This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The ..... child was excited to see the parade. A) Smiling. B) Smiled. C) Smile. D) Smiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smiling. 2. Identify the participle in the sentence:The girls were sitting very properly. A) Sitting. B) Very. C) Properly. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No participle. 3. Participles act like ..... A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) Verbs. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 4. What is the formula to identify infinitives in a sentence? A) To + a verb. B) To + a noun. C) To + an adjective. D) To + an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To + a verb. 5. The lady ..... in black is her mom. A) Dressed. B) Dressing. C) Is dressing. D) In dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dressing. 6. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair. A) The water drained slowly. B) Slowly in the pipe clogged. C) Clogged with dog hair. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clogged with dog hair. 7. Ambulaturae A) Present active participle. B) Perfect passive participle. C) Future active participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future active participle. 8. I thought he was an ..... leader. I just found out that he always gets entrusted to lead and train new engineers every year. A) Experienced. B) Experiencing. C) Inexperienced. D) Inexperiencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inexperienced. 9. Choose the sentence where the participle is used incorrectly. A) The flown bird is beautiful. B) The flying bird is beautiful. C) The chosen book was interesting. D) The baked cake smells delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The flown bird is beautiful. 10. What is the past participle of "build" A) Built. B) Builded. C) Building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Built. 11. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences:Sergio read a book. Sergio lost track of time. A) Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time. B) Sergio while reading lost track of book time. C) Sergio read a book while losing track of time. D) Because of reading, Sergio lost track of time in a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time. 12. True or False:The word 'smiling' in 'Smiling, she walked into the room' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Iactus A) About to throw. B) Having been thrown. C) Throwing. D) Having thrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having been thrown. 14. A miser hates spending his money. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 15. Which sentence corrects the error in the following sentence? 'I saw a bird building a nest with my binoculars.' A) Building a nest, I saw a bird with my binoculars. B) With my binoculars, I saw a bird building a nest. C) I saw a bird with my binoculars building a nest. D) The sentence is already correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With my binoculars, I saw a bird building a nest. 16. What is the infinitive in the following sentence:I want to sing as loud as I can at the concert. A) I want. B) Concert. C) To sing. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To sing. 17. What is the participle in the following sentence?The cascading waterfall poured down over the rocks. A) Waterfall. B) Rocks. C) Over. D) Cascading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cascading. 18. Identify the type of participle in the following sentence:Chopping the carrots quickly, the chef finished the stew A) Present participle. B) Past participle. C) Both. D) There is no participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present participle. 19. Participles look like what? A) To + verb. B) ONLY end in-ing. C) End in-ing AND-ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End in-ing AND-ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings. 20. In the sentence 'The sparkling stars lit up the night, ' the word 'sparkling' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. The Natural History Museum in London is ..... ! You should definitely visit it! A) Amaze. B) Amazed. C) Amazing. D) Being amazed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazing. 22. Identify the gerund(s).Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. A) Bubbles. B) Activity. C) Blowing. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blowing. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase. A) The dog barked loudly, chasing the cat. B) Chased by the dog, the cat climbed the tree. C) The cat, chased by the dog, it climbed the tree. D) The dog, it chased the cat, barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chased by the dog, the cat climbed the tree. 24. There are only five minutes left. It's impossible for the ..... team to turn this match around. A) Losed. B) Lost. C) Losing. D) Losting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Losing. 25. Which sentence uses a participle as an adjective to describe a noun? A) The team celebrated after the game. B) The winning team celebrated wildly. C) The team is winning the game. D) To win is the team's only goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The winning team celebrated wildly. 26. Jenny looked up and saw her husband ..... at her reflection in the mirror A) Having looked. B) Looking. C) Is looking. D) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking. 27. True or False:It is okay to place a participial phrase far away from the noun it describes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. True or False:In the sentence 'The baked cookies smelled delicious, ' the word 'baked' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What is the infinitive in the following sentence:Do you want to go to the mall with me today? A) To go. B) To the. C) Mall. D) Today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 30. What is the function of the participle in this sentence? 'The smiling child waved at the crowd.' A) It acts as a noun. B) It acts as an adjective. C) It acts as a verb. D) It acts as an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as an adjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 2Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books