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Participles Quiz 2026

Authored by Carrie Ray

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Participles Quiz 2026
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the participle in the following sentence?
Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house.

shivering
couple

ran

rain

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

Select any participles in the following sentence?

The sobbing child held his injured knee.

The

sobbing

injured

held

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

Select any participles in the following sentence?

The cascading waterfall poured down over the cracked rocks.

poured

down

cracked

cascading

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.

Sweeping across the night sky,
the bats hunted 

hunted their prey.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?

The water drained slowly through the pipe clogged with dog hair.

drained slowly through the pipe

drained slowly

clogged with dog hair.

through the pipe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?

The horse, having trotted to the fence, hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

The horse trotting up to the fence

having trotted to the fence

hopes that you have an apple or carrot

or carrot.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
The lake, frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.

frozen over

was finally thawing

frozen over all winter

finally thawing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

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