This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct form of the verb after 'agree'? A) 'to + base form of the verb'. B) 'to + past form of the verb'. C) 'base form of the verb'. D) 'to + gerund form of the verb'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'to + base form of the verb'. 2. We're being given far too much work! The students ..... too much work. A) Urged not to be given. B) Denied being given. C) Complained that they were being given. D) Complained that they had been given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complained that they were being given. 3. My workmate suggested ..... a story about refugees. A) Me write. B) To write. C) Writing. D) Me to write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing. 4. A:Hi, Tom. I'm surprised to see you here. I didn't think you liked opera.B:I don't, but Delia persuaded me ..... toningt. A) Come. B) To come. C) Coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come. 5. Why did you insist ..... for the whole meal? A) Paying. B) To pay. C) On paying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On paying. 6. McIntosh (2012) and Johnson (2014) ..... the key features of the period in question. (the final point or summary) A) Note. B) Conclude. C) Suggest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclude. 7. To recommend an idea, plan or action. A) Suggest. B) Complain. C) Moan. D) Joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest. 8. Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets as a reporting verb:'Please, please don't lose your phone again' John's mother said to him.(beg) A) John's mother begged him not to lose his phone agian. B) John's mother begged him losing his phone agian. C) John's mother begged not to lose his phone agian. D) John's mother begged him lost his phone agian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John's mother begged him not to lose his phone agian. 9. Many believe ..... video games can improve problem-solving skills. A) That. B) With. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 10. They were surprised when we ..... that we'd quit our jobs to start our own company. A) Told. B) Announced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 11. Complete the sentence:The coach's instruction was, 'Run one more lap.' He ..... us to run one more lap. A) Ordered. B) Asked. C) Said. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 12. To make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it A) Argue. B) Persuade. C) Admit. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade. 13. I refused ..... to her demands A) To give in. B) In giving in. C) Give in. D) Giving in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give in. 14. "Yes, I'll take you to the cinema, " said Elizabeth. A) Mary agreed on taking me to the cinema. B) Mary agreed to take me to the cinema. C) Mary agreed to taking me to the cinema. D) Mary agreed that she take me to the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary agreed to take me to the cinema. 15. "The room is too small. I can barely move!", Ian said. A) Ian claimed that the room was too small. B) Ian complained that the room is too small. C) Ian complained that the room was too small. D) Ian claimed that the room isn't too small. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ian complained that the room was too small. 16. Which verb pattern is used with the verb 'promise'? A) Verb + infinitive. B) Verb + object + infinitive. C) Verb +-ing. D) Verb + preposition +-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb + infinitive. 17. We congratulated ..... the tournament A) She on win. B) Her on win. C) Her in winning. D) Her on winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her on winning. 18. Proposed A) Said yes to. B) Suggested. C) Encouraged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested. 19. We convinced ..... his mind. A) To change. B) Him changing. C) Him to change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him to change. 20. Complete the sentence. "He is considered ..... a good president. Everybody likes him" A) To be. B) To have been. C) That he is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 21. To report commnands or instructions we use A) Order or tell. B) Ask or beg. C) Suggest + ing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order or tell. 22. Complete the sentence using the correct verb form for this structure:My dad insisted that I ..... my room before I could play video games. A) Cleaned. B) Clean. C) Cleaning. D) To clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean. 23. "Come on. I know you can do it." A) A claim. B) A promise. C) Encouragement. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encouragement. 24. Yes, we take your offer.They ..... their offer. A) Agreed take. B) Agreed to take. C) Agreed taking. D) Admitted to take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreed to take. 25. She apologised ..... my secret. A) To reveal. B) For revealing. C) That she revealed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For revealing. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 2Reporting Verbs Quiz 3Reporting Verbs Quiz 4Reporting Verbs Quiz 5Reporting Verbs Quiz 6Reporting Verbs Quiz 7Reporting Verbs Quiz 8Reporting Verbs Quiz 9Reporting Verbs Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books