ENGLISH I QUIZ NUMBER 1

1. “Adj” and “Adv” mean.

a. adjust and adverb
b. adjective and adverb
c. adjacent and advantage
d. adjunction and advertise
2. Big, black ann bold are all…
a. adverbs
b. adjectives
c. colors
d. dog names
3. An ________ describes a noun.
a. adverb
b. adjective
c. verb
d. pronoun
4. An ________ describes a verb.
a. adverb
b. adjective
c. verb
d. proverb
5. The dog run slowly
“slowly” is:
a. a noun
b. an adverb
c. an adjective
d. a verb
6. Which of these words is not a noun?
a. Smoke
b. Smoking
c. Smoker
d. smoky
7. Which of these words is a noun?
a. Hesitance
b. Hesitation
c. Hesitating
d. (All of the answers are correct.)
8. The word "interesting" can be ________________.
a. a noun or an adjective
b. an adjective only
c. a noun only
9. The word "run" can be used as ________________.
a. a noun
b. an adjective
c. a noun or an adjective
10.  Words ending in -ed ______________ past tense verbs.
a. are always
b. are not always
11. "Table", "stick", "window", and "tire", are all examples of _____________ nouns.
a. animate
b. inanimate
c. abstract
d. imaginary
12.  "Love", "devotion", "motivation", and "courage" are examples of ____________ nouns.
a. Subject
b. Place
c. Thing
d. concept
13. An adjective clause acts as _____________.
a. a noun
b. an adjective
c. an adjective to another clause
d. a verb
14. Which of these words is an adjective?
a. Completely
b. Complete
c. Completion
d. (All of the answers are correct.)
15. How many nouns are in the following sentence?
"Items bought online will be shipped via express mail within 48 hours of purchase."
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
16. I was ___________ to become a doctor by my father.
a. Inspiring
b. inspired
17. Our professor is very ___________. I wish she would make her lectures more
interesting.
a. Bored
b. boring
18. The little puppy was so __________ by the thunder that he crawled under the couch to
hide.
a. Frightened
b. frightening
19. The book was so ____________ that I finished it in one day.
a. interested
b. interesting
20. The movie was very poorly written. I was so _____________ that I fell asleep!
a. Bored
b. boring
21. The students said that English grammar is ____________.
a. Confused
b. confusing
22. I was ___________ to hear that Frank went to Alaska. He doesn't even like leaving the
city!
a. Surprised
b. surprising
23. The kids were __________ to go to the beach.
a. excited
b. exciting
24. Justine felt very _____ with herself after her job interview.
a. Satisfied
b. satisfying
25. For many people, having music play in the background while trying to do homework is
very _______.
a. distracted
b. distracting