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50 Questions

1. Which word is a noun?

a) jump b) purple
c) away d) pencil

2. Which word is a verb?

a) rabbit b) desk
c) eating d) paper

3. The boys climbed the tall tree. 

What is the adjective that describes tree?
a) boys b) climbed
c) tall

4. Yesterday, our breakfast was delicious. 

What is the adjective that describes breakfast?
a) yesterday b) delicious
c) was
5. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence. 
The bald eagle has __________ feathers and a strong
beak. 
a) brown b) one
c) happy

6. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence. 

The ____________ puppy ran around the yard all morning
long. 
a) sleepy b) eight
c) playful

7. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence. 

Nico told his friend a _____________ joke.  
a) yellow b) funny
c) beautiful

8. Adverbs describe the verb.  Which word is an adverb?

We always follow directions at Benfer.  
a) we b) always
c) directions  d) Benfer

9. Adverbs describe the verb.  Which word is an adverb?

The mouse ran quietly to its hole. 
a) the  b) mouse
c) ran d) quietly
10. Adverbs describe the verb.  Which word is an adverb?
Annie ate nearly all of the snacks in the pantry. 
a) Annie b) ate
c) nearly d) pantry

11. What kind of word names a person, place or thing?

a) noun b) verb
c) adjective d) adverb

12. What kind of word describes a noun?

a) noun b) verb
c) adjective d) adverb

13. What kind of word is an action word?

a) noun b) verb
c) adjective d) adverb

14. Which word is a preposition?

We are sitting under a tree. 
a) are b) sitting
c) under d) tree

15. Which word is a preposition?

Please put your books on your desk. 
a) please b) your
c) books d) on
 Which word is a preposition?
16. I am sitting between Mom and Dad. 
a) am b) between
c) Mom d) Dad

17. CAT
The cat was sleeping
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

18. PLAY
The play that I went to watch was a comedy.
a) Noun b) Verby
c) Adjective d) Adverb

19. BLUE
Did you see the blue pencil?
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

20. CRY
I could hear the baby cry all night long.
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

21. QUICKLY
Tom ran quickly to the swings.
a) Noun b) Very
c) Adjective d) Adverb
22. De ne:  Noun
a) An action b) A word that gives more detail about
nouns
c) A person, place, thing, or idea d) A word that gives more details about
verbs

23. De ne:  Verb

a) An action b) A word that gives more detail about
nouns
c) A person, place, thing, or idea d) A word that gives more details about
verbs

24. De ne:  Adverb

a) An action b) A word that gives more detail about
nouns
c) A person, place, thing, or idea d) A word that gives more details about
verbs

25. De ne:  Adjective

a) An action b) A word that gives more detail about
nouns
c) A person, place, thing, or idea d) A word that gives more details about
verbs

Always
26. Sally always eats well.
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb
27. SECOND
Are you in Second grade?
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

28. SPRING 
My favorite season is Spring.
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

29. THINK
Please think about each question before you answer.
a) Noun b) Verb
c) Adjective d) Adverb

30. What is an adverb?

a) a word that is a person, place, thing or b) a word that modi es verbs and some
idea other parts of speech
c) a word that connects words, phrases, d) a word that modi es nouns and
and clauses pronouns

31. Identify the noun in the sentence below. The majestic

lion roared loudly.
a) lion b) roared
c) loudly d) majestic
32. Read the sentence below. How would you rewrite it
using a pronoun?We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and
Henry.
a) We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and b) We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and
Henry. Henry.
c) We are looking for them. d) We are looking every where for Jacob,
Tyler, and Henry.

33. What do pronouns replace?

a) nouns b) prepositions
c) verbs d) adjectives

34. Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.Michael

really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.
a) really, wanted, grandma b) Michael, grandma, New York
c) Michael, wanted, New York d) visit, grandma, New York

35. Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of

being?
a) adverb b) verb
c) interjection d) adjective

36. Read the sentence below. Name the verb.The scru y

dog barked loudly.
a) dog b) scru y
c) barked d) loudly
37. What is an adjective?
a) an interrupting word b) a word that connects words, phrases,
and clauses
c) a word that is a person, place, thing or d) a word that desribes nouns and
idea pronouns

38. What part of speech would you use to describe where,

when or the diretion something is going?
a) interjection b) preposition
c) pronoun d) conjunction

39. Choose a sentence where the verb is underlined.

a) James quickly searched for his journal. b) James quickly searched for his journal.
c) James quickly searched for his journal. d) James quickly searched for his journal.

40. Choose an adjective you could add to describe the

sun.Jacob woke up when the sun shone in his room.

a) bright b) his
c) sleepy d) alarm

41. Insert the correct form the of missing word.I don't know
if _______ going to make it to lunch or not.
a) there b) their
c) they're
42. Select the proper form of the missing word.
She knew ________ was a solution to the problem.
a) their b) there
c) they're

43. Select the correct form of the missing word.

She wants ______ cookie recipe.
a) their b) there
c) they're

44. What part of speech is underlined?

I would hate for the food to go bad.
a) verb b) pronoun
c) adjective d) noun

45. Select the correct form of the missing word.

I want _____ go with my friends.
a) to b) too
c) two

46. Select the correct form of the missing word.

We _______ planning on going to Six Flags.
a) were b) we're
c) where

47. Select the correct form of the missing word.

I don't know __________ she ran o to after class.
a) were b) where
c) we're
48. Select the correct form of the missing word.
I know _____ all excited to go to the play.
a) were b) we're
c) where

49. What type of noun is underlined below?

Susanna left to go to St. Michaels for spring break.
a) noun b) proper noun
c) pronoun

50. Select the correct description of the underlined word.

Where do you think she went?
a) verb b) adjective
c) noun d) appositive
Answer Key
1. d 14. c 27. c 40. a
2. c 15. d 28. a 41. c
3. c 16. b 29. b 42. b
4. b 17. a 30. b 43. a
5. a 18. a 31. a 44. a
6. c 19. c 32. c 45. a
7. b 20. b 33. a 46. a
8. b 21. d 34. b 47. b
9. d 22. c 35. b 48. b
10. c 23. a 36. c 49. b
11. a 24. d 37. d 50. a
12. c 25. b 38. b
13. b 26. d 39. c