Unit 3: Verbs

Sample/Review Questions for Test

1. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an action verb?

A. Tiffany is my best friend. B. Tori walked slowly down the hall. C. She thought about the answer. D. Do you possess the strength to continue?

2. Which of the following sentences has NO helping verb?

A. Tom is waiting by the door. B. Bobby collected the books. C. My dad will call her tomorrow. D. I can be quiet when I try.

3. Which of the following sentences does NOT have a linking verb?

A. Will you become famous one day? B. Dora wondered about her future plans. C. I feel concerned about the project. D. They both seemed sad.

4. Which of the following sentences uses a present tense verb?

A. Pamela wrote her parents a letter.B. Her mom reads the letter each night.C. They loved getting letters from their

daughter!D. Pamela will write each week.

5. Which of the following sentences uses a past tense verb?

A. Bridget is running in a marathon.B. She runs everyday to practice.C. They closed the contest for new

entries.D. She will win the marathon for sure!

6. Which of the following sentences uses a future tense verb?

A. They were trying to find a different route to India.

B. Columbus discovered America in 1492.

C. The Native Americans were called Indians by mistake.

D. What will we discover in the future?

7. Which of the following sentences has a direct object?

A. Suzy lingered in the doorway.B. She was waiting for an answer.C. Bill finally answered her question.D. Suzy turned and walked away.

8. Which of the following sentences has a direct object underlined?

A. Mindy painted a pretty picture for her uncle.

B. Meet the Parents is a funny movie.C. My sister doesn’t like scary movies.D. The concert was really awesome.

9. Which of the following sentences has an indirect object?

A. Anna writes letters to her family.B. Janet lifted the heavy box.C. The dog is barking at the cat.D. I gave Taylor a present.

10. Which of the following sentences does NOT have a transitive verb?

A. The dog chased the cat. B. The cat entered her home. C. She sharpened her claws on the chair. D. There was a huge cat fight that followed!

11. Which of the following sentences does NOT have an intransitive verb?

A. I turn 28 this year.B. My brother laughed at the movie.C. They played during lunch.D. I watched closely.

12. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A. The boy try to do his best. B. The days are long. C. She wait patiently. D. We was going to the mall.

13. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A. Suzanne and Ed plays with their dog.

B. Frank remember his multiplication facts.

C. Does this dog need to be fed?D. Either James or John are talking.

14. Which of the following sentences has a present progressive verb?

A. Brenda will be dancing in the talent show. B. Sammy is my cat. C. My sister is scared of dogs. D. The bad guys are standing on the sidewalk.

15. Which of the following sentences has a past perfect verb?

A. You are trying out for cheerleading? B. Will you make the squad? C. Some people have made it in the past. D. Mary had scored the highest on the test.

16. Which of the following sentences has a future perfect verb?

A. By tomorrow, I will have finished reading this book!

B. The door will not close properly. C. I have tried to be nice. D. The parade will be on Saturday.

17. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A. By next summer, Julie and Mark will live in Mississippi for a whole year.

B. She tored up the student’s test after he was caught cheating.

C. Mary will have read Twilight ten times by this Christmas!

D. Tomorrow Joe will talked to his mother about the party.

18. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A. They has gone shopping at the mall.B. Ted had speaked in the assembly.C. The knight has conquered the villain.D. They had blowed up balloons for the

party.

19. Which of the following sentences has the predicate nominative underlined?

A. Tracy is my brother’s wife.B. Don stole a horse.C. It felt warm outside.D. Tom is a school teacher.

20. Which of the following sentences has the predicate adjective underlined?

A. The walls were a deep shade of blue.B. Jodi is an excellent student.C. The doctor was really nice.D. I fell horrible all night long.