This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the correct past participle:The pizza ..... by my dad was delicious. A) Makes. B) Make. C) Making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made. 2. Identify the highlighted word/phrase as a Gerund or Participle.He ruined his sight by watching TV all day. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 3. What are the two types of participles? A) Present and Participating. B) Past and Present. C) Past and Punctual. D) Past and Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past and Present. 4. Identify the participle phrase in the sentence:Chased by the dog, the cat climbed a tree. A) The cat. B) Chased by the dog. C) The dog. D) Climbed a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chased by the dog. 5. What is the Past Participle of bite?Mr. T growled and snarled so loud that Ms. Dominguez thought he had ..... Ms. V. A) Bit. B) Bited. C) Bitten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bitten. 6. Identify the participle in this sentence:'The broken window was fixed quickly.' A) Was. B) Window. C) Broken. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 7. He has ..... with the president twice. A) Spoken. B) To speak. C) Speaking. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoken. 8. Identify the participle PHRASE in the following sentence:Iced in white, the cookies looked like snowmen. A) Iced in white. B) The cookies. C) Like Snowmen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iced in white. 9. Complete the sentence:The long, slow movie was so ..... that I almost fell asleep. A) Bore. B) Bores. C) Boring. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring. 10. Identify the noun that the participial phrase describes:'Wagging his tail excitedly, the dog greeted me at the door.' A) Door. B) Dog. C) Tail. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog. 11. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLErun A) Ran. B) Run. C) Runned. D) Runner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 12. After ..... the fight, the police arrested two men and a woman. A) Stopping. B) To stop. C) Stop. D) Stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stopping. 13. Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech? A) Nouns. B) Adverbs. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbs. 14. Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence: A) The world whizzed by quickly, riding in the sports car. B) While Joe was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While Joe was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly. 15. This building facilities are ..... old. A) To grow. B) Growing. C) Grown. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growing. 16. Identify the participle(s).Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower. A) Smiled. B) Wilting. C) Smiled, wilting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilting. 17. Complete the sentence:My brother is ..... a new song for his band right now. A) Writes. B) Written. C) Writing. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing. 18. .... one hand on the steering wheel, Ann opened a can of soda pop with herfree hand. A) To keep. B) Keep. C) Keeping. D) In keeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keeping. 19. Complete the sentence with the correct participle:'The ..... rain continued to pour for hours.' A) Falling. B) Fallen. C) Fell. D) Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling. 20. The present participle of think is A) Thinks. B) Thinking. C) Thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking. 21. My mom cringed each time she heard the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my bedroom. A) Cringed. B) Heard. C) Crashing, pounding. D) Cringed, heard. E) Pounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crashing, pounding. 22. Identify the participle in the sentence:The water, gushing through the ravine, was very dangerous. A) Very. B) Gushing. C) Dangerous. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gushing. 23. Identify the participial phrase.The scouts roasting marshmallows around the fire told ghost stories to pass the time. A) Roasting marshmallows. B) Roasting marshmallows around the fire. C) Told ghost stories to pass the time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roasting marshmallows around the fire. 24. Which participle best completes the sentence:The ..... snow made driving difficult. A) Falling. B) Fallen. C) Fall. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling. 25. Identify the participle in the sentence:The flying insect was a nuisance. A) Insect. B) Nuisance. C) Flying. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying. 26. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences:Victoria removed her muddy shoes. Victoria entered the house. A) Victoria removing her muddy shoes entered the house. B) Removing her muddy shoes, Victoria entered the house. C) Removed her muddy shoes and Victoria then entered the house. D) Victoria removed her muddy shoes and Victoria entered the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Removing her muddy shoes, Victoria entered the house. 27. This year, I went back to the old neighborhood where I grew up. I was ..... to see how much it had changed. A) Surprised. B) Surprises. C) Surprising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprised. 28. Last night, I had a terrible dream. I was so A) Scary. B) Scared. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scared. 29. Ed never stopped hoping. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 30. Terry kicks the ball so hard! A) Past part. B) Past. C) Infinitive. D) Present part. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 31. A past participle always ends in 'ed'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. My grandmother was surprised by the man's ( ..... ) language. A) Shocked. B) Shocking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shocking. 33. Which option best combines these two sentences using a participial phrase? "The students were excited. They were leaving for the field trip." A) The students were excited, and they were leaving for the field trip. B) The excited students were leaving for the field trip. C) Leaving for the field trip, the students were excited. D) The students who were leaving for the field trip were excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaving for the field trip, the students were excited. 34. Identify the participle in the following sentence: A) Clothed in military uniforms. B) Clothed. C) Presented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothed. 35. Awaken is the ..... form of 'awake'. A) Present. B) Past. C) Present participle. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past participle. 36. Identify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.I, having auditioned yesterday, waited for the results. A) Having auditioned yesterday. B) Auditioned yesterday. C) Waited for the results. D) For the results. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having auditioned yesterday. 37. The ..... airplane carried 300 passengers. A) Hijacked. B) Hijacking. C) Hijackking. D) Hijacken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hijacked. 38. What is the past participle of "own" A) Owned. B) Owning. C) Owns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Owned. 39. Identify the participle(s).Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her. A) Braking. B) Stopped. C) Braking, stopped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Braking, stopped. 40. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The complaining man was introduced to the manager. A) Man. B) Complaining. C) Introduced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complaining. 41. The teacher told the student passing the note to give it to her. A) Told the student. B) Passing the note. C) To give it to her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passing the note. 42. Identify the word being modified by the participle.Jill watched as her damaged car was towed away. A) Car. B) Jill. C) Away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car. 43. Identify the participial phrase.Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. A) Preparing for the weather. B) Grabbed her raincoat. C) Grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing for the weather. 44. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller. A) Became a bestseller. B) Written by a famous author. C) A famous author. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written by a famous author. 45. Exercise 1:Identifying ParticiplesIdentify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.5. The soccer players, having grown faint from thirst, gratefully accepted the cold oranges. A) Having grown faint from thirst. B) Gratefully accepted the cold oranges. C) Accepted the cold oranges. D) Soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having grown faint from thirst. 46. Why is 'swimming' a participle in 'The swimming pool is crowded'? A) It is a noun. B) It is an adjective describing the pool. C) It is a verb. D) It is an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an adjective describing the pool. 47. Identify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.Expecting good news, the student raced to the mailbox. A) Expecting good news. B) Raced to the mailbox. C) Raced. D) Good news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expecting good news. 48. Mr. Ackerman is choosing to go to the park. A) Infinitive. B) Past part. C) Past. D) Present part. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present part. 49. I found these two words very ..... (confuse). I was ..... (confuse) because they look similar. A) Confused, confusing. B) Confusing, confusing. C) Confused, confused. D) Confusing, confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confusing, confused. 50. I have been shopping for new shoes. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 51. The moving van was late. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 52. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEforgive A) Forgived. B) Forget. C) Forgiven. D) Forgave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgiven. 53. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEshake A) Shaked. B) Shaken. C) Shakey. D) Shook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shaken. 54. The pilot came into the plane to say hello. I almost screamed because he looked so A) Frightened. B) Frightening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frightening. 55. These are words that look like action words, but do not actually function as such. A) Nouns. B) Verbals. C) Gerunds. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbals. 56. What is the past participle of:become A) Become. B) Became. C) Becane. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become. 57. Which of the following sentences contains a past participle? A) The singing bird woke me up. B) The baked cookies smelled delicious. C) The running water overflowed the sink. D) The jumping frog startled me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The baked cookies smelled delicious. 58. Which word is a participle?Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic. A) Boiling. B) Wash. C) Out. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boiling. 59. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Children introduced to music early develop strong intellectual skills. A) Introduced to music early. B) Develop strong intellectual skills. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduced to music early. 60. Identify the participle in the sentence.Devoted basketball fans are looking forward to the season. A) Devoted. B) Are looking. C) Forward. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devoted. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 2Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8Participles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books