Writing Skills Quiz

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?

• The dogs was barking at the mailman

• The dogs were barking at the mailman

• The dogs is barking at the mailman

• The dogs be barking at the mailman

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: "Sarah gave her book to Tom."

• Sarah

• gave

• her

• Tom

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Where are you going?" asked Mom

• "Where are you going"? asked Mom

• "Where are you going," asked Mom

• "Where are you going?" asked Mom.

What is the subject in this sentence: "The tall tree swayed in the wind."

• tall

• wind

• swayed

• tree

Which word is an adverb in this sentence: "The cat quickly jumped over the fence."

• cat

• quickly

• jumped

• fence

Choose the correct plural form of "child":

• childs

• childrens

• children

• child's

Which sentence contains a compound subject?

• The boy ran home

• Sally likes ice cream

• Tom and Jerry chased each other

• The dog barked loudly

Identify the verb tense in: "I will go to the store."

• future tense

• present tense

• past tense

• present perfect tense

Which word is a conjunction?

• happy

• and

• quickly

• jump

Choose the correct possessive form:

• the boys book

• the boys’ book

• the boy’s book

• the boys book