This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Voice > Passive Reporting Verbs – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Passive Reporting Verbs Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Einstein / believe / do / badly at school A) Einstein is believed to did badly at school. B) Einstein is believed to do badly at school. C) Einstein is believed to have done badly at school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Einstein is believed to have done badly at school. 2. CBT is ..... to be a cure. A) Claimed. B) Claim. C) Claiming. D) Claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claimed. 3. She made the decision to get married, but a month before the wedding, she ..... A) Changed her mind. B) Kept it in mind. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changed her mind. 4. People say that Mr Smith was having business difficulties when he was charged with fraud. $\rightarrow$ Mr Smith ..... when he was ..... A) Is said to have been having business difficulties. B) Was said to be having business difficulties. C) Is said to be having business difficulties. D) Is said to have had business difficulties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is said to have been having business difficulties. 5. Select the correct sentence using passive. A) People think that bats are scary. B) It thought that bats are scary. C) It is thought that bats are scary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is thought that bats are scary. 6. Yesterday I bought ..... book and some flowers for Linda, but I lost ..... book on my way home. A) A / the. B) -/ the. C) The / a. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A / the. 7. Fruit found at the crime scene was reported ..... police to the murder. A) To lead. B) To have led. C) That leading. D) To be leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have led. 8. Everyone considers him a good president. => He is considered ..... A) To be a good president. B) To have been a good president. C) To being a good president. D) That he has been a good president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be a good president. 9. Selfies ..... in popularity over the next decade. A) Are not thought decline. B) Not thought to decline. C) Are not expected to decline. D) Are not expecting decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are not expected to decline. 10. Phobic responses ..... to be controled by the amygdala. A) Say. B) Are thought. C) Is said. D) Is thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are thought. 11. A mysterious object ..... to have fallen from the sky last night. A) Is believed. B) Believes. C) Was believing. D) Is believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is believed. 12. TikTok ..... Instagram in 2025. A) Is believed to outperform. B) Believed outperforming. C) Is believe to outperform. D) Believes outperforming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is believed to outperform. 13. One in nine people are ..... to suffer from phobias. A) Known. B) Knew. C) Know. D) Knowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Known. 14. A four-year-old boy is feared have gone missing in the park. A) THE SENTENCE IS INCORRECT. B) THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THE SENTENCE IS INCORRECT. 15. $^{Choose the correct reporting verb.}$Most applicants are ..... to be too under-qualified for the position. A) Considered. B) Approved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Considered. 16. Which is NOT a reporting verb? A) Hope. B) Estimate. C) Think. D) Report. E) Assume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope. 17. People believed that the Earth was flat. $\rightarrow$ The Earth ..... A) Is believed to have been flat. B) Was believed to have been flat. C) Was believed to be flat. D) Is believed to be flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was believed to be flat. 18. A famous actor was believed to ..... taken a social media break to focus on their personal life. A) HAVING. B) HAS. C) HAVE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAVE. 19. When are reporting verbs used? A) To copy and paste information someone said first. B) To distance ourselves from an information someone said first. C) To distance ourselves from space and time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To distance ourselves from an information someone said first. 20. The missing climbers ..... in the mountains. A) Feared dying. B) Were feared dying. C) Were feared to have died. D) Feared to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were feared to have died. 21. Everybody knows that my grandfather likes red wine. $\rightarrow$ My grandfather ..... A) Is known to like red wine. B) Was known to like red wine. C) Is known to have liked red wine. D) Was known to have liked red wine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is known to like red wine. 22. It is believed that the missing hiker is still alive and may ..... shelter. A) HAS FOUND. B) HAVE TO FIND. C) HAVE FOUND. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAVE FOUND. 23. $^{Choose the correct reporting verb.}$It has been ..... that the next election will be on May 8th. That's official. A) Thought. B) Announced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announced. 24. Though he was hesitant at first, in the end he ..... to seek help for his problem. A) Was out of his mind. B) Made up his mind. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made up his mind. 25. People say that the powerful storm caused extensive damage to property. A) It was said that the powerful storm caused extensive damage to property. B) That is said the powerful storm caused extensive damage to property. C) The powerful storm is said to have caused extensive damage to property. D) The powerful storm is said to have been caused extensive damage to property. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The powerful storm is said to have caused extensive damage to property. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPassive Reporting Verbs Quiz 1Passive Reporting Verbs Quiz 2Passive Reporting Verbs Quiz 4Active Passive Voice QuizMiddle Voice QuizPassive Transformation QuizPassive Voice In Present Perfect QuizPassive Voice In Simple Present Tense QuizPassive Voice QuizPassives Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books