Verb Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Exam Type: Online MCQ
  • Exam Code: VERB5675
  • Number of Questions: 20
  • Full Marks: 20

This quiz tests what you learned on the Verbs 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 invigilator made us-----our identity card at the test center.
show
showing
showed
to show
Q2. I went out having forgotten him. Here ‘having forgotten’ is-----.
gerund
verbal noun
perfect participle
present participle
Q3. The Present form of 'Lost' is-----.
loose
loss
lose
lost
Q4. What is the verb form of 'Office'?
Officiate
Official
Officially
Officer
Q5. What kind of verb is the word 'went' in the sentence: ‘The dog went mad'?
Transitive verb
Causative verb
Factitive verb
Copulative verb
Q6. Reading is an excellent habit. Here ‘reading’ is a-----.
Verbal noun
Gerund
Participle
Verb
Q7. He watched the boat-----down the river.
floating
was floating
had floated
to float
Q8. The sun-----from behinds the clouds.
emerged
imerged
amerged
immerse
Q9. What is the past participle of 'put'?
puted
pat
put
putted
Q10. -----as fast as she could, she managed to arrive on time.
Being driver
Drive
Having driving
Driving
Q11. Mother made the child-----.
eaten
ate
eating
eat
Q12. They made Karim the captain. The sentence follows-----.
subject + verb + object
subject + verb + object + object
subject + verb + object + complement
subject + verb + complement + adverb
Q13. Education is the most pressing need of time. Here the word 'pressing' is-----.
verbal adjective
gerund
pronoun
none of the options
Q14. Swimming is a good exercise. Here 'swimming' is-----.
participle
gerund
nominal
infinitive
Q15. He contemplated marrying his cousin. Here 'marrying’ is a-----.
present participle
verb
gerund
infinitive
Q16. Suddenly finding himself alone, he became frightened. Here ‘finding’ is a/an-----.
Gerund
Past participle
Present participle
Adverb
Q17. The past participle form of the word 'bite' is-----.
Bit
Biten
Beaten
Bitten
Q18. Making a good result in the exam needs a lot of hard work. Here ‘making’ is a-----.
present participle
pronoun
adjective
gerund
Q19. Fire burns. What kind of verb 'burn' is?
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
Linking verb
Auxiliary verb
Q20. The post must be manned immediately. Here ‘manned’ is-----.
a verb
an adverb
an adjective
a noun