. B) Announced. C) Advised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 30. Chow Siu Long ..... that tai chi is not a true martial art. A) Argues. B) Proves. C) Discovers. D) None of the above. 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