This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 45 (21 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bernhardt (2003) claims that the variance in second language reading can be divided in two halves:half accounted for by second language knowledge and first language literacy, and half by variance that remains unexplained. A) Neutral. B) Tentative. C) Agree. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agree. 2. '' That means I can't join the drama club now, but maybe I'll do that next year.", said Nina. A) Nina explained that she couldn't join the drama club that time. B) Nina explained not joining the drama club that time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nina explained that she couldn't join the drama club that time. 3. While they were moving seats, the people in the row behind ..... that they couldn't see the screen. A) Denied. B) Added. C) Complained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complained. 4. Get out of my way! A) Explain. B) Order. C) Beg. D) Advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Order. 5. "Get all the reports ready by 5 PM, " the manager ..... , his voice firm. A) Reminded. B) Ordered. C) Suggested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordered. 6. "You broke my new DVD, " he said to his sister.He ..... his sister of breaking his new DVD. A) Accused. B) Complained. C) Refused. D) Boasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused. 7. "Watch out for the car!" she ..... , pointing urgently. A) Grumbled. B) Insisted. C) Yelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yelled. 8. "Come on, Steve, you can do it! Jump! she said. A) A claim. B) A promise. C) A warning. D) Encouragement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encouragement. 9. Convert the direct speech 'She said, I will come tomorrow' to reported speech. A) She said that she would come the next day. B) She said that she will come yesterday. C) She said that she comes the next day. D) She said that she is coming tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she would come the next day. 10. I'm planning ..... a new phone soon as mine is really old and not working well. A) To get. B) Get. C) Getting. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get. 11. You should come, it's going to be a lot of fun, ' she said. A) She persuaded me to come. B) She persuaded me to coming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She persuaded me to come. 12. Yeah. He's agreed ..... the price. A) To reduce. B) Reducing. C) Reduce. D) To reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reduce. 13. The editor was angry. He ..... her for printing the story. A) Criticized. B) Accused. C) Ordered. D) Regretted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Criticized. 14. Yeah. He accused us ..... his emails. A) Ignoring. B) To ignore. C) Of ignoring. D) Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of ignoring. 15. "We're going to the park. Would you like to come with us?' A) CLAIM. B) TELL. C) INVITE. D) REFUSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) INVITE. 16. Don't leave me alone, please! A) Advise. B) Warn. C) Beg. D) Promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beg. 17. "I won't be late." he said A) A recommendation. B) A promise. C) Encouragement. D) A denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A promise. 18. "I'm really not at all satisfied with company policy regarding small businesses" Jack said.Jack ..... the company policy regarding small businesses. A) Touched on. B) Blurted out. C) Spoke out against. D) Dwelled on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spoke out against. 19. 'The store will close in 15 minutes, ' ..... A) He announced. B) He admitted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He announced. 20. He asserted that he was the winner.He claimed that he was the winner.He declared that he was the winner.He insisted that he was the winner. A) Same. B) Different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 21. 'I'll do the report by Friday, for sure.' A) She promised to do the report by Friday. B) She promised to doing the report by Friday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She promised to do the report by Friday. ← PreviousRelated 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