This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Write an algebraic expression for:Three times the difference of a number and 16 A) 3(16-n). B) 3-16n. C) 3(n-16). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3(n-16). 2. Translate the verbal phrase "the square of a number" into an algebraic expression. A) $2x$. B) $x^2$. C) $x + 2$. D) $x-2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x^2$. 3. Rewrite each sentence, placing the verbal phrase close to the word it modifies:I found a buried treasure exploring the cave. A) Exploring the cave, I found a buried treasure. B) I found a buried treasure, exploring the cave. C) I exploring the cave found a buried treasure. D) Exploring I found a buried treasure the cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploring the cave, I found a buried treasure. 4. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?Firefighters carried the frightened people from the burning building. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. Write the algebraic expression for the verbal statement 'the difference between a number and 3, divided by 2'. A) (x + 2) / 3. B) (x-2) / 3. C) (x + 3) / 2. D) (x-3) / 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (x-3) / 2. 6. Twice a number minus 25 A) 2x-25. B) 2-x + 25. C) X-2 = 25. D) 25-x. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2x-25. 7. The quotient of two numbers A) N +m. B) N-m. C) Nm. D) N/m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) N/m. 8. Translate:the quotient of four and a number increased by ten. A) 10 + 4/n. B) N/4 + 10. C) 4n + 10. D) 4/n + 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4/n + 10. 9. What is the role of a gerund in a sentence? A) To act as a noun. B) To act as an adjective. C) To act as an adverb. D) To act as a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To act as a noun. 10. A number d less than 4, plus 1 A) D-4 + 1. B) 4-d-1. C) 4-d + 1. D) D-4-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4-d + 1. 11. The quotient of two numbers is 4 A) $4xy$. B) $\frac{x}{y}=4$. C) $xy=4$. D) $\frac{x}{4y}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\frac{x}{y}=4$. 12. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 4$ A) A number plus four. B) Four plus a number. C) Four times a number. D) A number minus four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number plus four. 13. Translate 'the result of dividing b by 3' into an expression. A) B / 3. B) B-3. C) B + 3. D) B * 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B / 3. 14. The meaning of "hit it of" is ..... A) Immediately like each other and become friendly. B) Start an argument with someone. C) Experiment with an idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immediately like each other and become friendly. 15. Raising your grade will prove to be a difficult task. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 16. Translate the verbal phrase 'the quotient of a number and 6, added to 3' into an algebraic expression. A) X/6 + 3. B) X/6 * 3. C) X/6-3. D) X/6 + 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X/6 + 3. 17. Three times the sum of 2 and e. A) 3e+2. B) 3(e-2). C) 3(e+2). D) 2e+3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3(e+2). 18. Translate 'the total cost is 20 dollars' into a math expression. A) C = 20. B) C = 25. C) C = 15. D) C + 5 = 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C = 20. 19. It is a type of verbal phrase that consists of a gerund and other modifiers, objects, or complements. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 20. What does 'the sum of' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Subtraction. B) Multiplication. C) Addition. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Addition. 21. Translate:three times the difference of a number and seven A) 3-(n + 7). B) 3(n-7). C) 3-n-7. D) 3n-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3(n-7). 22. Find the prepositional phrase:I haven't seen snow since last year. A) I. B) Haven't seen. C) Since last year. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since last year. 23. Six decreased by twice a number. A) 2x-6. B) 6 < 2x. C) 6-x. D) 6-2x. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6-2x. 24. Evaluate the sentence and determine the type of verbal phrase: "Reading books is a good habit." A) Infinitive. B) Participial. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 25. If x =-3, which equation is true? A) 4x + 2 = 14. B) 3(5 + x) = 4. C) 2(x + 6) = 6. D) 5x-3 =-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2(x + 6) = 6. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 2Verbal Phrases Quiz 3Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 6Verbal Phrases Quiz 8Verbal Phrases Quiz 9Verbal Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books