Parts of Speech Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate
  • Exam Type: Online MCQ
  • Exam Code: POP0120
  • Number of Questions: 20
  • Full Marks: 20

    This quiz tests what you learned on the Parts of Speech page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level! 

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    Q1. The day of sister's marriage is drawing near. The word ‘near’ is a/an -----.
    adjective
    preposition
    adverb
    verb
    Q2. A rolling stone gathers moss. What 'rolling' is?
    Gerund
    Verbal noun
    Participle
    Adverb
    Q3. Which one is an abstract noun?
    Class
    Rice
    Intelligence
    Team
    Q4. Which one is an adverb?
    Slow
    Slowly
    Weak
    Weakness
    Q5. I have worked very hard lately. In this sentence 'lately' is-----.
    Noun
    Adverb
    Preposition
    Adjective
    Q6. The ultimate test of a good education is supposed to be that it teaches to think. Which word is missing in the sentence.
    all
    if
    by
    No word is missing
    Q7. 'Swimming is a good exercise'. Here 'swimming' is a/an-----.
    verb
    noun
    gerund
    adverb
    Q8. 'Muslims fast during Ramadan.' Here the word ‘fast’ is a/ an-----.
    adjective
    an adverb
    a verb
    a noun
    Q9. They have-----children.
    not
    nothing
    no
    none
    Q10. Which one is a noun?
    acceptable
    accepted
    acceptance
    acception
    Q11. He told all about the battle. Here ‘about’ is a/ an-----.
    preposition
    pronoun
    adjective
    adverb
    Q12. In the sentence 'copying is prohibited in the examination’; 'copying’ is a/an-----.
    noun
    adjective
    adverb
    verb
    Q13. A female tiger signals-----ready to mate by leaving her scratch marks & scent on trees.
    her
    that she is
    is she
    she
    Q14. Find out this text in your textbook. The word ‘text’ is --------respectively:
    Noun and Adjective
    Noun and Adverb
    Noun and Noun
    Adjective and Noun
    Q15. What is your new job like? Here 'like' is a/an-----.
    verb
    preposition
    adjective
    adverb
    Q16. We live upstairs. Here 'upstairs' is a/an-----.
    noun
    pronoun
    adjective
    adverb
    Q17. The chairman, student advisor, proctor, provost and----- had discussed about the problems and possible solution of these prevailing difficulties.
    me
    I
    mine
    all of these
    Q18. Many significant revolutions of our country were headed by Dhaka University. Here ‘Dhaka’ is a/an-----.
    noun
    adjective
    adverb
    pronoun
    Q19. Which one of the following is not a noun?
    Loneliness
    Childhood
    Purity
    Fairly
    Q20. The child sat mute in the corner of the park. Here, ‘mute’ is a/ an-----.
    adjective
    noun
    adverb
    verb