Practice Questions: Verbs | English Olympiad Class 1 PDF Download

Q1: Choose the action word from the given options:
(a) Cat
(b) Run
(c) Blue
(d) Jump
Ans: (b) Run
Explanation: Verbs are action words that describe what someone or something is doing. In this case, "run" is the action word.
 
Q2: Choose the appropriate verb for the sentence: "The sun __________ in the morning."
(a) Shine
(b) Jump
(c) Blue
(d) Trees
Ans: (a) Shine 
Explanation: The correct verb is "shine" as it describes what the sun does in the morning. 

Q3: Select the correct verb to complete the sentence: "The children __________ a sandcastle on the beach."
(a) Swimming
(b) Build
(c) Fish
(d) Clouds
Ans: (b) Build
Explanation: The correct verb is "build" as it describes the children's activity on the beach.

Q4: Fill in the blank with the correct verb: "The dog __________ in the garden every evening."
(a) Sleeps
(b) Barking
(c) Tree
(d) Jump
Ans: (a) Sleeps
Explanation: The correct verb is "sleeps" as it describes what the dog does in the garden every evening.

Q5: What is the action word in the sentence: "The sun shines brightly."?
(a) The
(b) Shines
(c) Sun
(d) Brightly
Ans: (b) Shines
Explanation: The action word, or verb, in this sentence is "shines" because it describes what the sun is doing.

Q6: Identify the verb in the sentence: "She sings beautifully."
(a) She
(b) Beautifully
(c) Sings
(d) The
Ans: (c) Sings
Explanation: The verb in this sentence is "sings" as it tells us what she is doing.

Q7: Identify the verb in the sentence: "He laughs loudly."
(a) He
(b) Laughs
(c) Loudly
(d) The
Ans: (b) Laughs
Explanation: The verb in this sentence is "laughs" as it tells us what he is doing.

Q8: Which word is a verb in the sentence: "The dog barks at strangers."?
(a) Dog
(b) Barks
(c) Strangers
(d) The
Ans: (b) Barks
Explanation: The action word or verb in this sentence is "barks" as it describes what the dog does.

Q9: What is the verb in the sentence: "We swim in the pool."?
(a) We
(b) Swim
(c) Pool
(d) The
Ans: (b) Swim
Explanation: The verb in this sentence is "swim" as it tells us what we do in the pool.

Q10: Choose the action word from the options: "The flowers __________ in the breeze."
(a) Blue
(b) Flowers
(c) In
(d) Sway
Ans: (d) Sway
Explanation: The action word or verb in this sentence is "sway" as it describes what the flowers do in the breeze.

Q11: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: "The cat __________ on the windowsill."
(a) Run
(b) Jump
(c) Sleep
(d) Blue
Ans: (c) Sleep
Explanation: The correct verb is "sleep" as it fits the context of a cat being on the windowsill.
Q12: Select the appropriate verb to fill in the blank: "The children __________ in the playground."
(a) Swims
(b) Play
(c) Reading
(d) Tree
Ans: (b) Play
Explanation: The correct verb is "play" as it describes the children's activity in the playground.

Q13: Choose the right verb for the sentence: "She __________ a song every morning."
(a) Dancing
(b) Sings
(c) Jump
(d) The
Ans: (b) Sings
Explanation: The correct verb is "sings" as it describes what she does every morning.

Q14: Complete the sentence with the correct verb: "The birds __________ in the sky."
(a) Fish
(b) Fly
(c) Eating
(d) Clouds
Ans: (b) Fly
Explanation: The correct verb is "fly" as it describes the action of the birds in the sky.

Q15: Which word is a verb in the sentence: "The birds chirp in the morning."?
(a) Birds
(b) Chirp
(c) Morning
(d) The
Ans: (b) Chirp
Explanation: The action word or verb in this sentence is "chirp" as it describes what the birds do.

Q16: What is the verb in the sentence: "They dance at the party."?
(a) They
(b) Party
(c) Dance
(d) The
Ans: (c) Dance
Explanation: The action word or verb in this sentence is "dance" as it shows what they do at the party.

Q17: Choose the action word: "The cat __________ on the wall."
(a) Jump
(b) Blue
(c) Sits
(d) Mouse
Ans: (c) Sits
Explanation: The action word or verb in this sentence is "sits" as it describes what the cat does on the wall.

Q18: Choose the right verb to fill in the blank: "The students __________ quietly during the exam."
(a) Running
(b) Talk
(c) Sleeps
(d) Sit
Ans: (d) Sit
Explanation: The correct verb is "sit" as it describes the students' behavior during the exam.

Q19: Select the correct verb to complete the sentence: "The car __________ down the road."
(a) Jump
(b) Running
(c) Drives
(d) Yellow
Ans: (c) Drives
Explanation: The correct verb is "drives" as it describes the movement of the car down the road.

Q20: Fill in the blank with the correct verb: "My mother __________ delicious meals every day."
(a) Eat
(b) Dancing
(c) Cooks
(d) Blue
Ans: (c) Cooks
Explanation: The correct verb is "cooks" as it describes what the mother does every day.