Junior Secondary · English Language

Participial adjectives: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Participial adjectives.

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Question 1

1 mark

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the participial adjective:

The long listening exercise was quite ______, and many students felt ______ by the end of the lesson.

Question 2

1 mark

Identify the sentence that uses a present participial adjective to describe the nature of a task.

Question 3

1 mark

Choose the sentence where the past participle functions as an adjective in the predicative position.

Question 4

1 mark

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial adjective to describe the nature of a school activity.

Question 5

1 mark

In the sentence "The provided document contains all the necessary instructions," the word "provided" is a participial adjective. Which of the following correctly identifies its type and function?

Question 6

4 marks

Convert the verb "exhaust" into two different participial adjectives to complete these sentences:
1. The marathon was _____.
2. The _____ runners collapsed at the finish line.

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Question 7

5 marks

Compare the participial adjectives in "an interesting book" versus "an interested reader". Which participle form describes a characteristic, and which describes an internal state?

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Question 8

4 marks

In an English Language Arts (ELA) lesson, students are evaluating a short story. Complete the following tasks:

(a) Fill in the blanks using the correct participial adjective (ending in -ing or -ed) derived from the verb in brackets:
(i) The students were (amaze) ______ by the protagonist's courage. (1 point)
(ii) The plot twist at the end of the chapter was very (excite) ______. (1 point)

(b) Based on the data below, write one sentence using the superlative form of the adjective challenging:
Task A: 20 minutes to complete
Task B: 45 minutes to complete
Task C: 15 minutes to complete
Answer: __________________________________________________ (2 points)

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