Focus Words Quiz

Identify the content words in this sentence: The brilliant scientist discovered a groundbreaking cure.

• brilliant, scientist, discovered, groundbreaking, cure

• groundbreaking, cure

• scientist, discovered, groundbreaking, cure

Identify the content words in this sentence: The cat sleeps peacefully under the tree.

• cat, sleeps, peacefully, under, tree

• cat, sleeps, peacefully, tree

• cat, sleeps, tree.

Are negatives considered content words?

• Yes

• No

Which word in the sentence "She quickly completed the assignment" is an adverb?

• quickly

• completed

• assignment

Which word is a content word in the sentence "The bird flew high in the sky"?

• The

• bird

• in

Which of these is a content word?

• the

• ran

• is

Which part of speech is the word "strong" in the sentence "He is strong"?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

In this sentence, identify the function words: "The students in the class are preparing for the test."

• The, in, are, for, test

• The, in, are, for

• students, class, preparing, test

Which of the following are function words?

• articles

• quantifiers

• both

Which word is a function word in the sentence "The dog is under the table"?

• dog

• is

• table