Verb Test 1

Covering the Introduction to Verbs (Pages 142-145)

1.) What is the best definition for a verb?
a) A word that expresses action.
b) A word that describes something.
c) A word that shows action or links.
d) A word that helps other words.
3)Find the verb  in this sentence: She sang sweetly at church yesterday.
a) She
b) sang
c) church
d) sang sweetly 
5) Find the verb in this sentence: Are they working tomorrow at school?
a) working tomorrow
b) working
c) are
d) are working
7) What part of speech is work in this sentence: We work often at school.
a) pronoun
b) verb
c) noun
d) adverb
9) Which group of words best illustrate helping verbs? 
a) and, or, but, neither  nor, either or 
b) run, walk, talk, mix, see, hop
c) am, is, are, was, were, be, could
d) verb, nouns, and adjectives
 
2) What is the action verb in this sentence? He called Sam downstairs.
a) called
b) Sam
c) downstairs
d) He
4) What is the main verb in this sentence? The class was reading. 
a)  was 
b)  was reading
c)  class was reading
d)  reading
6) Choose the verb in this sentence: Later he wished for an education.
a) wished for
b) later
c) wished
d) education
8) Choose the verb: I have eaten  ice cream and cake.
a) eaten
b) have eaten
c) eaten ice cream
d) I have 
10)What is a verb phrase?
a) made of several kinds of words
b) consists of main verb and helping verbs
c) main verb and surrounding words
d) An original sentence