Language Skills Quiz

Identify the mood of the following sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

• Imperative

• Indicative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

Which of the following sentences is in the imperative mood? A) Please pass the salt. B) Are you coming with us? C) He is playing the guitar.

• A) Please pass the salt.

• C) He is passing the salt.

• D) They will pass the salt.

• B) Are you passing the salt?

What type of mood is expressed in the sentence: 'How are you feeling today?'

• Inquisitive or concerned

• Happy

• Sad

• Excited

Recognize the literary device in the phrase: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? A) The wind whispered through the trees. B) The clock ticked loudly. C) The sun was shining brightly.

• C) The sun was shining brightly.

• D) The river flowed gently.

• A) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) The clock ticked loudly

Identify the assonance in the phrase: 'The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.'

• short 'e' sound

• hard 'g' sound

• long 'a' sound

• nasal 'n' sound

Is the sentence 'Please close the door.' in indicative, imperative, or interrogative mood?

• conditional

• imperative

• exclamatory

• declarative

Pick out the example of alliteration from the following: A) Sally sells seashells by the seashore. B) The cat chased the mouse. C) The sun sets in the west.

• C) The sun sets in the west.

• D) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• B) The cat chased the mouse.

• A) Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

In the sentence 'Do you want to go for a walk?', what mood is being used?

• Imperative mood

• Conditional mood

• Subjunctive mood

• Interrogative mood

Which phrase contains onomatopoeia? A) The stars twinkled in the night sky. B) The thunder rumbled in the distance. C) The flowers bloomed in the garden.

• C) The birds chirped in the trees.

• D) The river flowed gently downstream.

• A) The stars shone brightly in the night sky.

• B) The thunder rumbled in the distance.