DAILY ESL QUIZ #8

insist. To insist on something is to demand or swear to it. You can insist that you didn't eat the last piece of cake, and then insist that your brother show your mom the bits of frosting on his fingers. The verb insist comes from the Latin insistere, meaning “persist,” “dwell upon,” or “stand on.”

[insist on/upon something] to say that you must have something

She insists upon fresh fruit every morning.

           insist on/upon doing something to keep doing something that annoys people

Why do you insist on leaving your dirty clothes all over the floor? 

   Insist Sentence Examples

1. I insist that you hire someone to help.
2. Alpatych did not insist further.
3. You want me to think of all this as ours, but how can I when you insist that the problems are all yours?
4. If you insist on going, this is the route you must take.
5. Why did he insist on showing up when she was alone?

    A quiz is given below , try to attempt all the questions and check your self ......

INSIST ON

Quiz

 

1. Do you insist your brother on ___________to college?
   1.   go
   2.   going
   3.   goes
   4.   went
2. Does your father insist you on________studying?
   1.   studying
   2.   study
   3.   studies
   4.   studied
3. I wanted to insist him on not ________.
   1.   abuse
   2.   abused
   3.   abusing
   4.   sbuses
4. can you go without __________your brother on studying?
   1.   insist
   2.   insisting
   3.   insists
   4.   insted
5. My father used to insist me on _________the classes.
   1.   attend
   2.   attending
   3.   attended
   4.   attends
6. Did your cousin insist you on _________liquor?
   1.   take
   2.   took
   3.   taken
   4.   taking
7. Did his father insist him on _________hard?
   1.   working
   2.   worked
   3.   works
8. Did you insist him on _________?
   1.   cleanliness
   2.   cleaning
   3.   cleaned
   4.   cleanes
9. Will you insist your friend on not___________a lie?
   1.   tell
   2.   told
   3.   tells
   4.   telling
10. I may not insist you on ________gym?
    1.   joining
    2.   joined
    3.   joins
    4.   join
11. Does your mom insist you on ________ early in the morning?
    1.   get up
    2.   getting up
    3.   got up
    4.   gotten up
12. I insisted my father on _________ on picnic.
    1.   go
    2.   going
    3.   gone
    4.   goes