This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence where the participle is used incorrectly. A) The baked cake smells delicious. B) The chosen book was interesting. C) The flown bird is beautiful. D) The flying bird is beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The flown bird is beautiful. 2. What is the past participle of "build" A) Built. B) Builded. C) Building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Built. 3. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences:Sergio read a book. Sergio lost track of time. A) Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time. B) Sergio while reading lost track of book time. C) Sergio read a book while losing track of time. D) Because of reading, Sergio lost track of time in a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time. 4. True or False:The word 'smiling' in 'Smiling, she walked into the room' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. A miser hates spending his money. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 6. Which sentence corrects the error in the following sentence? 'I saw a bird building a nest with my binoculars.' A) Building a nest, I saw a bird with my binoculars. B) With my binoculars, I saw a bird building a nest. C) I saw a bird with my binoculars building a nest. D) The sentence is already correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With my binoculars, I saw a bird building a nest. 7. What is the infinitive in the following sentence:I want to sing as loud as I can at the concert. A) To. B) I want. C) Concert. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To sing. 8. What is the participle in the following sentence?The cascading waterfall poured down over the rocks. A) Waterfall. B) Rocks. C) Over. D) Cascading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cascading. 9. Identify the type of participle in the following sentence:Chopping the carrots quickly, the chef finished the stew A) Present participle. B) Past participle. C) Both. D) There is no participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present participle. 10. Participles look like what? A) To + verb. B) ONLY end in-ing. C) End in-ing AND-ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End in-ing AND-ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings. 11. In the sentence 'The sparkling stars lit up the night, ' the word 'sparkling' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The Natural History Museum in London is ..... ! You should definitely visit it! A) Amaze. B) Being amazed. C) Amazing. D) Amazed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazing. 13. Identify the gerund(s).Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. A) Children. B) Activity. C) Blowing. D) Bubbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blowing. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase. A) The cat, chased by the dog, it climbed the tree. B) The dog barked loudly, chasing the cat. C) The dog, it chased the cat, barked loudly. D) Chased by the dog, the cat climbed the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chased by the dog, the cat climbed the tree. 15. There are only five minutes left. It's impossible for the ..... team to turn this match around. A) Losed. B) Lost. C) Losing. D) Losting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Losing. 16. Which sentence uses a participle as an adjective to describe a noun? A) The team is winning the game. B) To win is the team's only goal. C) The team celebrated after the game. D) The winning team celebrated wildly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The winning team celebrated wildly. 17. Jenny looked up and saw her husband ..... at her reflection in the mirror A) Having looked. B) Looking. C) Looks. D) Is looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking. 18. True or False:It is okay to place a participial phrase far away from the noun it describes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. True or False:In the sentence 'The baked cookies smelled delicious, ' the word 'baked' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is the infinitive in the following sentence:Do you want to go to the mall with me today? A) To go. B) To the. C) Mall. D) Today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 21. What is the function of the participle in this sentence? 'The smiling child waved at the crowd.' A) It acts as a verb. B) It acts as an adjective. C) It acts as an adverb. D) It acts as a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as an adjective. 22. It's ..... (surprise) how many people don't want to travel to another country. A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprising. 23. They were ..... by the noise coming from their neighbours' house. A) Annoyed. B) Annoy. C) Annoying. D) Being annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoyed. 24. Determine what the Participle is:I watched the dog charging toward me. A) Watched. B) Charging. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charging. 25. Complete the sentence:The ..... leaves fell to the ground. A) Falling. B) Fallen. C) Fell. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fallen. 26. Identify the word being modified by the participle. The dog wearing the red collar is very kind. A) Dog. B) Red collar. C) Kind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog. 27. Identify the participle(s).Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration. A) Enjoying, jumped, threw. B) Enjoying. C) Enjoying, jumped. D) Enjoying, threw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoying. 28. ..... (Have) a cup of coffee is so ..... (relax) after a long day. A) Had, relaxed. B) Having, relaxing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having, relaxing. 29. My Maths teacher told me that my test result is not that ..... A) Worrying. B) Worryed. C) Worring. D) Worried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worrying. 30. Identify the highlighted word/phrase as a Gerund or Participle.Asking questions is a whole lot easier than answering them. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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