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Semantic Roles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alice has a terrible headache.

Alice = ​ (a)  

a terrible headache = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Expericencer
Stimulus
Locative
Temporal
Agent
Patient
Cause
Instrument
2.

He cut the meat with a knife.

He = ​ ​ (a)  

the meat = ​ (b)  

a knife = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Instrument
Locative
Temporal
Cause
Experiencer
3.

Harold doesn’t like making speeches in font of the class.

Harold = ​ ​ (a)   ; making speeches = ​ (b)  

the class = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Experiencer
Stimulus
Locative
Temporal
Agent
Patient
4.

The teacher was angered by the rowdy students.

The teacher = ​ (a)  

the rowdy students = ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Experiencer
Stimulus
Agent
Patient
Locative
5.

Tony pushed the cart to the wall.

Tony = ​ (a)  

the cart = ​ (b)  

the wall= ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Locative
Temporal
Recipient
Benefactive
6.

Kelly stirs the soup with a wooden spoon.

Kelly = ​ (a)  

the soup = ​ (b)  

a wooden spoon =​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Instrument
Cause
Recipient
Benefactive
7.

The police suspected him of committing the crime.

The police = ​ ​ (a)  

him = ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

the crime = ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Experiencer
Stimulus
Agent
Patient
Locative
Benefactive
8.

His cleverness never ceases to amaze me.

His cleverness = ​ (a)  

me = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Stimulus
Experiencer
Agent
Patient
Locative
9.

Angela was reading stories to the children this morning.

Angela = ​ (a)  

stories = ​ (b)  

the children = ​ (c)  

this morning = ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Benefactive
Temporal
Locative
Recipient
10.

I checked a book out of the library yesterday.

I = ​ (a)  

a book = ​ (b)  

the library = ​ (c)  

yesterday = ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Locative
Temporal
Stimulus
Recipient
11.

He is lifting weights for his health.

He = ​ (a)  

weights = ​ (b)  

his health = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Benefactive
Stimulus
Locative
Experiencer
12.

They filled the pool with water.

They = ​ (a)  

the pool = ​ ​ (b)  

water = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Instrument
Cause
Benefactive
13.

Father wrote a check for me.

Father = ​ (a)  

a check = ​ (b)  

me = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Recipient
Benefactive
Stimulus
Locative
14.

We were playing a game of monopoly for relaxation.

We = ​ (a)  

a game of monopoly = ​ (b)  

relaxation = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Cause
Instrument
Locative
Recipient
15.

Earle has been earning money through his poetry.

Earle = ​ (a)  

money = ​ (b)  

his poetry = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Instrument
Cause
Stimulus
Benefactive
16.

I smelled the fragrance of flowers in the air.

I = ​ (a)  

the fragrance of flower = ​ (b)  

the air = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Experiencer
Stimulus
Locative
Agent
Patient
Cause
Instrument
17.

The iron burned his hand.

The iron = ​ (a)  

his hand = ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Instrument
Patient
Agent
Stimulus
Experiencer
Cause
18.

I saw a host of golden daffodils beneath the trees.

I = ​ (a)  

a host of golden daffodils = ​ (b)  

the trees = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Experiencer
Stimulus
Locative
Temporal
Agent
Patient
19.

The chef roasted the meat over the fire.

The chef = ​ (a)  

the meat = ​ (b)  

the fire = ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Agent
Patient
Instrument
Locative
Benefactive
20.

The news pleases me.

The news = ​ (a)  

me = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Stimulus
Experiencer
Agent
Patient
Benefactive