This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 44 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are you ..... ? Is the baby asleep? A) Repeating. B) Yelling. C) Whispering. D) Refusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whispering. 2. She refused ..... the principal's questions. A) To answer. B) Answering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To answer. 3. If you add something, ..... A) You say that something is not true. B) You have the same opinion. C) You say something extra. D) You give previously unknown information. E) You unhappily agree it's true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You say something extra. 4. 'Please wait for me in reception.' A) The guide told us to waiting for her in reception. B) The guide told us to wait for her in reception. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The guide told us to wait for her in reception. 5. Nobody ..... the Spanish inquisition A) Decides. B) Suggests. C) Tells. D) Expects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expects. 6. The organization has accused many major companies ..... doing too little to tackle discrimination in the workplace. A) That. B) Of. C) With. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 7. 'Remember to buy bread on your way home' mom said. A) Order. B) Offer. C) Insist. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remind. 8. Teacher: "students, it's better to do the homework so as you are better prepared for the test" A) The teacher invited the students to do their homework. B) The teacher advised the students to do their homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher advised the students to do their homework. 9. 'If you want, I can give you a lift to work' Marta said. A) Promise. B) Order. C) Advise. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Offer. 10. He suggested that there were hidden costs.He implied that there were hidden costs. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 11. He was delighted when Mr. Gladstone (a) the opportunity to represent the government in China. For some time he had been interested in the art of the Ming dynasty. A) A. offered. B) Proposed. C) Approached. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. offered. 12. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe phrasal verbs.If we go for a coffee, I'll ..... (you) oneverything that happened at work today. A) Reel off. B) Touch on. C) Spell out. D) Fill in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fill in. 13. Dad: "Do your homework!" A) My father told me to do my homework. B) My father to me told do my homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My father told me to do my homework. 14. Hannah saw a snake. She ..... , 'Help! A snake wants to bite me!' A) Shouted. B) Asked. C) Answered. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouted. 15. The whole exercise took about two hours, (a) him to be back home in time for a cup of tea with Mum before she went off to work. A) A. allowing. B) Accepting. C) Admitting. D) Agreeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. allowing. 16. I WON'T GO TO THE POLICE STATION. A) REFUSE. B) EXPLAIN. C) AGREE. D) DEMAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REFUSE. 17. "My brother said that the basketball team filled up fast", said Joe. A) Joe's brother told him that the basketball team had filled up fast. B) Joe's brother told that the basketball team had filled up fast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe's brother told him that the basketball team had filled up fast. 18. "I am going to read the news tomorrow here in my house":Linda said. A) Linda said she would read the news tomorrow there in her house. B) Linda told me she would read the news the next day there in her house. C) Linda told me she was going to read the news tomorrow here in her house. D) Linda said she was going to read the news the day after there in her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linda said she was going to read the news the day after there in her house. 19. WHICH REPORTING VERB?"Would you like to go for an ice cream?" A) PERSUADE. B) INVITE. C) ENCOURAGE. D) ALLOW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INVITE. 20. The doctor said to me: "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."The doctor ..... me to stay in bed and not to go to work that week. A) Announced. B) Advised. C) Offered. D) Persuaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. 21. Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line-we ..... for any inconvenience caused. A) Confess. B) Deny. C) Apologize. D) Thank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apologize. 22. I ..... where Rosemary was and why she was so late. A) Told. B) Wondered. C) Refused. D) Reminded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wondered. 23. And now he would pay for that foolishness. He would lose everything. He had to (a) making a fatal mistake. A) A. admit. B) Accept. C) Agree. D) Adopt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. admit. 24. Pedro: "Make your bed, Lucas!" A) Pedro told Lucas to make his bed. B) Pedro asked Lucas to make his bed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pedro told Lucas to make his bed. 25. I enjoy ..... with friends on a Saturday afternoon. A) Shop. B) Shopping. C) To shop. D) Shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shopping. ← 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