This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I could finally persuade Megan ..... it. A) To not do. B) Not to do. C) Not doing. D) To do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to do. 2. 'We can help you out if you want', they told us.They offered ..... A) To help us out. B) Us to help out. C) To help out us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help us out. 3. He briefly mentioned next week.He briefly touched on next week. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 4. "Maria, would you give me a piece of cake?" A) He offered Maria a piece of cake. B) He asked Maria for a piece of cake. C) He insisted on eating a piece of cake with Maria. D) He blamed Maria for not giving him a piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked Maria for a piece of cake. 5. Object (to) A) That. B) To V. C) V$_{ing}$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) V$_{ing}$. 6. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:He mentioned, 'I will be there on time.' A) Mentioned. B) Whispered. C) Exclaimed. D) Shouted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mentioned. 7. "I was with my friends at a club at 9 p.m. last night." A) CLAIM. B) EXPLAIN. C) AGREE. D) DEMAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CLAIM. 8. When they saw our tickets, they ..... that they had made a mistake. A) Complained. B) Admitted. C) Revealed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admitted. 9. He casually ..... that he was leaving his job. A) Mentioned. B) Reminded. C) Warned. D) Instructed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mentioned. 10. "I'll call you tomorrow, " she said. She ..... to call me the following day. A) Encouraged. B) Reminded. C) Promised. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promised. 11. If you ..... something, you unhappily agree it's true. A) Admit. B) Add. C) Confirm. D) Reveal. E) Deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admit. 12. John asked his teacher ..... thequestion. A) REPEATED. B) TO REPEAT. C) REPEATING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO REPEAT. 13. "The food is bland, " he ..... as he picked at his meal. A) Recommended. B) Grumbled. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recommended. 14. The mayor claimed ..... they were going to introduce a new system. A) That. B) Me that. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 15. Francis advised ..... a doctor as soon as possible. A) Me to see. B) To me to see. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me to see. 16. Young people are treated to goodies while on their way to the North Pole whereSanta is to (a) the first gift of Christmas to one of the passengers in a great festive ceremony. A) A. offer. B) Suggest. C) Propose. D) Submit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. offer. 17. He insisted on ..... the garbage. A) TAKEN OUT. B) TAKING OUT. C) TAKE OUT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TAKING OUT. 18. Congratulate somebody ..... A) To do something. B) On doing something. C) To doing something. D) For doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On doing something. 19. "I made a mistake with the calculations, " he ..... , looking apologetic. A) Deny. B) Admitted. C) Recommend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admitted. 20. The teacher told ..... study the text carefully. A) Us. B) Us for. C) Us to. D) Us that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us to. 21. You shouldn't go into the water. A) The coast guard denied going into the water. B) The coast guard suggested to go into the water. C) The coast guard told me to not go into the water. D) The coast guard advised us not to go into the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The coast guard advised us not to go into the water. 22. "I know it's hard, but I think you should try to learn Japanese." A) CLAIM. B) RECOMMEND. C) INVITE. D) ENCOURAGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ENCOURAGE. 23. 'You should park your car here and walk to the park, ' I told Henry.I suggested ..... his car there and walk to the park. A) That Henry should park. B) That Henry parks. C) Henry had parked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Henry should park. 24. The notion that the more teaching experience the teacher possessed the more likely he or she was able to implement the best modeling practices into their classroom contradicted what Morrison, Jacobs, and Swinyard (1999) found in their study. A) Neutral. B) Tentative. C) Agree. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disagree. 25. They promised ..... their best. A) To do. B) To fail. C) To try. D) To make. 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