This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Writing And Grammar Review – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Writing And Grammar Review Quiz 1 (46 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "Tone" in a text refer to? A) The author's main idea. B) The author's attitude. C) The author's choice of words. D) The author's use of logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's attitude. 2. Which of the following is an example of "Tone" in writing? A) Fast vs. slow. B) Persuasion using emotion. C) Happy, serious, angry, or joking. D) Good vs. evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happy, serious, angry, or joking. 3. Evaluate the sentence and identify the gerund phrase: "Her favorite hobby is painting landscapes." A) Her favorite hobby. B) Is painting. C) Painting landscapes. D) Landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting landscapes. 4. Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Cooking is an essential skill." A) Essential. B) Is. C) Skill. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking. 5. What should you check for when proofreading or editing your work? A) Spelling, capital letters, and punctuation. B) Sentence structure and verb tense. C) Subject and predicate agreement. D) Word count and paragraph length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spelling, capital letters, and punctuation. 6. What is the subject in the sentence "The dog ran quickly" ? A) Ran quickly. B) The dog ran. C) Quickly. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog. 7. Olivia is reading a comic strip and laughs at a joke where the word "bark" is used to mean both the sound a dog makes and the outer layer of a tree. What is this type of figurative speech called? A) A direct comparison. B) A comparison using like or as. C) A short reference to something well-known. D) A joke using word meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A joke using word meanings. 8. During a literature class, Olivia mentions "He was a real Romeo with the ladies" while discussing a friend. What literary device is Olivia using? A) A joke using word meanings (pun). B) A short reference to something well-known (allusion). C) A common character type (hero). D) A story starts in the middle of action (en media res). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short reference to something well-known (allusion). 9. Which sentence uses "you're" correctly? A) You're doing great. B) Everyone except Jake was here. C) Scientists discovered a new planet. D) That is your notebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're doing great. 10. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated A) "Our neighbor reported I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". B) Our neighbor reported, "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". C) Our neighbor reported "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our neighbor reported, "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". 11. Sugar cane is raised by some people in Hawaii. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 12. Difficult assignments are always given by my teacher. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 13. Which sentence correctly uses 'loan'? A) She will borrow me a pencil. B) She will take me a pencil. C) She will loan me a pencil. D) She will lend me a pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will loan me a pencil. 14. What is active voice? A) When the subject performs the verb. B) When the subject receives the verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the subject performs the verb. 15. James threw the ball. What is the direct object in this sentence? A) The ball. B) James. C) Threw. D) The subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ball. 16. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: "She loves to swim in the ocean every morning." A) Loves. B) Every morning. C) To swim. D) In the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To swim. 17. Identify the infinitive in the sentence: "To understand the problem, you must first read the instructions." A) Understand. B) To understand. C) Read. D) Instructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand. 18. Create a sentence using parallel structure with the following elements: "to run, " "to jump, " and "to swim." A) I like to run, jumping, and to swim. B) I like to run, to jump, and to swim. C) I like running, jumping, and to swim. D) I like to run, jump, and swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to run, to jump, and to swim. 19. Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure? A) He enjoys hiking, to bike, and swimming. B) He enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming. C) He enjoys to hike, biking, and to swim. D) He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming. 20. Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 21. Choose the correct commonly confused word use. A) Their car is parked outside. B) There car is parked outside. C) They're car is parked outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their car is parked outside. 22. Identify the gerund in the following sentence: "Running is my favorite form of exercise." A) Favorite. B) Is. C) Running. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 23. Which word is a participle in the sentence: "The smiling child waved at us." A) Smiling. B) Waved. C) Child. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smiling. 24. Which of the following is an example of active voice? A) The student completed the work. B) The book was read by the student. C) The work was completed. D) The lesson was explained by the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student completed the work. 25. What does "your" indicate? A) Shows ownership. B) Refers to a person being spoken to. C) Indicates permission. D) Means "you are". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows ownership. 26. Convert/ Change passive voice to active voice. A) Maria baked the cake. B) Does the cake Maria baked taste good?. C) Maria liked when she used to bake cakes. D) The cake was baked by Maria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria baked the cake. 27. What is the term for a character speaking their thoughts out loud while alone? A) Logos. B) Connotation. C) Soliloquy. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. 28. Which word in the sentence is a participle? "The barking dog kept the neighbors awake." A) Kept. B) Barking. C) Neighbors. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking. 29. What is the purpose of proofreading and editing in writing? A) To add new ideas to the writing. B) To check for mistakes and make improvements. C) To change the topic of the writing. D) To remove unnecessary sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To check for mistakes and make improvements. 30. Which of the following sentences uses parallel structure correctly? A) She likes reading, to jog, and cooking. B) She likes to read, jog, and cook. C) She likes reading, jogging, and to cook. D) She likes to read, jogging, and cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She likes to read, jog, and cook. 31. Read the sentence.It is difficult too carry to of these boxes at the same time.Choose the correct revision for the sentence. A) It is difficult to carry two of these boxes at the same time. B) It is difficult to carry too of these boxes at the same time. C) It is difficult two carry too of these boxes at the same time. D) It is difficult two carry to of these boxes at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is difficult to carry two of these boxes at the same time. 32. Which sentence contains a gerund phrase? A) The ocean, refreshing to swim in, is beautiful. B) The ocean is refreshing to swim in. C) Swimming in the ocean is refreshing. D) To swim in the ocean is refreshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming in the ocean is refreshing. 33. Read the sentence ..... I invited Noah to sit at my lunch table on his first day at our school, we have been best friends.Which word best fits in the blank? A) Yet. B) Since. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 34. What does "logos" refer to in argument and persuasion? A) Persuasion using facts and logic. B) Persuasion using trust or credibility. C) A character speaking thoughts out loud while alone. D) Two rhyming lines of poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasion using facts and logic. 35. Choose the correct verb. A) The team was excited about the competition. B) The team were excited about the competition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team was excited about the competition. 36. What is passive voice? A) When a subject is receiving the verb. B) When a subject performs the verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When a subject is receiving the verb. 37. The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 38. Which of the following is an example of verbal irony? A) A fire station burns down. B) A store is farther down the road. C) The audience knows a character is in danger, but the character does not. D) Saying 'Great job' when someone messes up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saying 'Great job' when someone messes up. 39. Determine the role of the participle in the sentence: "The broken vase was on the floor." A) It describes the vase. B) It is the subject. C) It is the main verb. D) It describes the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes the vase. 40. Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence? A) I like pizza because it tastes good. B) I like pizza, and I like pasta. C) She runs / They run. D) The cat slept on the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like pizza, and I like pasta. 41. Identify the participle phrase in the sentence: "The students, excited about the trip, boarded the bus." A) Excited about the trip. B) About the trip. C) Boarded the bus. D) The students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited about the trip. 42. The cleaning crew vacuums and dusts the office every night. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 43. Which type of character is described as the main character who faces challenges? A) Villain. B) Foil. C) Archetype. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hero. 44. Correct the subject-verb agreement: A) The group of students are studying. B) The group of students is studying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The group of students are studying. 45. Analyze the sentence and identify the infinitive phrase: "He plans to start a new project next month." A) To start a new project. B) He plans. C) Next month. D) A new project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start a new project. 46. In the sentence "To win the game, the team practiced every day, " what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It acts as an adverb. B) It acts as a noun. C) It acts as an adjective. D) It acts as a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It acts as an adverb. 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