Verb Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Exam Type: Online MCQ
  • Exam Code: VERB1635
  • 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. Education is enlightening. Here 'enlightening' is-----.
a participle
an infinitive
a finite verb
a gerund
Q2. The girls water the plants. Here ‘water’ is-----.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Q3. Which of the following words can be used as verb?
Mister
Mistress
Mastery
Master
Q4. An elected member can take the decision. Here ‘elected’ is a/an-----.
verb
adverb
adjective
conjunction
Q5. The warning of the authority falls deaf ears. Here ‘warning’ does the function of-----.
adverb
verb
adjective
noun
Q6. 'I will not let you go.' In this sentence 'go' is a/an-----.
infinitive
gerund
participle
verbal noun
Q7. We want to take legal action against the culprit. Here in this sentence 'to' is a/an-----.
Infinitive maker
Preposition
Conjunction
Infinitive maker
Q8. The verb form of 'Money' is-----.
Monetize
Monetary
Demonetisation
Fiscal
Q9. 'Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare.' In this sentence the finite verb is-----.
intransitive
causative
transitive
defective
Q10. The door opened automatically. The verb in this sentence is-----.
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
Linking verb
None of these
Q11. I dreamt a wonderful dream. Here ‘dream’ is a-----.
Retained object
Reflexive object
Cognate object
Factitive object
Q12. Which one of the following words can be used as a verb?
green
orange
blue
red
Q13. A rolling stone gathers no moss. What 'rolling' is?
Gerund
Verbal noun
Adjective
Adverb
Q14. He became a politician. The sentence contains a/an -----verb:
linking
transitive
intransitive
action verb
Q15. Which one is used both as auxiliary and principal verb?
can
would
might
am
Q16. Having gained truth, keep truth. ‘Having gained’ is-----.
Present participle
Past participle
Perfect participle
None
Q17. I slept a sound sleep and felt better. Here ‘sleep’ is a/an-----.
verbs of perception
inchoative verb
cognate object
reflexive verb
Q18. Which of the following can be used both as a modal and a main verb?
Should
Would
May
Dare
Q19. What type of verb 'make' in the following sentence is? 'My mother makes me take the medicine'.
Week
Auxiliary
Strong
Causative
Q20. A 'Gerund' does the work of-----.
a verb and an adjective
a verb and a noun
a verb and conjunction
a verb and an adverb