This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence! "Daphne, Miguel and ..... were judges in the radio contest." A) I. B) Me. C) My. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 2. I'm working on a presentation on the varied use of Silly Putty for Swain's class and a paper for Mr. Thomas about the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem. A) And a paper for Mr. Thomas about the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem. B) And on a paper for Mr. Thomas about the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem. C) And a paper about the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem for Mr. Thomas' class. D) And on a paper on the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem for Mr. Thomas' class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And on a paper on the dangers of Pythagorean Theorem for Mr. Thomas' class. 3. True or False:In the sentence, 'She loves hiking, to swim, and biking', the structure is parallel. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which sentence does NOT use parallel structure? A) I enjoy hiking, biking, and swimming. B) I enjoy hiking, biking, and swimming. C) I enjoy hiking, biking, and to swim. D) I enjoy hiking, biking, and swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy hiking, biking, and to swim. 5. Jeremy likes to read historical, realistic and speculative fiction. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Mathematics can be considered a language(A), an art, a science(B), a tool(C), or playing a game(D). A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 7. Which of the following sentences maintains parallel structure? A) The chef chopped the vegetables, sliced the bread, and was grilling the steak. B) The chef chopped the vegetables, sliced the bread, and grilled the steak. C) The chef chopping the vegetables, sliced the bread, and grilled the steak. D) The chef chopped the vegetables, slicing the bread, and grilled the steak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chef chopped the vegetables, sliced the bread, and grilled the steak. 8. Which of the words or phrases in the following sentence use parallel structure? Emilio walked across the street, down the alley, and through the back door of his apartment. A) Emilio walked across the street. B) Walked across the street, down the alley. C) Down the alley, and through the back door of his apartment. D) Across the street, down the alley, through the back door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down the alley, and through the back door of his apartment. 9. Being a prolific artist, he was able to compose a song, writing a poem, and paint portraits. A) Prolific artist. B) He was able. C) Writing a poem. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing a poem. 10. Is the following quote from Malala an example of parallel structure?"I tried to lighten my skin with honey, rose water, and buffalo milk." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Jenny is in either the classroom or the laboratory. A) Parallel. B) Not Parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 12. When lunch was finished, Aunt Lily helped us with the dishes, and afterward we piled into the car, stopped for gas, and then head to the lake. A) Parallel. B) Not parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not parallel. 13. I wish he would listen to me, take my advice and ..... smoking. A) Stop. B) Stopped. C) To stop. D) Stopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stop. 14. They are low in sodium but ..... A) High in calories. B) Do not have many calories. C) Calories. D) Have calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High in calories. 15. My roommate, Kate, is friendly and ..... A) Good. B) Kind. C) Kindness. D) Goodness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 16. She doesn't like to cook and ..... A) Washed. B) Wash. C) To wash. D) Washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wash. 17. Wisconsin is known as the Badger State ..... the miners who were among the first settlers in the region lived in mine shafts or dug their homes out of the hillsides and lived underground, as badgers do A) Due to. B) Because. C) Where. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 18. They bring a sandwich. Put the sentence into simple past. A) They will bring a sandwich. B) They brought a sandwich. C) They bring a sandwich. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They brought a sandwich. 19. Uncle Josef is- A) An artist, sings well and dances gracefully. B) An artist, a singer, and a dancer. C) An artist, singer, and dancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An artist, a singer, and a dancer. 20. Rahma prefers discussing the problem rather than ..... on a solution. A) To work. B) Worked. C) Working. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. 21. What is the verb tense in this sentence?In 1917, revolutionaries overthrew the czar. A) Simple Present. B) Simple Past. C) Simple Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Past. 22. Astronauts are expected to be capable of operating at peak efficiency in outer space in both normal ..... emergency situations. A) Nor. B) And. C) Or. D) But also. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 23. He drove to the store to buy milk, eggs, and ..... A) To get bread. B) Bread. C) Getting bread. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bread. 24. Martha is calm, soft-spoken, and . A) Has patience. B) Is a patient person. C) Patient. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patient. 25. I will do my homework and surfing the internet. A) This sentence is error free!. B) This sentence has an error in parallel structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence has an error in parallel structure. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParallel Structure Quiz 1Parallel Structure Quiz 2Parallel Structure Quiz 3Parallel Structure Quiz 4Parallel Structure Quiz 5Parallel Structure Quiz 6Parallel Structure Quiz 7Parallel Structure Quiz 8Parallel Structure Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books