This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct sentence with the use of say without the preposition A) Paul said to me, I need some money. B) Paul said to me, he needed some money. C) Paul said, I need some money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paul said, I need some money. 2. Davidson (2006) ..... that previous research in the field is important in understanding the concept. (to highlight an important point) A) Point outs. B) Emphasizes. C) Mentions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasizes. 3. They accused ..... the money. A) Him of stealing. B) That he stole. C) Him to steal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him of stealing. 4. "This is so annoying! You never listen to me, Ronalda!", Julia said. A) Julia complained that Ronalda never listened to her. B) Julia added that Ronalda never listened to her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julia complained that Ronalda never listened to her. 5. To agree that something is true, especially unwillingly A) Admit. B) Deny. C) Agree. D) Convince. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admit. 6. "Yes, you're right. It's my fault."The man ..... that it was his fault. A) Told. B) Explained. C) Agreed. D) Demanded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreed. 7. "Sorry I hurt you, Charli" she said A) She persuaded me to hurt him. B) She apologised for hurting him. C) She said that sorry to hurt him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She apologised for hurting him. 8. Stella ..... her friend's birthday A) Apologized for forgetting. B) Apologized forgetting. C) Apologized with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologized for forgetting. 9. I'm so glad you ..... to that talk-apparently it was really boring. A) Persuaded me not going. B) Persuaded not going. C) Persuaded me not to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuaded me not to go. 10. "You know what? I think we should wait", Gertrudes said. A) Gertrudes complained that we should wait. B) Gertrudes suggested waiting. C) Gertrudes suggest wait. D) Gertrudes added waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gertrudes suggested waiting. 11. "Go, and get dressed right now!" A) Order. B) Apologise. C) Invite. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 12. In the sentence, 'My dad announced that we were getting a puppy, ' which word is the reporting verb? A) Dad. B) Announced. C) Getting. D) Puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 13. A:Where are you going on holiday this year?B:We haven't decided yet. Molly suggested ..... camping in Scotland, but I'm not very keen. I'd rather go somewhere warmer. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 14. To report requests, we use A) Suggest + ing form. B) Order or tell. C) Ask or beg. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask or beg. 15. A:There's a funny smell in the kitchen.B:That's because your dad insisted on ..... curry for dinner and he burnt it. A) Make. B) Making. C) To make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making. 16. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."Is the milk fresh?" A) She asked me if the milk was fresh. B) She asked me if was the milk was fresh. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if the milk was fresh. 17. We use say with the preposition to A) When it is followed by the person we are talking to. B) When it isn't not followed by the person being spoken to. C) When it is followed by the person being spoken to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When it is followed by the person being spoken to. 18. "Please! Let me go to the party!" the daughter said A) BEG. B) ASK. C) INVITE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BEG. 19. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example."I'll go to France on holiday" said John. A) John decided going to France on holiday. B) John decided to go to France on holiday. C) John denied going to France on holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John decided to go to France on holiday. 20. "You did a fantastic job. Congratulations!" said the teacher. A) The teacher congratulated me on do a fantastic job. B) The teacher congratulated me on that I did a fantastic job. C) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. D) The teacher congratulated me to do a fantastic job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher congratulated me on doing a fantastic job. 21. Which of the following verbs DON'T we use to report suggestions? A) Suggest. B) Demand. C) Recommend. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demand. 22. "English is so much fun!" said the students. A) The students said English to be so much fun. B) The students said that English was so much fun. C) The students said that English is being so much fun. D) The students said that English be fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students said that English was so much fun. 23. They ..... to clear up the mess, saying it wasn't their job. A) Proposed. B) Refused. C) Rejected. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refused. 24. How many times do I have to ..... this to you? It's very simple! A) Advise. B) Explain. C) Offer. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 25. A:I've always regretted ..... to university.B:Well it's never too late. Why don't you apply? A) To not go. B) Not to go. C) Not going. D) Going not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not 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 7Reporting Verbs Quiz 8Reporting Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books