1. “Bucket of DOOM” Test Review
Parts of Speech
“Bucket of DOOM”
Test Review

2. Rules of the Game
Each team will have a chance to answer its own question.
If the answer is incorrect, there is no opportunity to earn points. The correct answer will be given to review.

3. Rules of the Game
When correct answer is given, team will pull a token from one of two buckets: “point bucket” or “bucket of doom”
“Point bucket” contains blue and red chips:
Blue chips: 100 points
Red chips: 50 points
“Bucket of doom” contains green and black chips
Green chips: 300 points
Black chips: LOSE EVERYTHING! RETURN ALL CHIPS!
* Team w/ highest amount of tokens wins 3 bonus points on test!

4. Question # 1
What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

5. Answer
NOUNS

6. Question # 2
What type of noun is the following word?
“raincoat”

7. Answer
Compound Noun

8. Question # 3 What category do the following pronouns fall into?
Anyone, somebody, everything, few, many

9. Answer
Indefinite Pronouns

10. Question # 4
What part of speech modifies a noun?

11. Answer
Adjective

12. Question # 5
The following words are a special type of adjective. What are they called?
the a an

13. Answer
Articles

14. Question # 6
What part of speech stands in the place of a specific noun?

15. Answer
Pronoun

16. Question # 7
There are two types of action verbs. What are they?

17. Answer
Mental Action Verbs
Physical Action Verbs

18. Question # 8
What part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb?

19. Answer
Adverbs

20. Question # 9
True or False – Adverbs always end in “ly”

21. Answer
False
Some examples include:
yesterday, here, worse

22. Question # 10
What part of speech expresses an action or state of being?

23. Answer
Verbs

24. Question # 11
What part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and its objects?

25. Answer
Prepositions

26. Question # 12
What type of verb accompanies an action verb or linking verb, forming a phrase, to show the verb’s tense?

27. Answer
Helping Verb

28. Question # 13
What part of speech joins words, clauses, and phrases?

29. Answer
Conjunctions

30. Question # 14
What type of conjunction joins a clause that cannot stand alone without the rest of the sentence?

31. Answer
Subordinate Conjunction

32. Question # 15 What type of conjunctions are the following?
Neither, nor
Either, or
Not only, but also

33. Answer
Correlative Conjunctions

34. Question # 16
What part of speech is a word or short phrase that gains attention or adds emphasis?

35. Answer
Interjection

36. Question # 17 How many nouns are in the following sentence?
The birdhouse was in the tree where the cardinals could lay their eggs.

37. Answer
FOUR
The birdhouse was in the tree where the cardinals could lay their eggs.

38. Question # 18 Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:
Beyond the valley the mountains were black against the sky.

39. Answer
Beyond the valley the mountains were black against the sky.

40. Question # 20
Identify the following verb as transitive or intransitive:
Then everyone climbed into a tube in the water to float downstream while basking in the sun.

41. Answer
Intransitive

42. Question # 21 What part of speech is the underlined word?
I forgot to study for my Parts of Speech test today! Oops!

43. Answer
Interjection

44. Question # 22 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
A rather funny clown was juggling oranges.

45. Answer A rather funny clown was juggling oranges.
“Rather” modifies the adjective “funny” and answers the question “how funny?” …. “Rather funny.”

46. Question # 23 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
Several friends of mine are going to the concert.

47. Answer
Several friends of mine are going to the concert.

48. Question # 24 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
We will play a double-header tomorrow.

49. Answer We will play a double-header tomorrow.
“Tomorrow” answers the question “when?”

50. Question # 25 Choose the correct pronoun:
Anybody can learn to set up (his, their) own tent.

51. Answer Anybody can learn to set up (his, their) own tent.
Anybody is singular, making “his” the correct answer.

52. Question # 26
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence; THEN identify the noun(s) it stands for.
Andrew threw the ball to Sam, who caught it with the glove.

53. Answer Andrew threw the ball to Sam, who caught it with the glove.
“who” stands for Sam
“it” stands for the ball

54. Question # 27
Identify the following words as concrete or abstract nouns.
happiness
marshmallow
trust
fear

55. Answer Happiness – abstract Marshmallow – concrete Trust – abstract
Fear - abstract

56. Question # 28 Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
They are going to the mall tomorrow for the sale.

57. Answer
They are going to the mall tomorrow for the sale.

58. Question # 29
Identify the following verb as transitive or intransitive:
Steve mailed the package just in time for Christmas.

59. Answer
Transitive

60. Question # 30 Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
Visitors to Louisiana can taste many types of seafood in seaside restaurants.

61. Answer
Visitors to Louisiana can eat seafood in seaside restaurants.

62. Question # 31 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The chocolate icing was very sweet.

63. Answer
The chocolate icing was very sweet.

64. Question # 32 Choose the correct pronoun:
The newspaper featured tornadoes on (their, its) front page.

65. Answer The newspaper featured tornadoes on (their, its) front page.
The pronoun stands for “newspaper” which is singular, not “tornadoes” which is plural.

66. Question # 33 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
The second speech was less interesting than the first.

67. Answer The second speech was less interesting than the first.
“Less” modifies the adjective “interesting” and answers the question “how interesting?”

68. Question # 34 Identify the verbs in the following sentence:
When she told her story, my how we laughed.

69. Answer
When she told her story, my how we laughed.

70. Question # 35
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence; then identify what noun(s) they stand for.
The fireman told his crew that they had finally put out the fire.

71. Answer
The fireman told his crew that they had finally put out the fire.
“His” stands for fireman
“They” stands for crew

72. Question # 36 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentences.
The small house in the valley was yellow like the sun.

73. Answer
The small house in the valley was yellow like the sun.

74. Question # 37
Identify the following verb as transitive or intransitive:
When we arrived at the beach, I could not wait to swim in the ocean!

75. Answer
Intransitive

76. Question # 38 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Michael appears to be unusually tired this morning.

77. Answer Michael appears to be unusually tired this morning.
“Unusually” modifies the adjective “tired” and answers the question, “how tired?”

78. Question # 39
Identify the pronouns in the following sentence; then identify the nouns they replace.
The team won its championship game and Tom was given the MVP for his stellar performance.

79. Answer
The team won its championship game and Tom was given the MVP for his stellar performance.
Its replaces team
His replaces Tom

80. Question # 40 Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
Kim’s recent trip to the dentist did not go as she had hoped!

81. Answer Kim’s recent trip to the dentist did not go as she had hoped!
“Recent” modifies the noun “trip” and answers the question, “which trip?”