This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher ..... me to write this information in my notebook. A) Suggested. B) Suggesting. C) Suggests. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggested. 2. The CEO of the company admitted ..... A) To use more water than what was assigned by the government. B) Using more water than what was assigned by the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using more water than what was assigned by the government. 3. She complained about ..... in traffic. A) TO DRIVE. B) DRIVING. C) DRIVES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DRIVING. 4. Brantmeier (2004) once more investigated L2 reading individual differences at the advanced level. A) Neutral. B) Tentative. C) Agree. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutral. 5. She ..... for being late to the meeting. A) Accused. B) Agreed. C) Apologized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apologized. 6. To blame/d/d A) Someone (not) to do something. B) Someone for doing something. C) Someone of doing something. D) Having done something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone for doing something. 7. 'OK, it's true, I broke your phone, ' ..... A) She claimed. B) She admitted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She admitted. 8. There was something about Kevin that got at me. Whatever it was, I preferred to keep it bottled up. Will I (a) it in the future? A) A. regret. B) Apologise. C) Disappoint. D) Dissatisfy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. regret. 9. He told her to shut the door. A) He said to her, ' Shut the door.'. B) He said, ' Shut the door.'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said to her, ' Shut the door.'. 10. 'Well done. I'm so pleased you finally managed to find the courage to show yourwork to someone. Didn't I always (a) you it was good enough forpublication?' A) A. tell. B) Speak. C) Talk. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. tell. 11. 'I get up at five o'clock every morning-even at the weekend!' ..... A) He claimed. B) He agreed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He claimed. 12. Boss: "Can you finish this project by Friday?" A) My boss told me to finish the project by Friday. B) My boss asked me to finish the project by Friday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My boss asked me to finish the project by Friday. 13. My little sister ..... a secret to my mom. A) Whispering. B) Whispered. C) Whisperses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whispered. 14. Shall I carry this bags? A) Advise. B) Offer. C) Promise. D) Refuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offer. 15. He assured me that my performance would improve.He reassured me about my improved performance.He persuaded me to improve my performance. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 16. They warned ..... that the test would be hard. A) Us. B) To us. C) We. D) To we. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Us. 17. There were signs ..... of fog as soon as we got onto the motorway. A) Warning. B) Threatening. C) Telling. D) Promising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warning. 18. "They ..... over the last piece of pizza, neither willing to give in, " he explained. A) Yelled. B) Quarrelled. C) Grumbled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quarrelled. 19. I don't agree with his views on economics.I disagree with his views on economics. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 20. My grandpa rarely (a) an opinion on anything, but then he was hard of hearing so he might not have heard the question in the first place. A) A. offered. B) Proposed. C) Invited. D) Requested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. offered. 21. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe phrasal verbs below.Entrepreneurs such as Stelios Haji-loannou, Richard Branson and Alan Sugar are well knownfor ..... some very bright ideas! A) Get through to. B) Coming up with. C) Drive at. D) Fill in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coming up with. 22. Change the direct speech 'We are going to the party' to reported speech using the appropriate tense. A) They are going to the party. B) They were going to the party. C) We are going to the party. D) We were going to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were going to the party. 23. The teacher (a) great success for her books. A) A. promised. B) Admitted. C) Confirmed. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. promised. 24. To say that you will not do or accept something A) Remind. B) Refuse. C) Accept. D) Admit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refuse. 25. She's a strict vegetarian and ..... to eat any poultry or fish. A) Denies. B) Admits. C) Orders. D) Refuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refuses. ← 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