This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Writing And Grammar Review – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Writing And Grammar Review Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "Tone" in a text refer to? A) The author's attitude. B) The author's main idea. C) The author's use of logic. D) The author's choice of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's attitude. 2. Which of the following is an example of "Tone" in writing? A) Happy, serious, angry, or joking. B) Good vs. evil. C) Persuasion using emotion. D) Fast vs. slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy, serious, angry, or joking. 3. Evaluate the sentence and identify the gerund phrase: "Her favorite hobby is painting landscapes." A) Her favorite hobby. B) Is painting. C) Painting landscapes. D) Landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting landscapes. 4. Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Cooking is an essential skill." A) Cooking. B) Is. C) Essential. D) Skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooking. 5. What should you check for when proofreading or editing your work? A) Spelling, capital letters, and punctuation. B) Sentence structure and verb tense. C) Subject and predicate agreement. D) Word count and paragraph length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spelling, capital letters, and punctuation. 6. What is the subject in the sentence "The dog ran quickly" ? A) Ran quickly. B) The dog. C) Quickly. D) The dog ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog. 7. Olivia is reading a comic strip and laughs at a joke where the word "bark" is used to mean both the sound a dog makes and the outer layer of a tree. What is this type of figurative speech called? A) A joke using word meanings. B) A comparison using like or as. C) A direct comparison. D) A short reference to something well-known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A joke using word meanings. 8. During a literature class, Olivia mentions "He was a real Romeo with the ladies" while discussing a friend. What literary device is Olivia using? A) A joke using word meanings (pun). B) A short reference to something well-known (allusion). C) A common character type (hero). D) A story starts in the middle of action (en media res). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short reference to something well-known (allusion). 9. Which sentence uses "you're" correctly? A) You're doing great. B) That is your notebook. C) Scientists discovered a new planet. D) Everyone except Jake was here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're doing great. 10. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated A) "Our neighbor reported I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". B) Our neighbor reported, "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". C) Our neighbor reported "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our neighbor reported, "I watched a fascinating program on sharks.". 11. Sugar cane is raised by some people in Hawaii. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 12. Difficult assignments are always given by my teacher. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 13. Which sentence correctly uses 'loan'? A) She will borrow me a pencil. B) She will loan me a pencil. C) She will lend me a pencil. D) She will take me a pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will loan me a pencil. 14. What is active voice? A) When the subject performs the verb. B) When the subject receives the verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the subject performs the verb. 15. James threw the ball. What is the direct object in this sentence? A) The ball. B) James. C) Threw. D) The subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ball. 16. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: "She loves to swim in the ocean every morning." A) Loves. B) To swim. C) In the ocean. D) Every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To swim. 17. Identify the infinitive in the sentence: "To understand the problem, you must first read the instructions." A) Understand. B) To understand. C) Read. D) Instructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand. 18. Create a sentence using parallel structure with the following elements: "to run, " "to jump, " and "to swim." A) I like to run, jumping, and to swim. B) I like to run, to jump, and to swim. C) I like running, jumping, and to swim. D) I like to run, jump, and swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to run, to jump, and to swim. 19. Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure? A) He enjoys hiking, to bike, and swimming. B) He enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming. C) He enjoys to hike, biking, and to swim. D) He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming. 20. Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 21. Choose the correct commonly confused word use. A) Their car is parked outside. B) There car is parked outside. C) They're car is parked outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their car is parked outside. 22. Identify the gerund in the following sentence: "Running is my favorite form of exercise." A) Running. B) Is. C) Favorite. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 23. Which word is a participle in the sentence: "The smiling child waved at us." A) Smiling. B) Child. C) Waved. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smiling. 24. Which of the following is an example of active voice? A) The work was completed. B) The student completed the work. C) The lesson was explained by the teacher. D) The book was read by the student. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student completed the work. 25. What does "your" indicate? A) Refers to a person being spoken to. B) Shows ownership. C) Means "you are". D) Indicates permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shows ownership. 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