Verbs and Adverbs Quiz! There are 10 questions in total, each worth 1 point. Write down your answer to each one. At the end of the test, swap with a partner, mark the test and give a total out of 10. Literacy Reps should take in all the scores and work out an average score: Total sum of points divided by the number of pupils who took part.

What is a verb? a) A describing word b) An action or ‘doing’ word. c) A ‘naming’ word. Question 1

Question 2 What do adverbs do? a) They describe the way something happens. b) They link verbs and nouns together. c) They always go at the start of a sentence.

Question 3 Which of these are verbs? a) Quickly b) Thought c) Ran

Question 4 Which of these is an adverb? a) Jolly b) Really c) Danced

Question 5 Write down the verbs in the following: For Christmas I really want a new iPad, but they’re very expensive so it’s not looking hopeful!

Question 6 Write down the adverbs in the following: I went to the cinema recently and saw The Hunger Games. Annoyingly, the person in front of me kept talking during the film!

Question 7 Choose the most appropriate adverb for the following sentence: I checked through my work _______ to make sure I had not made any mistakes. a) Anxiously b) Enthusiastically c) Thoroughly

Question 8 Choose the most appropriate adverb for the following sentence: _______ I walked to class, worried about the test we were going to have. a) Disappointedly b) Nervously c) Angrily

Question 9 Choose the most appropriate verb for the following sentence: I _______ my mum a very expensive necklace for her birthday. a) Give b) Brought c) Bought

Question 10 Choose the most appropriate verb for the following sentence: Last night I _____ all my homework. a) Did b) Done c) Finish

Answers Swap papers with a partner and get ready to mark them!

Question 1 What is a verb? a) A describing word b) An action or ‘doing’ word. c) A ‘naming’ word.

Question 2 What do adverbs do? a) They describe the way something happens. b) They link verbs and nouns together. c) They always go at the start of a sentence.

Question 3 Which of these are verbs? a) Quickly b) Thought c) Ran

Question 4 Which of these is an adverb? a) Jolly b) Really c) Danced

Question 5 Write down the verbs in the following: For Christmas I really want a new iPad, but they’re very expensive so it’s not looking hopeful!

Question 6 Write down the adverbs in the following: I went to the cinema recently and saw The Hunger Games. Annoyingly, the person in front of me kept talking during the film!

Question 7 Choose the most appropriate adverb for the following sentence: I checked through my work _______ to make sure I had not made any mistakes. a) Anxiously b) Enthusiastically c) Thoroughly

Question 8 Choose the most appropriate adverb for the following sentence: _______ I walked to class, worried about the test we were going to have. a) Disappointedly b) Nervously c) Angrily

Question 9 Choose the most appropriate verb for the following sentence: I _______ my mum a very expensive necklace for her birthday. a) Give b) Brought c) Bought

Question 10 Choose the most appropriate verb for the following sentence: Last night I _____ all my homework. a) Did b) Done c) Finish