This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "It's my birthday next weekend. Please, make a birthday cake for me!" (Charlotte / told / mom) A) Mum asked Charlotte to make a cake. B) Charlotte told her mum to make a birthday cake for her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charlotte told her mum to make a birthday cake for her. 2. Schmidt (2010) ..... that the process of language acquisition is important in childhood. (to examine the key points) A) Discusses. B) States. C) Claim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discusses. 3. She proposed ..... at 7 o'clock. A) That we meet. B) For meeting. C) To meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That we meet. 4. When the character is calling out loudly, we use ' ..... '. A) Cry. B) Reply. C) Agree. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cry. 5. "I'll send you a postcard when I get there." A) Apologise. B) Promise. C) Offer. D) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promise. 6. Which of the following verbs can be used to report statements? A) Instruct. B) Recommend. C) Offer. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complain. 7. '' I'm going to become a hairdresser"He ..... to become a hairdresser A) Ordered. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Warned. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 8. Sofia suggested ..... the new pizza place. A) Trying. B) Try. C) To try. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trying. 9. You can't go with me A) Told. B) Suggested. C) Promised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 10. When the character is making a question, we use ' ..... '. A) Ask. B) Explain. C) Reply. D) Cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask. 11. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "You should exercise more." A) Advise. B) Explain. C) Ask. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advise. 12. What is the correct preposition to use with 'congratulate'? A) At. B) In. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 13. Alice announced ..... when the thief had broken in. A) That she is sleeping. B) That she was sleeping. C) She was slept. D) She slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she was sleeping. 14. A:Have the kids been fighting again? Oliver's really upset, but he refuses ..... me why.B:Oh, Harry accused Oliver of ..... one of his toys, and now they aren't speaking to each other. A) Telling / to break. B) Telling / breaking. C) To tell / to break. D) To tell / breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To tell / breaking. 15. The teacher ..... the student not to be late. A) Recommended. B) Warned. C) Denied. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warned. 16. "We should walk on the park." said mom A) SUGGEST. B) INVITE. C) ORDER. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SUGGEST. 17. We encouraged ..... more books A) They to read. B) Them reading. C) Them to reading. D) Them to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Them to read. 18. Which of the following reporting verbs means "to notify or make (someone) aware of danger, harm, etc." A) Admit. B) Beg. C) Warn. D) Instruct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warn. 19. Choose the correct sentence Report requests A) Laura said begged him not to tell any bad notice. B) Laura ordered me to give him my money. C) Laura suggested plaing a game. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laura said begged him not to tell any bad notice. 20. His teacher threatened ..... his parents A) Calling. B) Him call. C) Call. D) To call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To call. 21. "We're going to the museum. Would you like to come with us?" A) They persuaded me to go to the museum with us. B) They encouraged me to go to the museum with us. C) They invited me to go to the museum with them. D) They asked me not to go to the museum with them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They invited me to go to the museum with them. 22. True or False:In the sentence "He mentioned (that) he was going to the store, " the word 'that' is required and cannot be removed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. The teachers ..... how to do the homework. A) Promise. B) Explain. C) Shout. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 24. Denied A) Accepted. B) Claimed. C) Said wasn't true. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said wasn't true. 25. "Yes, I'm afraid I used your phone without asking." A) Offer. B) Accept. C) Admit. D) Refuse. 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