This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adjectives > Participial Adjectives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Adjectives Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Have you seen that film? It's really ..... A) Frightening. B) Frightened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightening. 2. When you have so much to do and not a lot of time, it can be very ..... A) Overwhelming. B) Excited. C) Overwhelm. D) Overwhelmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overwhelming. 3. I didn't like the Avengers movie. I was so ..... I slept A) Boring. B) Bored. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 4. The group of children is entertained by the circus clown. A) The entertained group of children. B) The entertaining group of children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The entertained group of children. 5. I couldn't find the way to your house because your map was very ..... A) Confused. B) Confusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confusing. 6. The news was so ..... that she burst into tears. A) Shocked. B) Thrilled. C) Interesting. D) Shocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shocking. 7. My brother was really late for his wedding. The situation was really ..... A) Embarrassed. B) Embarrassing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embarrassing. 8. The news upset us. We were ..... The news was ..... A) Upset/ upsetting. B) Upsetting/ upset. C) Upsetted/ upsetting. D) Upset/ upseting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upset/ upsetting. 9. Find the error (2 errors for each sentence). Select the option that corrects both errors:He was confusing because the instructions wasn't clearly explained. A) He was confused because the instructions wasn't clearly explained. B) He was confused because the instructions weren't clearly explained. C) He was confused because the instruction wasn't clearly explained. D) He is confusing because the instructions weren't clearly explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was confused because the instructions weren't clearly explained. 10. We were ..... to have Sam at home. He is such a ..... boy! A) Delighted / delightful. B) Delighted / delighting. C) Delightful / delighted. D) Delighting / delighted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delighted / delightful. 11. What is a participial adjective? A) An adjective formed from a noun. B) An adjective that describes a verb. C) An adjective formed from a verb, typically ending in-ing or-ed. D) An adjective that modifies another adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adjective formed from a verb, typically ending in-ing or-ed. 12. Adjectives that end in ..... generally describe the thing that causes the emotion. A) -ed. B) -ing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 13. The people I work with are ..... with their jobs. A) Satisfied. B) Satisfying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied. 14. The children were very ..... to hear they would be getting a lot of homework. A) Irritating. B) Irritated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irritated. 15. Gail finds it ..... when people talk during movies in the cinema. A) Annoying. B) Annoyed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoying. 16. The ..... students were eager to learn. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) Interest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 17. No animal is ..... A) As cool as cucumber. B) As cunning as a jackal. C) As soft as wild honey. D) As dry as a bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As cunning as a jackal. 18. Choose the word to complete the sentence:Iron Man 3 was very ..... compared to 1 and 2. A) Dissapointing. B) Dissapoint. C) Dissapointed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissapointing. 19. The students were (interest) ..... in examining the organ in the lab. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 20. I am a little ..... about this city map. A) Confused. B) Confusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 21. He came up with a ..... remark. A) Disappointed. B) Disappointing. C) Disapointing. D) Disapoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointing. 22. Evaluate the following statement: "Using participial adjectives can make writing more vivid." Is this statement true or false? A) True, because they add detail and description. B) False, because they complicate sentences. C) True, but only in creative writing. D) False, because they are rarely used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, because they add detail and description. 23. Identify the participial adjective in the sentence:'The exhausted runner crossed the finish line.' A) Exhausted. B) Runner. C) Finish. D) Crossed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhausted. 24. The (expect) ..... event didn't occurred. A) Expecting. B) Expected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expected. 25. I don't get ..... very easily. A) Embarrassed. B) Embarrassing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassed. 26. Jason loves the ..... story of the drama film. A) Fascinated. B) Fascinating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascinating. 27. Mary Ann is so ..... She's going to travel to Europe next year! A) Excited. B) Exciting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited. 28. It was ..... to see my son speaking for the first time. A) Shock. B) Shocked. C) Shocking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shocking. 29. I was really ..... by the noise. A) Frightened. B) Frightening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 30. Which of the following sentences contains a participial adjective? A) The running water was cold. B) She is a talented singer. C) They will go to the park tomorrow. D) He has a new car.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The running water was cold. 31. Choose the correct participial adjective (-ed or-ing) to complete the sentence:The newly published biography offers a ..... story about a young athlete who overcame multiple failures before winning an international award. A) Captivating. B) Captivated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captivating. 32. One day I fell in front of my crush. I am always ..... whenever I remember that. A) Embarrassed. B) Embarrassing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassed. 33. The men were exhausted. The ..... men sat down to rest under the shade of a tree. A) Exhausted. B) Exhausting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhausted. 34. Find the error (2 errors for each sentence). Select the option that corrects both errors:They was frightening when the alarm suddenly go off during class. A) They were frightened when the alarm suddenly went off during class. B) They was frightened when the alarm suddenly goes off during class. C) They were frightened when the alarm suddenly go off during class. D) They were frightening when the alarm suddenly went off during class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were frightened when the alarm suddenly went off during class. 35. It is impossible to feel ..... in Mexico City. A) Bored. B) Boring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 36. Select the phrase with correctly ordered multiple adjectives. A) A lovely small old house. B) A lovely small old house. C) An old small lovely house. D) A lovely old small house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lovely old small house. 37. The trip was very ..... A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interesting. 38. These instructions are A) Confusing. B) Confused. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing. 39. The work exhausted the man. It was ..... work. A) Exhausted. B) Exhausting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhausting. 40. Which of the following is an adverb of manner? A) Extremely. B) Almost. C) Too. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quickly. 41. He has been at the bank ..... 2 hours. A) A. already. B) B. since. C) C. for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. for. 42. Sometimes people decide to change careers because they don't feel (Challenge) A) Chellenge. B) Challenged. C) Challenging. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Challenged. 43. His actions were really ..... A) Embarrassing. B) Embarrassed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassing. 44. I have always hated politics, this topic is ..... for me. A) Fascinating. B) Annoyed. C) Bored. D) Annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annoying. 45. My neighbor is so ..... He is always making noise late at night. A) Annoyed. B) Annoying. C) Annoy. D) Disgusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annoying. 46. You ..... smoke near children. A) Must not. B) May. C) Could not. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must not. 47. I was hoping for an interesting/interested lecture. A) Interesting. B) Interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interesting. 48. The (steal) ..... jewelry was recovered. A) Stealing. B) Stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stolen. 49. My first visit to a haunted house was a very ..... experience. A) Frightening. B) Frightened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightening. 50. Select the correct participial adjective:The ..... cake was delicious. A) Baking. B) Bakes. C) Bake. D) Baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baked. 51. I was rather ..... by what he said. His words were very ..... A) Offended / offensive. B) Offended / offending. C) Offending / offended. D) Offending / offensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offended / offensive. 52. Everybody / Anybody has skills and knowledge that will help them start a new job or career. A) Everybody. B) Anybody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everybody. 53. The ghost story was very frightening. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 54. Choose the correct participle adjective: "The puzzle was really ..... because it had so many pieces." A) Confusing. B) Confused. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing. 55. The hard work exhausted the men. A) The work was exhausted for the men. B) The work was exhausting for the men. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The work was exhausting for the men. 56. What type of adjectives are used to express how you feel? A) Present Participles =-ing. B) Past Participles =-ed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Participles =-ed. 57. The students are bored by the class. They are ..... students. A) Boring. B) Bored. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 58. Choose the correct participle adjective for the sentence: "The movie was so ..... that I couldn't stop laughing." A) Amused. B) Amusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amusing. 59. The strange noise frightened the child. It was a ..... sound. A) Frightening. B) Frightened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightening. 60. My father says Jurassic World is very ..... A) Excited. B) Exciting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exciting. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParticipial Adjectives Quiz 2Participial Adjectives Quiz 3Participial Adjectives Quiz 4Participial Adjectives Quiz 5Participial Adjectives Quiz 6Participial Adjectives Quiz 7Participial Adjectives Quiz 8Participial Adjectives Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books