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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Verbs (Basics) (Questions)

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Verbs are 'doing' or 'action' words, for example: walk, run, cycle. You will find verbs everywhere in English writing and speech - they positively jump out at you (that's because they're action words!).

See how well you know basic verbs by playing this quiz on the subject.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family entered the museum and looked at the plan.

[ ]	entered, looked
[ ]	family, museum
[ ]	family, plan
[ ]	museum, plan

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The science museum displayed many exciting exhibits.

[ ]	displayed
[ ]	exciting
[ ]	museum
[ ]	science

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family visited the space section first.

[ ]	family
[ ]	section
[ ]	space
[ ]	visited

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Old cars and trains filled the next floor of the museum.

[ ]	cars
[ ]	filled
[ ]	floor
[ ]	trains

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Eat your lunch now", said the mother.

[ ]	Eat, said
[ ]	lunch, mother
[ ]	your, mother
[ ]	your, now

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They climbed to the third floor.

[ ]	climbed
[ ]	floor
[ ]	They
[ ]	third

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The sunlight streamed through the large windows.

[ ]	large
[ ]	streamed
[ ]	sunlight
[ ]	windows

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The lifts carried people to the top floor.

[ ]	carried
[ ]	floor
[ ]	lifts
[ ]	people

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The museum closed at five o'clock.

[ ]	closed
[ ]	five
[ ]	museum
[ ]	o'clock

10.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Thunder crashed as they ran home through the rain.

[ ]	crashed, ran
[ ]	home, rain
[ ]	they, the
[ ]	Thunder, home

English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Verbs (Basics) (Answers)

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family entered the museum and looked at the plan.

[x]	entered, looked
[ ]	family, museum
[ ]	family, plan
[ ]	museum, plan

Verbs are action words: 'entered'/'looked'

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The science museum displayed many exciting exhibits.

[x]	displayed
[ ]	exciting
[ ]	museum
[ ]	science

'Displayed' is the verb here

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family visited the space section first.

[ ]	family
[ ]	section
[ ]	space
[x]	visited

'Visited' is the action word here

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Old cars and trains filled the next floor of the museum.

[ ]	cars
[x]	filled
[ ]	floor
[ ]	trains

Use a variety of verbs to make your writing interesting

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Eat your lunch now", said the mother.

[x]	Eat, said
[ ]	lunch, mother
[ ]	your, mother
[ ]	your, now

Other verbs for 'said': 'told', 'uttered', 'declared'

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They climbed to the third floor.

[x]	climbed
[ ]	floor
[ ]	They
[ ]	third

Other verbs for 'climbed': 'ascended', 'clambered'

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The sunlight streamed through the large windows.

[ ]	large
[x]	streamed
[ ]	sunlight
[ ]	windows

Other verbs for 'streamed': 'poured', 'flooded'

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The lifts carried people to the top floor.

[x]	carried
[ ]	floor
[ ]	lifts
[ ]	people

Other verbs for 'carried': 'transported', 'took'

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The museum closed at five o'clock.

[x]	closed
[ ]	five
[ ]	museum
[ ]	o'clock

Other verbs for 'closed': 'shut', 'finished'

10.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Thunder crashed as they ran home through the rain.

[x]	crashed, ran
[ ]	home, rain
[ ]	they, the
[ ]	Thunder, home

'Crashed'/'ran' are both action words = verbs