This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Interjections > Interjections – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Interjections Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence where 'heavens' is used as an interjection, not a noun:'Good ..... , look at the size of that hail!' A) Heavens. B) Heavens,. C) Heavens are. D) Heavens!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavens. 2. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books ..... the table. A) Off. B) Of. C) Out. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off. 3. In the sentence, "Wow, that's a beautiful painting, " the interjection "Wow" primarily expresses what? A) Sadness. B) Fear. C) Admiration. D) Hesitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admiration. 4. What emotion is expressed by the interjection 'Hooray'? A) Anger. B) Excitement or joy. C) Confusion. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitement or joy. 5. In the sentence, ' ..... , I didn't see you there, ' which word would serve as an interjection? A) Quietly. B) Silently. C) Because. D) Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oh. 6. Which sentence correctly adds the interjection 'Well' to show hesitation and is punctuated correctly? A) Well, I'm not sure that's the right answer. B) She performed well on the test. C) Well! I think we should go. D) Well I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well, I'm not sure that's the right answer. 7. The following is an example of an interjection: A) Joseph. B) Hurray. C) Mine. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurray. 8. Which option best improves the sentence "I found my lost keys" by adding an interjection to show discovery? A) Aha! I found my lost keys. B) I found my lost keys, well. C) I found my lost keys, oops. D) I found my lost keys, alas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aha! I found my lost keys. 9. What does an appositive phrase do? A) Offers a dependent clause for the independent clause. B) Describes the subject using noun phrases. C) Gives action to the sentence. D) Corrects a run on sentence by adding commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes the subject using noun phrases. 10. Which sentence correctly uses an interjection to express disappointment and is punctuated properly? A) Oh no, I forgot my homework at home. B) Yippee! I forgot my homework at home. C) Ugh I forgot my homework at home. D) Alas; I forgot my homework at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oh no, I forgot my homework at home. 11. ..... ! My neighbour is dead. A) Hump. B) What. C) Alas. D) Wow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alas. 12. ( )! We've won the competition! A) Yikes. B) Hurray. C) Ah. D) Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurray. 13. ( )!What a cute baby! A) YO. B) AWW. C) Argh. D) AHA. E) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AWW. 14. Locate the interjection in the following sentence:'The pizza, yum, is finally here for dinner.' A) Pizza. B) Yum. C) Finally. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yum. 15. What's the interjection in the sentence below?I think I, uh, forgot your name. A) Forgot. B) Name. C) Uh. D) Think. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uh. 16. What punctuation should you put after the word "Ah" in this sentence?Ah there's nothing like a breezy day. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Exclamation point. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 17. What type of conjunction is know by the anagram, FANBOYS? A) Correlative Conjunctions. B) Coordinating Conjunctions. C) Prepositions. D) Conjunctive Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating Conjunctions. 18. Given this short scenario:You just saw your friend perform an amazing skateboard trick. Which sentence uses the most fitting interjection? A) Alas, that was incredible. B) Whoa, that was incredible!. C) Hmm, that was incredible. D) Wow, that was incredible!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whoa, that was incredible!. 19. What's the appositive phrase? Hillde, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets. A) Hillde. B) My sweet little dog. C) Dog. D) Blankets. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sweet little dog. 20. From the following list of words, which one is an interjection? A) Quickly. B) Under. C) Ouch. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ouch. 21. What emotion is most clearly expressed by the interjection in the sentence: "Ugh, I have to take out the trash in the rain." A) Annoyance. B) Relief. C) Surprise. D) Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoyance. 22. True or False:The sentence 'Oh no I can't believe I forgot my homework!' is grammatically flawless. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Complete the sentence with an interjection that shows great excitement: ..... ! We won the championship! A) Yes. B) Well. C) Um. D) Ugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 24. A mild interjection is punctuated with a(n) ..... A) Period. B) Exclamation point. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 25. True or False:The interjection in the following sentence is placed correctly. 'I, phew, finally finished all my homework.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. You are trying to get a noisy room to be quiet. Which sentence uses an appropriate interjection and is punctuated correctly? A) Shh, everyone needs to be quiet. B) Shh! Everyone needs to be quiet. C) Hey; everyone needs to be quiet. D) Wow, everyone needs to be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shh! Everyone needs to be quiet. 27. Choose the interjection that best expresses the feeling of pain to complete the sentence:' ..... , I just stubbed my toe!' A) Whew. B) Aha. C) Yikes. D) Ouch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ouch. 28. When are you most likely to utter an interjection? A) When you're ordering food in a restaurant. B) When your favorite baseball player hits an important home run. C) When your teacher asks you a question in class. D) When you're telling a friend an important secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When your favorite baseball player hits an important home run. 29. What is the appositive(s)?Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads. A) A famous children's author. B) Yellow legal pads. C) Roald Dahl. D) Wrote many of his books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A famous children's author. 30. Identify the interjection in the following sentence:Ouch! That hurt! A) Ouch. B) The. C) Hurt. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ouch. 31. Complete the sentence to show slight hesitation: ..... I'm not sure that's a good idea. A) Hmm,. B) Stop!. C) Yippee,. D) No way!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hmm,. 32. The sentence Oops I dropped my phone has a punctuation error. How should it be corrected? A) Add a comma after 'Oops'. B) Add a semicolon after 'Oops'. C) Add a period after 'Oops'. D) No change is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma after 'Oops'. 33. Complete the sentence to express sudden realization: " ..... , I finally understand the math problem!" A) Darn. B) Oops. C) Aha. D) Phew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aha. 34. Find the interjection in the following sentence.Jack will carry it for me. Hooray! A) Hooray. B) Will carry. C) Jack. D) For me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hooray. 35. In the following sentence, which word is the conjunction? "He started to run before the signal was given." A) Started. B) He. C) Before. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 36. What's the appositive phrase? My mom baked dessert, a German chocolate cake, for my birthday. A) My birthday. B) A German chocolate cake. C) Dessert. D) My mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A German chocolate cake. 37. Choose the correct punctuation to complete the sentence:'Shh ..... the baby is sleeping.' A) . B) ,. C) !. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 38. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct interjection ..... Now that's what I call a good shot. A) Oh,. B) Hush!. C) Of course. D) Ah!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ah!. 39. Complete the dialogue with the most appropriate interjection.Maria:'Did you hear that we have a snow day tomorrow?'Leo:' ..... ! I can't wait to go sledding!' A) Yay. B) Psst. C) Oh no. D) Hmm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yay. 40. True or False:A mild interjection that is part of a sentence should be followed by a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. The coach wants to get the team's attention on the field immediately. Which sentence best reflects this urgency? A) Hey. Let's focus. B) Hey! Let's focus!. C) Hey, let's focus. D) Hey? Let's focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hey! Let's focus!. 42. Which sentence correctly uses a word that is sometimes a verb as an interjection to express surprise? A) She will shoot the basketball. B) Don't shoot the messenger. C) Shoot! I left my wallet in the car. D) The director is ready to shoot the scene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoot! I left my wallet in the car. 43. Complete the sentence by selecting the option that correctly identifies the interjection and its punctuation:' ..... , I'm not sure that's the right answer.' A) Ouch!. B) Yay,. C) Hmm,. D) Wow!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hmm,. 44. Identify the interjection in the following sentence:'For goodness' sake, will you please be quiet?' A) For goodness' sake. B) Will you. C) Please. D) Be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For goodness' sake. 45. Which of the following interjections best communicates the emotion "surprise" ? A) Drats. B) Hey. C) Ouch. D) Hmm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hey. 46. What's the appositive phrase? I sent my dad, a quite serious man, a silly gift for Christmas. A) I. B) My dad. C) A quite serious man. D) A silly gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A quite serious man. 47. The original sentence is:'This is, wow, the most amazing sunset.' Which option correctly rewrites the sentence by moving the interjection to the initial position? A) This is the most amazing sunset, wow. B) This is the most amazing, wow, sunset. C) Wow, this is the most amazing sunset. D) This is the most, wow, amazing sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wow, this is the most amazing sunset. 48. Choose the sentence that correctly arranges the following words, including the interjection:a spider / on my arm / Eek / there's A) Eek! There's a spider on my arm. B) A spider on my arm, there's Eek. C) On my arm, Eek, a spider there's. D) There's a spider, Eek, on my arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eek! There's a spider on my arm. 49. True or False:An interjection does not show a strong feeling A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. In the sentence, "The solution, aha, is simpler than I thought, " what is the position of the interjection 'aha'? A) Initial (at the beginning). B) Medial (in the middle). C) Final (at the end). D) It is not an interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medial (in the middle). 51. Find the interjection in the following sentence.Great! I made no mistakes on my spelling test. A) Spelling. B) Great. C) Made. D) Mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great. 52. Find the interjection in the following sentence.Oh, I thought I knew the definition of that word. A) Word. B) Oh. C) Definition. D) Knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oh. 53. True or False:An interjection is a word or phrase that is grammatically essential to the meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. Which of the following words is NOT typically used as an interjection? A) Hey. B) Oops. C) And. D) Ouch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 55. Select the interjection that best matches the formal tone of the sentence:' ..... , I must say, your presentation was quite impressive.' A) Wow. B) Indeed. C) Gosh. D) Dude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indeed. 56. Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation for the interjection? A) Yikes that was a close call!. B) Yikes! That was a close call!. C) Yikes, that was a close call,. D) Yikes; that was a close call!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yikes! That was a close call!. 57. Read the sentences below. Which one uses an interjection most effectively and correctly? A) My! what a beautiful painting that is!. B) My, What a beautiful painting that is!. C) My! What a beautiful painting that is!. D) My, what a beautiful painting that is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My! What a beautiful painting that is!. 58. True or False:Both/and, either/or, neither/nor are all examples of correlative conjunctions A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Choose the correctly punctuated interjection to complete the sentence:' ..... I spilled the juice again.' A) Oops!. B) Oops. C) Oops,. D) Oops;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oops,. 60. What emotion is expressed by the interjection 'Wow'? A) Confusion. B) Anger. C) Sadness. D) Surprise or amazement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surprise or amazement. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInterjections Quiz 2Interjections Quiz 3Interjections Quiz 4Interjections Quiz 5Interjections Quiz 6Interjections Quiz 7Interjections Quiz 8Interjections Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books