This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I stopped at the gas station to ..... my tank. A) Fill in. B) Fill out. C) Fill up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fill up. 2. Write the expression in words 45-(16 + 8) A) 45 minus 16 plus 8. B) The sum of 16 and 8 taken away from 45. C) The sum of 45 and 16, then add eight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sum of 16 and 8 taken away from 45. 3. To cut a number in half means to divide by what? A) 4. B) 12. C) 6. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 4. Write the algebraic expression for the verbal statement '5 more than the product of a number and 2'. A) 5x + 2. B) 2x-5. C) 2x + 5. D) 2x / 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2x + 5. 5. 15 decreased by a number b squared A) 15 + b$^{2}$. B) 15-b$^{2}$. C) B$^{2}$-15. D) 15-b$^{3}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15-b$^{2}$. 6. Fill in the blank:An infinitive is usually preceded by the word ..... A) To. B) For. C) By. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 7. You will get good grades by studying. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 8. "Subtracted from" and "less than" are terms that mean you need to "turn around" or "flip" the terms around. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is the gerund/infinitive acting as?The dolphins are jumping six feet in the air. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement/predicate nominative. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement/predicate nominative. 10. Translate the verbal phrase "five times the sum of a number and two" into an algebraic expression. A) $5(x + 2)$. B) $5x + 2$. C) $5x-2$. D) $x + 10$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $5(x + 2)$. 11. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.The sum of 12 and a numberUse the variable p to represent the unknown number. A) 12-p. B) 12p. C) P + 12. D) P-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) P + 12. 12. Which algebraic expression best matches the phrase:"12 more than triple x" A) 12 + 3x. B) 3x + 12. C) 12 ( 3+x). D) 12 + 3 + x. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3x + 12. 13. Our guests arrived early in the morning. The prep. phrase is functioning as what? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 14. Which symbol do we use to represent multiplication in Algebra? A) *. B) X. C) $. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *. 15. 14 less than z A) 14-z. B) 14 + z. C) Z + 14. D) Z-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Z-14. 16. Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily. If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has? A) 6-c. B) 6+c. C) C-6. D) C+6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C-6. 17. Ted likes to ..... his fortune. It seems that he wants everyone to know that he's rich. A) Care about. B) Call on. C) Run after. D) Show off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show off. 18. 9 less than a number A) $9-x$. B) $x-9$. C) $9\div x$. D) $9+x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x-9$. 19. Translate the following equation into a verbal sentence. $3x-y=5\left(y+2x\right)$ A) Three times the difference of x and y equals five times the sum of y and two times x. B) Three times x less than y is five times y plus two times x. C) The sum of three times x and y is five times y plus two times x. D) Three times x minus y is five times the sum of y and two times x. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three times x minus y is five times the sum of y and two times x. 20. DIVA:OPERA::?:? A) Producer:theatre. B) Director:drama. C) Conductor:bus. D) Thespian:play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thespian:play. 21. The woman, jumping up and down, just won the lottery. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 22. Write an algebraic expression for:three times a number plus 16 A) 3(16)+n. B) 16n+3. C) 3n+16. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3n+16. 23. Which of the following is the translation of '' x + 2 = 5 '' A) A number more than two is five. B) A number less than two is five. C) Two times a number is five. D) The quotient of a number and two is five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number more than two is five. 24. Use substitution to determine if x = 8 is a possible solution to the equation-3x + 10 =-14 A) Yes, it is a solution. B) No, it is not a solution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is a solution. 25. The sum of a number k and a number j reduced by 10 A) K + j-10. B) (k + j) + 10. C) (k-j)-10. D) (k + j)-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (k + j)-10. 26. Translate the following sentence into an equation. Twice a number m minus three equals the sum of m and five. A) $2\left(m-3\right)=m+5$. B) $2m-3=m+5$. C) $2m-3=5m$. D) $2\left(m-3\right)=5m$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $2m-3=m+5$. 27. 8 (n-3) A) Eight minus n and three. B) Eight times the difference of n and three. C) The addition of n and 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eight times the difference of n and three. 28. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:INCREASED BY A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition. 29. Analyze the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My best friend, a talented musician, is performing at the concert. A) A great chef. B) The best singer. C) A talented musician. D) An amazing dancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A talented musician. 30. The square of the sum of a number and two more than five A) $5+\left(x+2\right)^2$. B) $5>\left(x+2\right)^2$. C) $\left(x+2\right)^2+5$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $5+\left(x+2\right)^2$. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 3Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 6Verbal Phrases Quiz 7Verbal Phrases Quiz 8Verbal Phrases Quiz 9Verbal Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books