PARCC Verb 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the correct past tense form of an irregular verb?
- She bringed her lunch yesterday.
- She brought her lunch yesterday. (Correct answer)
- She brang her lunch yesterday.
- She bringed her lunch yesterday too.
Correct answer: She brought her lunch yesterday.
The past tense of the irregular verb 'bring' is 'brought.'
Question 2: Identify the helping (auxiliary) verb in: 'The students have finished their projects.'
- students
- have (Correct answer)
- finished
- projects
Correct answer: have
'Have' is the helping verb that works with the main verb 'finished.'
Question 3: Which verb correctly completes the sentence: 'Each of the players ___ ready to compete.'?
- are
- is (Correct answer)
- were
- be
Correct answer: is
The subject 'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is.'
Question 4: What is the present participle of the verb 'run'?
- ran
- run
- running (Correct answer)
- runs
Correct answer: running
The present participle adds '-ing,' making 'running.'
Question 5: Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
- The chef cooked the meal.
- The meal was cooked by the chef. (Correct answer)
- The chef cooks meals daily.
- The chef will cook the meal.
Correct answer: The meal was cooked by the chef.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action: 'The meal was cooked.'
Question 6: Choose the correct verb: 'Neither the teacher nor the students ___ aware of the change.'
- was
- were (Correct answer)
- is
- has
Correct answer: were
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'students,' so 'were' is correct.
Question 7: Which word is the action verb in: 'The dog chased the ball across the yard.'?
- dog
- chased (Correct answer)
- ball
- yard
Correct answer: chased
'Chased' expresses the action the dog performs.
PARCC Verb 2
Which sentence uses the correct past tense form of an irregular verb?