This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Ed never stopped hoping. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 3. Terry kicks the ball so hard! A) Present part. B) Past part. C) Infinitive. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Awaken is the ..... form of 'awake'. A) Past participle. B) Present participle. C) Present. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past participle. 9. Identify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.I, having auditioned yesterday, waited for the results. A) Auditioned yesterday. B) For the results. C) Waited for the results. D) Having auditioned yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having auditioned yesterday. 10. The ..... airplane carried 300 passengers. A) Hijackking. B) Hijacken. C) Hijacking. D) Hijacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hijacked. 11. What is the past participle of "own" A) Owned. B) Owning. C) Owns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Owned. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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) The book. D) A famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written by a famous author. 18. 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. 19. Why is 'swimming' a participle in 'The swimming pool is crowded'? A) It is an adjective describing the pool. B) It is a verb. C) It is a noun. D) It is an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an adjective describing the pool. 20. Identify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.Expecting good news, the student raced to the mailbox. A) Expecting good news. B) Good news. C) Raced. D) Raced to the mailbox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expecting good news. 21. Mr. Ackerman is choosing to go to the park. A) Infinitive. B) Present part. C) Past part. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present part. 22. I found these two words very ..... (confuse). I was ..... (confuse) because they look similar. A) Confusing, confusing. B) Confused, confused. C) Confusing, confused. D) Confused, confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confusing, confused. 23. I have been shopping for new shoes. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 24. The moving van was late. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 25. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEforgive A) Forgave. B) Forgived. C) Forget. D) Forgiven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgiven. 26. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEshake A) Shakey. B) Shook. C) Shaked. D) Shaken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shaken. 27. 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. 28. These are words that look like action words, but do not actually function as such. A) Verbals. B) Gerunds. C) Verbs. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbals. 29. What is the past participle of:become A) Becane. B) Became. C) Because. D) Become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become. 30. Which of the following sentences contains a past participle? A) The baked cookies smelled delicious. B) The singing bird woke me up. C) The jumping frog startled me. D) The running water overflowed the sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The baked cookies smelled delicious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 2Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8Participles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books