Grammar – Adverbs Quiz - ICSE Class 5 English

Free practice quiz: Grammar – Adverbs (ICSE Class 5 English). 40 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Identify the adverb of manner in the following sentence: 'The old man walked slowly down the street.'

   1. old
   2. walked
   3. slowly
   4. street
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   Answer: C. slowly

   Adverbs of manner describe how an action is performed. 'Slowly' tells us how the old man walked.

2. Find the adverb in the following sentence: 'Birds fly swiftly through the sky.'

   1. Birds
   2. fly
   3. swiftly
   4. sky
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   Answer: C. swiftly

   'Swiftly' is an adverb of manner, describing how the birds fly.

3. The word 'never' in 'She never complains' is an adverb of:

   1. time
   2. manner
   3. frequency
   4. place
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   Answer: C. frequency

   'Never' tells us how often something happens (in this case, not at all), making it an adverb of frequency.

4. Find the adverb modifying the adjective 'happy' in 'She was extremely happy.'

   1. She
   2. was
   3. extremely
   4. happy
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   Answer: C. extremely

   'Extremely' is an adverb of degree modifying the adjective 'happy'.

5. The word 'always' in 'She always helps her friends' is an adverb of:

   1. time
   2. manner
   3. frequency
   4. place
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   Answer: C. frequency

   'Always' indicates how often she helps her friends.

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