Verb Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Exam TypeOnline 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. A swimming snake bit him in the leg. Here 'swimming' is-----.
a participle
a verbal noun
a gerund
an infinite
Q2. 'It has stopped raining'. Here ‘raining’ is a-----.
participle
gerund
infinitive
present continuous
Q3. Honey tastes sweet. What is expressed by the verb 'taste'?
state of emotion
state of being
state of perceiving
event
Q4. Look at the flying bird. The word 'flying' in sentence is a-----.
gerund
verbal noun
gerundial infinitive
participle
Q5. I have no objection to walking. Here ‘walking’ is-----.
an infinitive
a gerund
a participle
a morpheme
Q6. I am in class twelve. Here 'am' is-----.
cognate verb
auxiliary verb
principal verb
factitive verb
Q7. I loved to play chess when I was at college. Here 'to play' is a/an -----:
participle
gerund
noun
infinitive
Q8. There is no credit in earning money illegally. Here ‘earning’ is a-----.
present participle
verb
gerund
present continuous
Q9. Jane turned down the chance to work abroad. Here ‘turned down’ is a/an-----.
phrasal verb
linking verb
regular verb
irregular verb
Q10. Which of the following is a strong verb?
Run
Walk
Call
Jog
Q11. My favourite activity is reading. Here ‘reading’ is a/an-----.
Gerund
Verbal noun
Present Participle
Continuous tense
Q12. Going there he found his friend absent. Here 'going' is a-----.
gerund
present participle
noun
past participle
Q13. Which one is an example of an intransitive verb?
They painted their fences green.
My family moved to another city.
We believed the boy.
He gave the papers to the lawyer.
Q14. 'He writes a letter'. In this sentence 'write' is a/an-----.
Intransitive verb
Factitive verb
Transitive verb
Auxiliary verb
Q15. 'I while away my pastime with novels.’ Here 'while' is a/an -----:
adverb
verb
conjunction
adjective
Q16. The boy reads a book. What kind of verb 'reads' in the sentence is?
Helping verb
Auxiliary verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
Q17. He went mad. This verb is-----:
transitive
intransitive
linking
stative
Q18. Mother loves me. Here ‘love’ is an example of-----.
Transitive verb
Auxiliary verb
Intransitive verb
Causative verbs
Q19. To ride well requires practices. ‘To ride’ is-----phrase.
an adjective
a noun
a prepositional
an adverbial
Q20. Which of the following can be a verb also?
mansion
bastion
man
attention