WorksheetsReporting Verbs- Assesment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is NOT the definition of reporting verbs in academic writing?
Reporting verbs help you introduce the ideas of others.
Reporting verbs indicate your stance (agree, disagree, etc).
Reporting verbs used when reporting exactly what someone has said.
Reporting verbs can be neutral, weak, and strong.
What are the reporting verbs?
Describe, show, indicate
May, might, can, could
Is, am, are
Say, tell, askh
She ___________that the Triwizard Tournament winner was Harry Potter.
asserted
announced
advised
declined
Hermione___________ why it wasn't possible to get school by bus (2020).
advised
stated
mentioned
explained
Which choice showing NEUTRAL reporting verbs?
Mention, demonstrate, state
Suggest, propose, advise
Assert, advocate, reject
Confirm, prove, refute
Which choice showing WEAK reporting verbs?
disagree, deny, refute
assume, believe, hypothesise
claim, mention, note
argue, insist, oppose
The school _________ that one of their employees had been arrested (Minerva, 2022).
believed
furthered
confirmed
proposed
What are significant dimensions help you to use reporting verbs correctly?
the types of reporting verb e.g. neutral, weak, strong
the meaning of the reporting verb e.g. suggest vs ask
how reporting verbs were used with citations
ALL OF THEM
A synonym for "disagree" would be...
claim
refuse
highlight
consider
Which choice showing STRONG reporting verbs?
Describe, show, indicate
Suggest, propose, advise
Argue, support, deny
Point out, inform, told
