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Summer term Grammar quizzes

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
We ........ at the breakfast table when the doorbell  ........
a)
sat/was ringing
b)
were sitting / rang
c)
was sitting/were ringing
d)
sitting / rang

2.

What ______ you ______ last night when I called you on the phone?

a)

was / having

b)

were / sleeping

c)

was / doing

d)

were / doing

3.

I ... (send) him an email with the file when you ... (receive) the confirmation.

a)

sent, received

b)

was sending, was receiving

c)

was sending, received

4.

The children ... (play) in the playground at this time yesterday

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

5.
My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn't do my homework.
a)
was cried
b)
cried
c)
was crying
d)
has cried
6.
Mary/swim/now
a)
Mary are swimming now.
b)
Mary is swimming now.
c)
Mary is swiming now.
7.

Demilade and Durotimi / play football / at the moment

a)

Demilade and Durotimi is playing football at the moment.

b)

Demilade and Durotimi playing football at the moment.

c)

Demilade and Durotimi are playing football at the moment.

8.

Look! Esther/ run

a)

Look! Esther is running.

b)

Look! Esther is runing.

c)

Look! Esther are running.

9.

We use the present continuous to talk about:

a)

habits

b)

activities at the moment of speaking (now)

c)

facts

10.

The bus is arriving in Chicago.

What is the present progressive verb?

a)

bus

b)

is

c)

arriving

d)

Chicago

11.

Many bands are marching in the parade.

What is the present progressive verb?

a)

Many

b)

bands

c)

marching

d)

parade

12.

I am getting excited about the concert.

What is the present progressive verb?

a)

am

b)

getting

c)

excited

d)

concert

13.

I am getting excited about the concert.

What is the present progressive verb?

a)

am

b)

getting

c)

excited

d)

concert

14.

Ben and Scott are walking around the track.

What is the present progressive verb?

a)

Ben and Scott

b)

walking

c)

around

d)

track

15.

They ________________ in London for few days.

a)

is staying

b)

are staying

c)

was staying

d)

were staying

16.

The students ... the flag ceremony in the school yard now.

a)

are having

b)

is having

c)

are have

d)

have

17.
Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.
a)
Enjoying
b)
Enjoying, jumped
c)
Enjoying, threw
d)
Enjoying, jumped, threw
18.
Identify the participle(s).
Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her.
a)
Braking
b)
stopped
c)
Braking, stopped
19.
Identify the participle(s).
William almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass.
a)
stepped
b)
hidden
c)
stepped, hidden
20.
Identify the participle(s).
My mom cringes each time she hears the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my bedroom.
a)
crashing
b)
pounding
c)
crashing, pounding
21.
Identify the participle(s).
My mom cringes each time she hears the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my bedroom.
a)
crashing
b)
pounding
c)
crashing, pounding
22.
Identify the participle(s).
Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower.
a)
smiled
b)
wilting
c)
smiled, wilting
23.
Identify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.
a)
Defying
b)
surprised
c)
levitating
d)
defying, levitating
24.
Identify the participial phrase.
Max ran toward the cake falling off the table.
a)
ran toward the cake
b)
falling off the table
c)
falling off
25.
Identify the participial phrase.
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.
a)
Preparing for the weather
b)
grabbed her raincoat
c)
grabbed her raincoat and rain boots
26.
Identify the participial phrase.
Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm.
a)
quickly licked the ice cream
b)
licked the ice cream
c)
dripping down his arm
27.
Identify the participial phrase.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven, Sam burned his arm.
a)
Placing the cookies
b)
Placing the cookies in the oven
c)
burned his arm
28.
Identify the participial phrase.
The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes.
a)
flitting quickly from flower to flower
b)
held my attention
29.
Identify the participial phrase.

Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk.
a)
Placing her money
b)
Placing her money on the counter
c)
smiled at the clerk
30.
Identify the participial phrase.
The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night.
a)
rehearsing her lines
b)
performed in the show
c)
performed in the show last night
31.
Identify the participial phrase.
My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.
a)
asked me to wash the dishes
b)
piling up in the sink
32.
Identify the participial phrase.
The scouts roasting marshmallows around the fire told ghost stories to pass the time.
a)
roasting marshmallows
b)
roasting marshmallows around the fire
c)
told ghost stories to pass the time
33.
What is the participle in the following sentence?
Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house.
a)
shivering
b)
couple
c)
into
d)
house
34.
What is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.
a)
The
b)
sobbing
c)
child
d)
held
35.

What function of noun answers the questions what and whom?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

36.

What function of noun tells whom or what the sentence is all about?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

37.

What function of noun answers the questions to/for whom, to/for what?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

38.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

How does the noun HELP function in the sentence?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

39.

I WISH MY FRIEND GOOD LUCK.

What is the DIRECT OBJECT?

a)

wish

b)

friend

c)

luck

40.

I WISH MY FRIEND GOOD LUCK.

What is the INDIRECT OBJECT?

a)

wish

b)

friend

c)

luck

41.

THE TEACHER ASKED HER STUDENTS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION.

Identify the noun used as the SUBJECT of the sentence.

a)

teacher

b)

students

c)

question

42.

THE TEACHER ASKED HER STUDENTS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION.

Identify the noun used as the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.

a)

teacher

b)

students

c)

question

43.

THE TEACHER ASKED HER STUDENTS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION.

Identify the noun used as the INDIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.

a)

teacher

b)

students

c)

question

44.

CAN YOU BRING MOM HER FILE?

How does the noun MOM function in the sentence?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

45.

CAN YOU BRING MOM HER FILE?

Identify the noun used as the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.

a)

you

b)

me

c)

file

46.

The president read her speech in front of the school.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

47.

After school, the principal monitors the front parking lot.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

48.

Moose gave Wilson a ball for his birthday.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

49.

Moose gave Wilson a ball for his birthday.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

50.

Moose gave Wilson a ball for his birthday.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

51.

Moose gave Wilson a ball for his birthday.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

object of a preposition

e)

predicate noun

52.

Conjunctions ______words, phrases and sentences.

a)

Join

b)

Translate

c)

Accept

53.

Fill in the blank;

The cows give us milk ____beef.

a)

But

b)

For

c)

And

54.

I will not go swimming alone _______ it's dangerous.

a)

Because

b)

Where

c)

Though

55.

An example of conjunction is___

a)

Why

b)

But

c)

Jerry

56.

The conjunction 'because' shows___

a)

Reason

b)

Ability

c)

Addition

57.

These are conjunctions except___ although, Amos, but, or.

a)

Amos

b)

But

c)

Although

58.

These are conjunctions except___person, And, for, because.

a)

Because

b)

For

c)

Person

59.

You can either stand up___________ sit down on the sofa.

a)

because

b)

and

c)

or

d)

so

e)

but

60.

Laila had an exam ________________ she didn't go out to play.

a)

and

b)

but

c)

so

d)

because