This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explain why 'cooked' is a participle in 'The cooked vegetables were delicious.' A) It is the main verb. B) It is a noun. C) It is an adverb. D) It describes the vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It describes the vegetables. 2. Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The broken vase lay on the floor." A) Broken. B) Lay. C) Floor. D) Vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 3. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Some kinds of exercise require planning and expense. A) Require planning. B) Planning and expense. C) There is no participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no participial phrase. 4. I was ..... (bore) in the party last night because I didn't meet any ..... (interest) people. A) Bored, interested. B) Boring, interesting. C) Boring, interested. D) Bored, interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bored, interesting. 5. The gravy needs stirring. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 6. Which option correctly uses a participle to describe a noun? A) The sing bird was beautiful. B) The sings bird was beautiful. C) The singed bird was beautiful. D) The singing bird was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The singing bird was beautiful. 7. Everybody ..... (shock) by the news. A) Was shocking. B) Shocking. C) Shocked. D) Was shocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shocked. 8. I was stirring the stew. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 9. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPLES. Identify the participle in the sentence.The handyman left splattered paint all over the floor. A) Handyman. B) Left. C) Splattered. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Splattered. 10. I ate so much food! A) Past part. B) Infinitive. C) Present part. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past. 11. Select the single word that is a participle in the following sentence:The chosen player got to start the game. A) Chosen. B) Player. C) Got. D) Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chosen. 12. What's the Past Participle of leave? A) Leaven. B) Left. C) Leaved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 13. Ken has been wearing the same old pair of ..... jeans for years. He should buy a new pair. A) Wearing. B) Worning. C) Worn. D) Weared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worn. 14. True or False:The sentence 'The book laying on the table is mine' uses the participle correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The accident was A) Shocked. B) Shocking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shocking. 16. Participle-a verbal that acts as a ..... It can end in-ing, -ed, -d, -en, or-t. A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 17. The view from the room in this hotel is so ..... A) Please. B) Pleased. C) Pleasing. D) Pleasen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleasing. 18. The taxi almost hit the signpost. The passengers were ..... A) Terrifing. B) Terrified. C) Terrifying. D) Terrifyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrifying. 19. Correct the dangling participle in the sentence: "Running through the forest, the trees seemed to whisper." A) As I was running through the forest, the trees seemed to whisper. B) Running through the forest, I heard the trees whispering. C) The trees seemed to whisper, running through the forest. D) The trees seemed to whisper as I ran through the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running through the forest, I heard the trees whispering. 20. After ..... dinner, I watch TV. A) Eating. B) Eaten. C) Ate. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 21. One hundred years of solitude was ..... by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A) Write. B) To write. C) Written. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Written. 22. Identify the participle in the sentence:Mary wrote a letter to the frozen Santa who was sitting out in the cold. A) Sitting. B) Frozen. C) Letter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frozen. 23. He is swimming for two hours. A) Past. B) Infinitive. C) Past part. D) Present part. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present part. 24. Choose the participle that best completes the sentence. Back then, Mom always reminded me to do my best in everything that I would do. Now that I am a successful engineer and pilot, I could say that my ..... dreams are a proof that my Mom is and has always been right. A) Discovered. B) Fulfilled. C) Fulfilling. D) Achieving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fulfilled. 25. In the sentence, 'The broken vase lay on the floor, ' what is the function of the word 'broken'? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 26. Complete the sentence:The dog, ..... its tail wildly, jumped on its owner. A) Wagging. B) To wag. C) Wags. D) Wagged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wagging. 27. Complete the sentence with a participial phrase that correctly modifies the subject: ..... , Maria easily found the information for her report. A) Clicking on the right link. B) The computer was finally working. C) After the website loaded. D) It was a relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clicking on the right link. 28. The present particple of run is A) Ran. B) Running. C) Runs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 29. Which word is a participle? A) Rushed. B) The man. C) Burnt. D) Rushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burnt. 30. Identify the participle in this sentence:The barking dog kept everyone awake. A) Barking. B) Dog. C) Kept. D) Awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 2Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books