This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Golda has ..... Hamlet twice this year A) Reading. B) Read. C) To read. D) Read [red]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read [red]. 2. Identify the participial phrase.The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes. A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. B) Held my attention. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. 3. Complete the sentence with the best participle:The ..... storm caused a lot of damage. A) Rages. B) Rage. C) Raging. D) Raged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raging. 4. A participle ALWAYS looks like ..... A) Verb ending in-ing. B) To + verb. C) Verb ending in-ed. D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. 5. The lady ..... in blue is her aunt. A) Dressing. B) Is dressing. C) In dress. D) Dressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dressed. 6. There were two people next to me. They were having an ..... conversation. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interesting. 7. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Or carrot. B) Hopes that you have an apple. C) The horse trotting up to the fence. D) Trotting up to the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trotting up to the fence. 8. Sunday was a very ..... day. A) Relaxing. B) Relaxed. C) Relax. D) Having relaxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relaxing. 9. Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence:The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest. A) Revealed. B) Contest. C) Judge. D) Winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winner. 10. Identify the participle phrase in this sentence:'Covered in dust, the old book lay forgotten on the shelf.' A) The old book. B) On the shelf. C) Covered in dust. D) Lay forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Covered in dust. 11. Complete the sentence:Be careful! The ..... glass on the floor is sharp. A) Broke. B) Breaks. C) Broken. D) Breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 12. Dan's ..... on the school stage now. A) Singing. B) Sung. C) To sing. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sung. 13. Henry is ..... about his English test results. A) Worried. B) Worring. C) Worryed. D) Worrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worried. 14. Which of the following is a participle? A) Running. B) Runs. C) Run. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 15. Which participial phrase best completes the sentence? Uncle Bob, ..... , remains positive about life. He remains to be the 'builder of hope and optimism' in our family even in this trying time. A) Living a healthy life. B) Suffering from a terminal illness. C) Tired with his life. D) Losing his faith in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffering from a terminal illness. 16. It was really ( ..... ) to see you. I had thought you were on holiday. A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprising. 17. He has driven for many miles. A) Past. B) Past part. C) Present part. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past part. 18. Complete the sentence to create a logical participial phrase: ..... by the loud thunder, the cat hid under the bed. A) Frightened. B) Frightening. C) To frighten. D) Frightens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 19. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEfreeze A) Frozed. B) Freezed. C) Froze. D) Frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frozen. 20. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat. A) After watching. B) Before movie. C) Before jumped. D) After his. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before jumped. 21. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The book, written by the famous author, became a bestseller.' A) Written by the famous author. B) Became a bestseller. C) The book, written by the famous author. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by the famous author. 22. Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence:'The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill.' A) Purring softly. B) Lay on the windowsill. C) The cat. D) On the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purring softly. 23. Choose the correct participle to complete the sentence: "The book, ..... by the author, became a bestseller." A) Writing. B) Written. C) Wrote. D) Having wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written. 24. Identify the participial phrase.The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night. A) Rehearsing her lines. B) Performed in the show. C) Performed in the show last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rehearsing her lines. 25. Which one below is NOT an example of participle that works as an adjective? A) A running child. B) The programme was boring. C) I like swimming. D) A broken vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like swimming. 26. The shopping trip lasted all day. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 27. Many ..... pedestrians in the accident were sent to the nearest hospital. A) Injured. B) Injuring. C) Injuryed. D) Injurying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Injured. 28. What is the past participle of:choose A) Chosen. B) Choose. C) Chase. D) Chose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chosen. 29. What is the past participle of "like" A) Liked. B) Liking. C) Likeed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liked. 30. Complete the sentence:The sound of the ..... rain was very relaxing. A) Fall. B) Falled. C) Falling. D) Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8Participles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books