Parts of Speech Pre-Assessment

1.

1 point

In the following sentence, the word "above" is which part of speech? For this stretch, please put your hands above your head.

present tense

future tense

past tense

none of the above

2.

1 point

A noun that refers to one person, place, thing, or idea is

none of the above

neutral

singular

plural

3.

1 point

The word that a pronoun replaces is called an

adjective

verb

article

antecedent

4.

1 point

A word that describes a noun is a(n)

pronoun

interjection

preposition

adjective

5.

1 point

In the following sentence, the word "those" is which parts of speech? I don't like those chips.

noun and verb

demonstrative and pronoun

adjective and noun

pronoun and adjective

6.

1 point

An example of an action verb is

jump

while

belief

school

7.

1 point

What kind? Which one? How many? and How much? are all questions that which part of speech answers?

adjective

adverb

noun

preposition

8.

1 point

Adverbs often end with which suffix

-ly

-ion

-ing

-ed

9.

1 point

The difference between an adverb and an adjective is

the first modifies a verb and the second modifies a pronoun

the first modifies a verb and second modifies a noun

the first modifies a noun and the second modifies a pronoun

the first modifies a pronoun and the second modifies a noun

10.

1 point

ALL BUT WHICH is a trait of a possessive noun

suffix

shows ownership

an apostrophe

the letter s

11.

1 point

A verb phrase is created when there is a __________ plus a _________.

action verb, state of being verb

main verb, helping verb

action verb, helping verb

main verb, state of being verb

12.

1 point

An example of an interjection is

WOW!

In the meantime,

and

of

13.

1 point

The conjunction in the following sentence is which word(s)? Carla and Keenan went out to eat yesterday.

eat

and

out

to

14.

1 point

A verb can

help another verb

all of the above

express an action

express a state of being

15.

1 point

The role of a preposition

express an incomplete thought

show big emotion

is to prepare the reader for more information

connect one part of a sentence to another

16.

1 point

In the following sentence, the verb is which word(s)? My best friend has washed my clothes before.

washed

has

has washed

before

17.

1 point

ALL BUT WHICH is an example of an interjection

LOL!

Ouch!

I didn't know that!

Wow!

18.

1 point

ALL BUT WHICH is an example of a pronoun?

He

Above

My

This

19.

1 point

A collective noun example is

mom

team

test

sisters

20.

1 point

A word that can connect other words is a

adjective

conjunction

interjection

preposition

21.

1 point

An example of an abstract noun would be

understood

determination

family

skills

22.

1 point

In the following sentence, the word "the" is an ________ and therefore a _______: The mouse was stuck in the trap.

article, adjective

article, pronoun

adjective, article

adjective, noun

23.

1 point

To turn the noun "China" to the word "Chinese" has now made which part of speech?

noun

pronoun

adjective

adverb

24.

1 point

Which part of a speech is a person, place, thing, or an idea?

Noun

Pronoun

Verb

Adjective

25.

1 point

An example of a possessive pronoun

he

she

it

their