This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Reporting Verbs – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reporting Verbs Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. DIRECT SPEECH:We are really sorry we didn't come to the party.REPORTED SPEECH:They apologized ..... A) For not coming to the party. B) For not to come to the party. C) Come to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For not coming to the party. 2. Has apologised A) Has said sorry for something someone has done. B) Found something, especially for the first time. C) Mention an idea for others to consider. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has said sorry for something someone has done. 3. To say while struggling for breath. A) Gasp. B) Complain. C) Cheer. D) Joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gasp. 4. "Ok, it was me, I ate the last cookie" A) Kevin insisted he ate the last cookie. B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. C) Kevin suggested he ate the last cookie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin admitted eating the last cookie. 5. "No, I won't play with you, " Matt said to Melissa. A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. B) Matt refused playing with Melissa. C) Matt refused of playing with Melissa. D) Matt refused that to play with Melissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matt refused to play with Melissa. 6. "No way. I won't help you. You never help me." A) A recommendation. B) A refusal. C) A denial. D) Encouragement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A refusal. 7. "I'm going to buy the red car."He ..... to buy the red car. A) Ordered. B) Decided. C) Promised. D) Warned. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 8. Bill advised me ..... all my money in the bank. A) Keep. B) To keep. C) Keeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep. 9. "Let me breathe." George / beg/ police A) George begged that the police let him breathe. B) George begged to the police to let him breathe. C) George begged the police to let him breathe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George begged the police to let him breathe. 10. I suggested ..... to the Louvre while we were in Paris. A) Go. B) To going. C) To go. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going. 11. The police usually ..... the thieves, that's why people ..... them for help. A) Catch / calls. B) Catches / call. C) Catch / call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catch / call. 12. This information ..... not safe. Don't use the Internet for serious information. A) Are. B) Is. C) Isn't. D) Aren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 13. They invited ..... their anniversary. A) To attend. B) Us to attend. C) Us to attending. D) To attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us to attend. 14. "Why don't we have dinner at the pizza place?" A) He insisted on having dinner at the pizza place. B) He recommended having dinner at the pizza place. C) He suggested having dinner at the pizza place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suggested having dinner at the pizza place. 15. You said that you would slow down.I ..... to slow down. A) Promised. B) Explained. C) Accused. D) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promised. 16. He ..... that he was involved in the accident. A) Told. B) Insisted. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denied. 17. "I accidentally broke the glass." he / explain A) He explained that he accidentally broke the glass. B) He explained that he had accidentally broken the glass. C) He explain that I accidentally broke the glass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He explained that he had accidentally broken the glass. 18. Thank + O + ..... + V-ing A) For. B) To. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 19. Niko suggested ..... to the movies tonight. A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 20. Denise and Max invited us ..... dinner with them. A) Having. B) To have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have. 21. 'Don't enter this building, ' he said to us. A) He warned us to not enter this building. B) He warned me not enter that building. C) He warned us not to enter that building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He warned us not to enter that building. 22. A:Someone broke into the car and stole my laptop while I was in the supermarket.B:I warned you ..... it in the car. Have you reported it to the police? A) Not to leave. B) To not leave. C) Not leaving. D) Leaving not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to leave. 23. 'You mustn't take any photographs.' (tell / us) A) He told us not to take any photographs. B) He asked us not to take any photographs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told us not to take any photographs. 24. "I will clean my room today"He ..... clean his room. A) Warned. B) Promised. C) Advised. D) Assured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promised. 25. Announced A) Told people officially. B) Mention an idea for others to consider. C) Has said sorry for something someone has done. D) Agreed that something was true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told people officially. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books