This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... me that he had studied for the test. A) Assured. B) Suggested. C) Admitted. D) Confirmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assured. 2. 'I will never let you down again', Tom said to his friend. A) Promise. B) Beg. C) Confirm. D) Confess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promise. 3. Complete the sentence:Direct speech:'Yes, I ate the last cookie, ' my brother said. Reported speech:My brother finally ..... eating the last cookie. A) Promised. B) Admitted. C) Refused. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admitted. 4. The police officer ..... that the driver get out of the car. A) Whispered. B) Demanded. C) Recalled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demanded. 5. "I'll definitely pay you back at the end of the week. '' A) A promise. B) A claim. C) A warning. D) A refusal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A promise. 6. "What are you doing here?" Louise wondered ..... A) What I am doing here. B) What I was doing there. C) What was I doing there. D) If I was doing here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What I was doing there. 7. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "What are you doing here?" A) Say. B) Explain. C) Ask. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask. 8. To give shouts of approval or encouragement. A) Answer. B) Cheer. C) Apologise. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheer. 9. I'm definitely going to the meeting. I really need to be there.' $\rightarrow$ He insisted on ..... to the meeting. A) To go. B) Go on. C) Going. D) Has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 10. 'Oh, no. I won't go with you', my sister told me. A) Threaten. B) Object. C) Tell. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 11. "I know the guitar can be difficult, but I think you should try to learn it." A) He invited me to learn the guitar. B) He encouraged me to learn the guitar. C) He explained me to learn the guitar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He encouraged me to learn the guitar. 12. '' I have already eaten" she said A) She said that she had already eaten. B) She asked me to eat. C) She offered to eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had already eaten. 13. The team captain shouted, 'Don't give up!' How would you best report this command? A) The captain suggested not giving up. B) The captain encouraged us not to give up. C) The captain said that we don't give up. D) The captain asked if we would give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The captain encouraged us not to give up. 14. I'll email you everyday A) Suggested. B) Promised. C) Explained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 15. It is thought ..... very tough. A) That the competition is to be. B) That the competition is going to be. C) That the competition is to have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the competition is going to be. 16. Can I have a ..... of soda and a ..... of water, please? A) Carton /slice. B) Can / bottle. C) Kilogram / can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can / bottle. 17. In the sentence "My mom explained that we were leaving early, " which word is the reporting verb? A) Explained. B) Leaving. C) Were. D) Early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explained. 18. Complete the sentence. "It is said ..... the party together" A) They to have left. B) Them to have left. C) That they left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That they left. 19. 'I really must know what's going on here.' $\rightarrow$ She demanded ..... what was going on there. A) To knew. B) Knowing. C) To know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To know. 20. I suggest ..... soon. A) To leave. B) Leaving. C) Leave. D) To leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaving. 21. "I didn't steal the car!" A) She denied stealing the car. B) She insisted she stole the car. C) She warned that she stole the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She denied stealing the car. 22. Many educators agree ..... interactive learning can enhance student engagement. A) Of. B) That. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 23. 'I'll be very careful, ' ..... Simson. A) Told. B) Promised. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 24. "Sorry, but I'm not going to study all weekend!" A) Suggest. B) Refuse. C) Offer. D) Apologise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refuse. 25. "If I were you I would take a bottle of water with me." A) James advised me to take a bottle of water. B) James decided to take a bottle of water. C) James warned me to take a bottle of water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James advised me to take a bottle of water. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReporting Verbs Quiz 1Reporting 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