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Using participles as adjectives: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 4 written questions with worked solutions. All on Using participles as adjectives.

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Question 1

1 mark

Complete the sentence with the correct form:
The _________ child was finally found in the park.

Question 2

1 mark

What is the difference in meaning between the following two phrases?
1. "The annoying student"
2. "The annoyed student"

Question 3

1 mark

In the context of the curriculum supplement's focus on academic texts, identify the participle adjective in this scientific observation:
"The increased temperature caused the expanding gas to fill the container."

Question 4

1 mark

Which of the following sentences uses a present participle as an adjective correctly?

Question 5

1 mark

Select the sentence where a participle is used as an adjective after the noun it describes.

Question 6

2 marks

In the following sentence, identify the present participle used as an adjective:

The bubbling liquid in the test tube turned green during the Science experiment.

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Question 7

3 marks

Identify the participle used as an adjective in the sentence below and state whether it is a present participle or a past participle:

The excited students cheered loudly when they heard about the upcoming field trip.

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Question 8

2 marks

Identify the participle used as an adjective in the following sentence and state whether it is a present or past participle:

The shining stars lit up the dark sky during the midnight hike.

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Question 9

5 marks

Read the following short paragraph about a school fair. Complete the tasks below to improve the text using participles.

The crowd was large. The students were excited. They watched the magician. The magician was performing tricks on the stage. The tricks were amazing.

a) Combine the first two sentences using a past participle used as an adjective before the noun "students". (2 points)
b) Combine the third and fourth sentences using a present participle in a relative clause. (2 points)
c) Replace the word "amazing" in the last sentence with a present participle used as an adjective that conveys a similar meaning. (1 point)

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