This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adjectives > Participial Adjectives – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Adjectives Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I am so ..... when I'm at the beach. I forget about everything I have to do. A) Relaxed. B) Relaxing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relaxed. 2. Parents have a (last) ..... effect on their children. A) Lasting. B) Lasted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lasting. 3. Are you ..... in politics? A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 4. Mark thought the last Brazilian soccer game was very ..... A) Disappointing. B) Disappointed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappointing. 5. This is the most ..... news I've received in my life. A) Disappoint. B) Disappointed. C) Disappointing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disappointing. 6. Identify the gerund(s):Frying chicken is really challenging-that's why I usually don't bother and go to Popeye's instead! A) Frying. B) Chicken. C) Challenging. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frying. 7. The man was surprised by the news. He was a ..... man. A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprised. 8. Choose the correct participial adjective (-ed or-ing) to complete the sentence:After reading the article about artificial intelligence, some students were ..... by how quickly machines are replacing human jobs in certain industries. A) Alarmed. B) Alarming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alarmed. 9. She was ..... by the phone call. She felt scared. A) Frightened. B) Challenging. C) Disgusting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 10. Mr. Moss felt pretty ..... when that boy knocked at his door and ran away. A) Annoy. B) Annoying. C) Annoyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annoyed. 11. No one lives in that (desert) ..... house except a few ghosts. A) Deserted. B) Deserting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserted. 12. That movie was ..... It wasn't ..... at all A) Bored-interesting. B) Bored-interested. C) Boring-interested. D) Boring-interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boring-interesting. 13. Identify the participial adjective in the following sentence: "The excited crowd cheered loudly." A) Excited. B) Cheered. C) Loudly. D) Crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited. 14. Is the red word acting as a verb/part of a verb phrase, or a participial adjective?My uncle is snoring loudly. A) Verb / part of a verb phrase. B) Participial adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb / part of a verb phrase. 15. Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect use of a participial adjective? A) The interesting book kept me awake. B) The bored students listened attentively. C) The broken vase lay on the floor. D) The exciting movie was boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The exciting movie was boring. 16. I don't understand how to solve this math problem. It is so ..... ! A) Frustrated. B) Frustrating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frustrating. 17. I was in a virtual meeting and forgot to turn off the microphone when you called me. It was so ..... A) Embarrassing. B) Embarrassed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassing. 18. I am so ..... to ride the T-Express. A) Excite. B) Excited. C) Exciting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited. 19. The results of my last test were very ..... A) Disappointing. B) Disappointed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappointing. 20. The child was ..... to see his favorite super hero falling the stairs. A) Amused. B) Amusing. C) Amuse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amused. 21. How do participial adjectives give more detail about a noun? A) By showing what it's like or what it's doing. B) By describing the location of the noun. C) By indicating the time an action takes place. D) By showing how often an action is performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By showing what it's like or what it's doing. 22. He's only ..... about playing games. A) Exciting. B) Excite. C) Excited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited. 23. When Tom saw his father driving a new car, he was really ..... A) Surprised. B) Species. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprised. 24. The walk up the mountain was long and ..... A) Tire. B) Tiring. C) Tired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiring. 25. I am (terrify) ..... of spiders. A) Terrified. B) Terrifying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrified. 26. She would go to the beach if she ..... out. A) Goes. B) Could go. C) Will go. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could go. 27. I've just read a very ..... book A) Amusing. B) Amused. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amusing. 28. Which sentence uses a participial adjective to describe a noun? A) Crying the baby was hungry. B) The baby crying was hungry. C) The crying baby was hungry. D) The baby was crying because it was hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The crying baby was hungry. 29. I am about to graduate and I am ..... in studying medicine. A) Interesting. B) Interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interested. 30. Identify the sentence that uses a participial adjective ending in-ing correctly. A) The book was interested. B) The book was interesting. C) I was interesting in the book. D) I am interesting in the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book was interesting. 31. Everything about dinosaurs is ..... A) Intrigued. B) Intriguing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intriguing. 32. Wilson is good at ..... English, but his ..... work leaves much to be desired. A) Spoken, writing. B) Spoken, written. C) Speaking, writing. D) Speaking, written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaking, written. 33. I don't know ..... who loves routine jobs. A) Anyone. B) Everyone. C) No one. D) Someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyone. 34. My nephew was ..... (amused / amusing) by the clown. A) Amused. B) Amusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amused. 35. I've bene here ..... ten o'clock. A) A. there. B) B. since. C) C. for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. since. 36. When Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring debuted in Paris on May 29, 1913, ..... audience members shouted and threw things at the dancers. A) Shocking. B) Shocked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shocked. 37. He was ..... (frightened / frightening) when he saw the spider. A) Frightened. B) Frightening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 38. Steve gets ..... when he has to wait in bank lines. A) Boring. B) Bored. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 39. Fill in the blank with the correct participle: "The news was so ..... that I couldn't believe it." A) Surprising. B) Surprised. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprised. 40. Working and studying at the same time is very ..... A) Tiring. B) Tired. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiring. 41. I have too many hometasks and so I am ..... A) As busy as a bee. B) As hard as stone. C) As red as rose. D) As cool as cucumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As busy as a bee. 42. What do participial adjectives describe? A) Nouns. B) Verbs. C) Adverbs. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 43. Don't show my baby photos to people, Mum! It's so ..... (embarrassed / embarrassing). A) Embarrassed. B) Embarrassing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embarrassing. 44. The view from Monas always amazes me. The view is A) Amazing. B) Amazed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazing. 45. We were all very ..... when he didn't come home. A) Worried. B) Worrying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worried. 46. Your friend seemed to be ..... by my question. A) Annoyed. B) Annoying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoyed. 47. That book was really ..... I am always ..... in reading detective stories. A) Interested, interesting. B) Interesting, interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interesting, interested. 48. We are so ..... to do this new project. It's ..... A) Motivating/amazing. B) Motivated/amazing. C) Motivating/amazed. D) Motivate/amaze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivated/amazing. 49. My brother is ..... of heights. A) Terrified. B) Terrifying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrified. 50. ..... wants to find a meaningful career these days. A) Everyone. B) No one. C) Someone. D) Anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone. 51. Choose the sentence that contains a participial adjective. A) The children excited couldn't wait for the party. B) The excited children couldn't wait for the party. C) The children were excited couldn't wait for the party. D) Excited the children couldn't wait for the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The excited children couldn't wait for the party. 52. The interview was really ..... (excited / exciting). A) Exciting. B) Excite. C) Excited. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exciting. 53. ..... I have a cup of coffee please? A) Must. B) May. C) Would. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 54. She looked very ..... (confused / confusing) when I told her we had to change the plan. A) Confused. B) Confusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 55. I'd like to hear about my mother's vacation. Her stories are great! They are very ..... A) Amusing. B) Frightened. C) Excited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amusing. 56. I cannot sleep on this pillow because it is ..... A) As hard as stone. B) As soft as wool. C) As straight as an arrow. D) As white as snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As hard as stone. 57. The man felt so ..... for the news. A) Embarrasing. B) Embarrased. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embarrased. 58. The children were ..... by the magician's tricks, which were truly ..... to watch. A) Amazing-amaze. B) Amazed-amazing. C) Amazes-amazed. D) Amazed-amaze. E) Amazing-amazed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazed-amazing. 59. What are verb forms used as adjectives called? A) Gerund phrases. B) Adverbial nouns. C) Infinitive verbs. D) Participial adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial adjectives. 60. The teacher gave us a (challenge) ..... assignment. A) Challenged. B) Challenging. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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