This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses a participle as an adjective, not as part of the main verb? A) My dad was fixing the car all afternoon. B) The fixing pipe is now as good as new. C) He is fixing the leaky faucet. D) The broken toy sat on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The broken toy sat on the shelf. 2. I opened my bag and found a ..... box in there. A) Hidden. B) Hiding. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden. 3. My alarm clock finally rang. It was only a dream, I was so A) Relieved. B) Relieving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relieved. 4. Identify the past participle in this sentence 'He has taken his son to the hospital.' A) The hospital. B) His son. C) Has taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has taken. 5. I am ..... in Russian history. A) Interesting. B) Interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interested. 6. Golda has ..... Hamlet twice this year A) Read. B) Read [red]. C) Reading. D) To read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read [red]. 7. Identify the participial phrase.The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes. A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. B) Held my attention. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. 8. Complete the sentence with the best participle:The ..... storm caused a lot of damage. A) Raging. B) Rage. C) Raged. D) Rages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raging. 9. A participle ALWAYS looks like ..... A) Verb ending in-ing. B) Verb ending in-ed. C) To + verb. D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. 10. The lady ..... in blue is her aunt. A) Dressed. B) Dressing. C) Is dressing. D) In dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dressed. 11. There were two people next to me. They were having an ..... conversation. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interesting. 12. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) The horse trotting up to the fence. B) Trotting up to the fence. C) Hopes that you have an apple. D) Or carrot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trotting up to the fence. 13. Sunday was a very ..... day. A) Relax. B) Relaxed. C) Relaxing. D) Having relaxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relaxing. 14. Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence:The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest. A) Contest. B) Judge. C) Revealed. D) Winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winner. 15. Identify the participle phrase in this sentence:'Covered in dust, the old book lay forgotten on the shelf.' A) Covered in dust. B) The old book. C) Lay forgotten. D) On the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in dust. 16. Complete the sentence:Be careful! The ..... glass on the floor is sharp. A) Breaking. B) Breaks. C) Broken. D) Broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 17. Dan's ..... on the school stage now. A) Sing. B) Sung. C) Singing. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sung. 18. Henry is ..... about his English test results. A) Worried. B) Worryed. C) Worrying. D) Worring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worried. 19. Which of the following is a participle? A) Running. B) Run. C) Ran. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 20. Which participial phrase best completes the sentence? Uncle Bob, ..... , remains positive about life. He remains to be the 'builder of hope and optimism' in our family even in this trying time. A) Tired with his life. B) Living a healthy life. C) Suffering from a terminal illness. D) Losing his faith in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffering from a terminal illness. 21. It was really ( ..... ) to see you. I had thought you were on holiday. A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprising. 22. He has driven for many miles. A) Infinitive. B) Past. C) Past part. D) Present part. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past part. 23. Complete the sentence to create a logical participial phrase: ..... by the loud thunder, the cat hid under the bed. A) Frightening. B) Frightened. C) To frighten. D) Frightens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frightened. 24. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEfreeze A) Froze. B) Frozed. C) Freezed. D) Frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frozen. 25. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat. A) After watching. B) Before movie. C) Before jumped. D) After his. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before jumped. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 1Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8Participles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books