This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I'm going to start exercising"He ..... to start exercising. A) Ordered. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Warned. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 2. A:Have the police found the men that robbed the supermarket?B:Apparently, they've arrested one man, but he denies ..... anything to do with it. A) Have. B) To have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 3. To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind A) Deny. B) Tell. C) Accuse. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accuse. 4. Indicate how many reporting verbs were mentioned A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 5. "You mustn't use your cellphone in class, " said the teacher. A) The teacher ordered the students not to use their cellphones. B) The teacher ordered the students that they not use their cellphones. C) The teacher ordered the students not using their cellphones. D) The teacher ordered the students to use their cellphones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher ordered the students not to use their cellphones. 6. I do apologize for ..... A) Not to call. B) Not calling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not calling. 7. "I can lend you some money. If you want to" mom said A) OFFER. B) INVITE. C) EXPLAIN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OFFER. 8. He warned ..... careful A) To be. B) Us to be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us to be. 9. To report the sentence "Be careful! The floor is wet, " which reporting verb best captures the speaker's intent? A) Admitted. B) Warned. C) Wondered. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warned. 10. He ..... us not to drink the tap water. A) Informed. B) Insisted. C) Warned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warned. 11. Levack (2010) ..... that there are contadictions in Day's interpretation of the poem. (states but does not explain at length) A) Explains. B) Emphasizes. C) Points out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Points out. 12. The teacher threatened ..... them extra homework if they didn't stop talking. A) To give. B) Of giving. C) To giving. D) Giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 13. My mum insisted ..... me the money. A) On lending. B) To lend. C) Lending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On lending. 14. Roger apologized for ..... my birthday. A) Forget. B) To forget. C) Forgetting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgetting. 15. It's difficult to ..... some people to take the vaccine. Their minds are made up. A) Insist. B) Encourage. C) Persuade. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuade. 16. Jamie blamed me for ..... the tickets, but I think he had them. A) Lose. B) Losing. C) To lose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 17. To tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry A) Convince. B) Argue. C) Persuade. D) Assure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assure. 18. 'I didn't lock the door.' $\rightarrow$ He admitted not ..... the door. A) Had locked. B) Locking. C) To lock. D) Lock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locking. 19. I didn't take your wallet, ' she said. A) She denied to take his wallet. B) She denied take your wallet. C) She denied taking his wallet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She denied taking his wallet. 20. We use say without the preposition to:When it is not followed by the person being spoken to. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 21. Please help me study for my next exam, or I'll fail!She ..... her sister to help her study. A) Begged. B) Advised. C) Refused. D) Pleaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begged. 22. "This is amazing!", he ..... A) Exclaimed. B) Grumbled. C) Muttered. D) Argued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclaimed. 23. Alleged A) Said yes to. B) Said no to. C) Claimed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claimed. 24. He boasted about ..... a selfie with Rhianna A) To take. B) To taking. C) Take. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking. 25. Admitted A) Agreed that something was true. B) Said something was true even if it might not be. C) Have told someone that something is wrong. D) None of the above. 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