This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is 'swimming' a participle in 'The swimming pool is crowded'? A) It is a verb. B) It is an adjective describing the pool. C) It is a noun. D) It is an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an adjective describing the pool. 2. Identify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.Expecting good news, the student raced to the mailbox. A) Raced to the mailbox. B) Raced. C) Expecting good news. D) Good news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expecting good news. 3. Mr. Ackerman is choosing to go to the park. A) Infinitive. B) Past. C) Past part. D) Present part. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present part. 4. I found these two words very ..... (confuse). I was ..... (confuse) because they look similar. A) Confused, confusing. B) Confused, confused. C) Confusing, confused. D) Confusing, confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confusing, confused. 5. I have been shopping for new shoes. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 6. The moving van was late. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 7. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEforgive A) Forget. B) Forgived. C) Forgave. D) Forgiven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgiven. 8. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEshake A) Shaked. B) Shakey. C) Shook. D) Shaken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shaken. 9. 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. 10. These are words that look like action words, but do not actually function as such. A) Verbs. B) Gerunds. C) Verbals. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbals. 11. What is the past participle of:become A) Became. B) Because. C) Becane. D) Become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become. 12. Which of the following sentences contains a past participle? A) The running water overflowed the sink. B) The baked cookies smelled delicious. C) The singing bird woke me up. D) The jumping frog startled me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The baked cookies smelled delicious. 13. Which word is a participle?Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic. A) Boiling. B) Threatened. C) Wash. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boiling. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Children introduced to music early develop strong intellectual skills. A) Introduced to music early. B) Develop strong intellectual skills. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduced to music early. 15. Identify the participle in the sentence.Devoted basketball fans are looking forward to the season. A) Devoted. B) Are looking. C) Forward. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devoted. 16. Choose the Past Participle of PUBLISH A) Published. B) Publishing. C) Publish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Published. 17. What's the Past Participle of see? A) Saw. B) Seed. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seen. 18. ..... you to the job, he felt calm. A) Appointed. B) Appoint. C) Having appointed. D) To appoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having appointed. 19. What is the past participle of:forget A) Forgut. B) Forgotten. C) Forget. D) Forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgotten. 20. In the sentence, "Startled by the loud noise, the cat jumped, " what noun does the participial phrase "Startled by the loud noise" describe? A) Noise. B) Cat. C) Jumped. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cat. 21. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPLES. Identify the participle in the sentence.Disgusted, his mother glowered at the mess. A) Mess. B) Glowered. C) Mother. D) Disgusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disgusted. 22. Identify the complete participial phrase in this sentence:'The girl sitting by the window waved to her friend.' A) The girl. B) Sitting by the window. C) Waved to her friend. D) By the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sitting by the window. 23. I'm not ..... my last bills. A) Paying off. B) Pay off. C) To pay off. D) Paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paying off. 24. What is the infinitive in the following sentence:When Kathy's arms got tired, Robert decided to row. A) When Kathy's. B) Decided to. C) Robert decided. D) To row. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To row. 25. In the sentence, 'The window, cracked by the baseball, needed to be replaced, ' what is the participle? A) Window. B) Cracked. C) Needed. D) Replaced. 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