This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Interjections > Interjections – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Interjections Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence where 'heavens' is used as an interjection, not a noun:'Good ..... , look at the size of that hail!' A) Heavens are. B) Heavens. C) Heavens!. D) Heavens,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavens. 2. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books ..... the table. A) Off. B) From. C) Out. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off. 3. In the sentence, "Wow, that's a beautiful painting, " the interjection "Wow" primarily expresses what? A) Admiration. B) Sadness. C) Fear. D) Hesitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admiration. 4. What emotion is expressed by the interjection 'Hooray'? A) Sadness. B) Confusion. C) Anger. D) Excitement or joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excitement or joy. 5. In the sentence, ' ..... , I didn't see you there, ' which word would serve as an interjection? A) Quietly. B) Oh. C) Because. D) Silently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oh. 6. Which sentence correctly adds the interjection 'Well' to show hesitation and is punctuated correctly? A) She performed well on the test. B) Well! I think we should go. C) Well, I'm not sure that's the right answer. D) Well I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well, I'm not sure that's the right answer. 7. The following is an example of an interjection: A) Joseph. B) Happiness. C) Hurray. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurray. 8. Which option best improves the sentence "I found my lost keys" by adding an interjection to show discovery? A) I found my lost keys, alas. B) I found my lost keys, oops. C) Aha! I found my lost keys. D) I found my lost keys, well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aha! I found my lost keys. 9. What does an appositive phrase do? A) Describes the subject using noun phrases. B) Gives action to the sentence. C) Offers a dependent clause for the independent clause. D) Corrects a run on sentence by adding commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describes the subject using noun phrases. 10. Which sentence correctly uses an interjection to express disappointment and is punctuated properly? A) Yippee! I forgot my homework at home. B) Ugh I forgot my homework at home. C) Oh no, I forgot my homework at home. D) Alas; I forgot my homework at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oh no, I forgot my homework at home. 11. ..... ! My neighbour is dead. A) Wow. B) Hump. C) What. D) Alas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alas. 12. ( )! We've won the competition! A) Oh. B) Ah. C) Yikes. D) Hurray. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurray. 13. ( )!What a cute baby! A) Argh. B) YO. C) AHA. D) AWW. E) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AWW. 14. Locate the interjection in the following sentence:'The pizza, yum, is finally here for dinner.' A) Pizza. B) Yum. C) Finally. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yum. 15. What's the interjection in the sentence below?I think I, uh, forgot your name. A) Name. B) Forgot. C) Think. D) Uh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uh. 16. What punctuation should you put after the word "Ah" in this sentence?Ah there's nothing like a breezy day. A) Exclamation point. B) Period. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 17. What type of conjunction is know by the anagram, FANBOYS? A) Coordinating Conjunctions. B) Correlative Conjunctions. C) Conjunctive Adverbs. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating Conjunctions. 18. Given this short scenario:You just saw your friend perform an amazing skateboard trick. Which sentence uses the most fitting interjection? A) Wow, that was incredible!. B) Whoa, that was incredible!. C) Alas, that was incredible. D) Hmm, that was incredible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whoa, that was incredible!. 19. What's the appositive phrase? Hillde, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets. A) Hillde. B) My sweet little dog. C) Dog. D) Blankets. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sweet little dog. 20. From the following list of words, which one is an interjection? A) Quickly. B) Under. C) Ouch. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ouch. 21. What emotion is most clearly expressed by the interjection in the sentence: "Ugh, I have to take out the trash in the rain." A) Joy. B) Surprise. C) Annoyance. D) Relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annoyance. 22. True or False:The sentence 'Oh no I can't believe I forgot my homework!' is grammatically flawless. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Complete the sentence with an interjection that shows great excitement: ..... ! We won the championship! A) Well. B) Um. C) Yes. D) Ugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 24. A mild interjection is punctuated with a(n) ..... A) Period. B) Comma. C) Exclamation point. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 25. True or False:The interjection in the following sentence is placed correctly. 'I, phew, finally finished all my homework.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. You are trying to get a noisy room to be quiet. Which sentence uses an appropriate interjection and is punctuated correctly? A) Shh! Everyone needs to be quiet. B) Wow, everyone needs to be quiet. C) Shh, everyone needs to be quiet. D) Hey; everyone needs to be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shh! Everyone needs to be quiet. 27. Choose the interjection that best expresses the feeling of pain to complete the sentence:' ..... , I just stubbed my toe!' A) Yikes. B) Whew. C) Ouch. D) Aha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ouch. 28. When are you most likely to utter an interjection? A) When you're ordering food in a restaurant. B) When your favorite baseball player hits an important home run. C) When your teacher asks you a question in class. D) When you're telling a friend an important secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When your favorite baseball player hits an important home run. 29. What is the appositive(s)?Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads. A) Roald Dahl. B) A famous children's author. C) Wrote many of his books. D) Yellow legal pads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous children's author. 30. Identify the interjection in the following sentence:Ouch! That hurt! A) The. B) Hurt. C) Ouch. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ouch. 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