Grammar – Verbs (Transitive & Intransitive) Quiz - ICSE Class 5 English

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1. Identify the transitive verb in the following sentence: 'The diligent student completed her assignment on time.'

   1. identified
   2. completed
   3. was
   4. on
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   Answer: B. completed

   A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. In this sentence, 'completed' takes the direct object 'her assignment'. 'Identified' is part of the question, 'was' is a linking verb, and 'on' is a preposition.

2. Which of the following is an example of a sentence with an intransitive verb?

   1. He read a book.
   2. She painted a picture.
   3. They waited patiently.
   4. The dog chased the ball.
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   Answer: C. They waited patiently.

   In 'They waited patiently,' the verb 'waited' is intransitive because it does not have a direct object. 'Patiently' is an adverb. The other sentences have transitive verbs ('read' with 'book', 'painted' with 'picture', 'chased' with 'ball').

3. Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence: 'The audience cheered enthusiastically for the performers.'

   1. audience
   2. cheered
   3. enthusiastically
   4. for
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   Answer: B. cheered

   'Cheered' is an intransitive verb here because it expresses a complete action without needing a direct object. 'Enthusiastically' is an adverb, and 'for the performers' is a prepositional phrase.

4. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence: 'The determined climber scaled the treacherous mountain.'

   1. determined
   2. climber
   3. scaled
   4. mountain
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   Answer: C. scaled

   'Scaled' is the transitive verb as it has the direct object 'the treacherous mountain,' which is what was scaled.

5. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence: 'The clever inventor created a new device.'

   1. clever
   2. inventor
   3. created
   4. device
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   Answer: C. created

   'Created' is the transitive verb because it has the direct object 'a new device,' which is what was created.

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