This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Interjections > Interjections – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Interjections Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation for a mild interjection? A) Well, I suppose we can go to the park. B) Well I suppose we can go to the park. C) Well; I suppose we can go to the park. D) Well! I suppose we can go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well, I suppose we can go to the park. 2. The interjection "Ouch!" is most commonly used to express what feeling? A) Confusion. B) Surprise. C) Joy. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pain. 3. Can interjections stand alone as a sentence? A) Yes, interjections can stand alone as a sentence. B) No, interjections cannot stand alone as a sentence. C) Interjections are always part of a larger sentence. D) Interjections require a subject and verb to form a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, interjections can stand alone as a sentence. 4. From the list below, which word is an interjection? A) Gee. B) Gentle. C) Generally. D) Geezer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gee. 5. True or False:The sentence 'Alas! We lost the game by one point' correctly uses an interjection to express disappointment and is punctuated properly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. In the sentence, 'Hey! Be careful with that vase, ' what is the primary function of the interjection 'Hey'? A) To get someone's attention. B) To indicate a question. C) To express surprise. D) To show sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get someone's attention. 7. ( )! Is anyone there? A) Ah. B) Yikes. C) Hello. D) Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hello. 8. Scenario:You are trying to study, but your brother is playing loud music. Choose the sentence that uses an appropriate interjection AND is punctuated correctly. A) Well I'm trying to study. B) Hey. stop playing that music so loud!. C) Wow, I'm trying to study!. D) Shh! I'm trying to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shh! I'm trying to study. 9. Will an appositive phrase include a verb? A) No, only a descriptive noun phrase. B) Maybe, it depends on the sentence. C) Yes, actions that describe the subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, only a descriptive noun phrase. 10. In the following sentence, which word is the conjunction? "Maria tried, but she failed to eat of the pizza." A) Maria. B) Pizza. C) But. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 11. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation for its interjection? A) Wow that's a beautiful painting!. B) Well, I think we should leave now. C) Ouch; that really hurt!. D) Hey. watch out for that car!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well, I think we should leave now. 12. Find the interjection in the following sentence.Phew, this dictionary is heavy. A) Phew. B) This. C) Heavy. D) Dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phew. 13. What emotion does the interjection express in the following sentence?Hey! I'm so glad to meet you. A) Wonder. B) Amazement. C) Disgust. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excitement. 14. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically flawless in its use of an interjection:'Hey! you forgot your backpack.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Complete the sentence with the interjection that best conveys a tone of disappointment:' ..... , we lost by only one point, ' she said with a sigh. A) Hooray. B) Alas. C) Yes. D) Gee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alas. 16. If an interjection shows strong feeling, it stands alone and is followed by a(n) ..... A) Period. B) Comma. C) Exclamation point. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation point. 17. Which interjection best improves the sentence by replacing 'I am surprised'? ' ..... , you're here already!' A) Darn. B) Well. C) Gee. D) Aha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gee. 18. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation: "Hey ..... get back here!" A) ,. B) . C) !. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 19. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate interjection:' ..... , I think I left my house keys on the kitchen counter.' A) Bravo. B) Hooray. C) Yum. D) Uh-oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uh-oh. 20. What's the appositive phrase? Keith, the boy in a rumpled shirt, didn't know how to iron. A) Keith. B) Iron. C) Shirt. D) The boy in a rumpled shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boy in a rumpled shirt. 21. True or False:The sentence "Well I'm not sure about that" is punctuated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Scenario:You just saw a magician make a rabbit disappear. Which sentence below uses the most fitting interjection for this situation? A) Wow, that was a cool trick!. B) Alas, that was a cool trick. C) Ouch, that was a cool trick. D) Well, that was a cool trick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wow, that was a cool trick!. 23. In the sentence 'Wow, that was a close game!', which word is the interjection? A) Wow. B) That. C) Game. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wow. 24. Complete the dialogue to show the character is annoyed. Alex:'Can you help me with this?' Sam:' ..... , I'm busy right now.' A) Goodness!. B) Sure!. C) Ugh, ,. D) Ugh,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ugh,. 25. From the list below, identify the sentence that correctly uses an interjection to express disappointment and is punctuated properly. A) Wow! Our team lost the championship. B) Darn our team lost the championship. C) Yay, our team lost the championship. D) Darn! Our team lost the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darn! Our team lost the championship. 26. Does the following sentence include an interjection?Yes! it's Friday! A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. Is this sentence written correctly?"We may visit a national park where cougars live" Sheila told us. A) Correct. B) Not correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not correct. 28. Which sentence correctly adds a strong interjection to show shock about a surprise test? A) What, we have a test today. B) We have a test today, what. C) We have, what!, a test today. D) What! We have a test today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What! We have a test today?. 29. Your friend tells you a sad story about their lost pet. Which interjection best completes your response to show empathy: " ..... , I'm so sorry to hear that." A) Geez. B) Whoops. C) Oh no. D) Yay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oh no. 30. Which interjection best completes the sentence to show the emotion of pain? ' ..... ! I just stubbed my toe on the chair.' A) Aha. B) Ow. C) Yikes. D) Ouch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ouch. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInterjections Quiz 1Interjections Quiz 2Interjections Quiz 3Interjections Quiz 4Interjections Quiz 5Interjections Quiz 6Interjections Quiz 7Interjections Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books