This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My parents agreed ..... A) That that would help me move house. B) That they helped me move house. C) Helping me move house. D) To help me move house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help me move house. 2. The man informed ..... I'd very rich if I worked for him. A) Me. B) Me that. C) X. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me that. 3. Mother: "I don't think you should study and listen to music at the same time" A) My mother advised me to don't study and listen to music at the same time. B) My mother advised me not to study and listen to music at the same time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother advised me not to study and listen to music at the same time. 4. He approved of my new project.He approved my new project. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 5. Did you inform ..... A) That you were going to travel?. B) Your boss that you were going to travel?. C) Your boss to travel?. D) About traveling your boss?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your boss that you were going to travel?. 6. I am going to travel around the world. A) Explain. B) Offer. C) Promise. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain. 7. 'I'm sorry I didn't call you earlier, ' Liu told me.Liu apologised ..... me earlier. A) Not to call. B) That he hadn't called. C) For not calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For not calling. 8. She ..... her employer of sex discrimination . A) Congratulated. B) Warned. C) Accused. D) Confessed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accused. 9. We were warned not ..... the fish which might upset our stomachs. A) Eats. B) Eating. C) Eat. D) To eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To eat. 10. Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:She said, 'I am going to the park.' A) Said. B) Walked. C) Sang. D) Cried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 11. The policemen ..... the prisoners not to make a mess A) Warned. B) Warning. C) Warns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 12. The judge ..... the photographers to stop following the pop star. A) Apologized. B) Accused. C) Ordered. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ordered. 13. Direct quote:'Yes, I ate the last cookie.' Which sentence correctly reports this using a verb followed by a gerund (-ing form)? A) He refused eating the last cookie. B) He offered eating the last cookie. C) He admitted eating the last cookie. D) He promised eating the last cookie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He admitted eating the last cookie. 14. I won't buy this car. A) He told he won't buy that car. B) He said he wouldn't buy this car,. C) He refused to buy that car. D) He stated he won't buy that car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He refused to buy that car. 15. British Airways ..... to announce the cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid. A) Tell. B) Decide. C) Refuse. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regret. 16. The painter asked him to stand still. A) Please stand still. B) 'Please stand still.'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Please stand still.'. 17. He explained ..... the reason for his absence. A) Us. B) We. C) To us. D) To we. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To us. 18. I've ..... the application forms into three groups. A) Ordered. B) Asked for. C) Insisted on. D) Thanked for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 19. 'The flight to Paris is delayed by 30 minutes' A) Announce. B) Admit. C) Deny. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Announce. 20. "Why not take a walk in the park to clear your mind?" she ..... casually. A) Advised. B) Suggested. C) Quarrelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised. 21. Researchers ..... that average life expectancy will continue to rise. A) Illustrate. B) Estimate. C) Demonstrate. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estimate. 22. The council had ..... the local residents that the building was unsafe. They boys ignored the "Danger! Keep Out' sign on the gate. A) Warned. B) Accused. C) Apologized. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warned. 23. To stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done A) Suggest. B) Offer. C) Insist. D) Forgive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgive. 24. Something that is available to buy is ..... A) Expensive. B) On sale. C) A refund. D) A bargain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On sale. 25. Lots of people have ..... about the noise. A) Explained. B) Complained. C) Agreed. D) Admitted. 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