CBSE Class 6 English Advanced Parts of Speech MCQs Set 01

Answer: (b) Adjective

Explanation:
1. The word 'beautiful' tells us what kind of dress was bought.
2. A word that describes a noun is an adjective.

Teacher's Note:
1. Ask 'what kind of dress?' and the answer 'beautiful' shows an adjective.
2. Adjectives sit next to the noun they describe.

Answer: (c) Pronoun

Explanation:
1. 'She' stands in place of the name of a girl or woman.
2. A word that takes the place of a noun is a pronoun.

Teacher's Note:
1. Pronouns such as she, he, we, they and it avoid repeating a name.
2. Try replacing 'she' with a name; the sentence still works.

Answer: (a) Preposition

Explanation:
1. 'Under' comes before the noun phrase 'the kitchen table' and shows where the shoes were.
2. A word placed before a noun to show its relation to another word is a preposition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Prepositions answer questions like where or when in relation to a noun.
2. Other examples: on, in, behind, near.

Answer: (d) Adverb

Explanation:
1. 'Quickly' tells how the work is finished.
2. A word that tells how an action is done is an adverb.

Teacher's Note:
1. Many adverbs end in -ly.
2. Ask 'how?' about the verb to spot an adverb.

Answer: (c) Verb

Explanation:
1. 'Help' is something the speaker does.
2. A word that expresses an action is a verb.

Teacher's Note:
1. Ask 'what does the speaker do?' to find the verb.
2. Here the verb is in the simple present tense.

Answer: (b) Adverb

Explanation:
1. 'Carefully' tells how the contract should be read.
2. It modifies the verb 'read', so it is an adverb.

Teacher's Note:
1. The -ly ending is a useful clue for adverbs of manner.
2. Ask 'how should it be read?' to confirm.

Answer: (b) Preposition

Explanation:
1. 'From' comes before the noun phrase 'your English textbook'.
2. It shows the source of the learning, so it is a preposition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Prepositions begin phrases such as 'from your textbook'.
2. Other prepositions: by, with, about, until.

Answer: (a) Verb

Explanation:
1. Here 'light' is what Serena will do to the candles.
2. A word that names an action is a verb.

Teacher's Note:
1. A word can change its part of speech with its use; 'light' can also be a noun or an adjective elsewhere.
2. Always judge a word by how it is used in the sentence.

Answer: (c) Pronoun

Explanation:
1. 'I' stands for the speaker instead of the speaker's name.
2. So it is a pronoun.

Teacher's Note:
1. I, me, we, you, he, she, it and they are pronouns.
2. In this sentence 'and' is the conjunction, not 'I'.

Answer: (a) Noun

Explanation:
1. 'Park' names a place.
2. A word that names a person, place or thing is a noun.

Teacher's Note:
1. Check if the word can follow 'the'; nouns usually can.
2. 'Park' here is the name of a place.

Answer: (c) Adjective

Explanation:
1. 'Cold' describes the noun 'days' (what kind of days).
2. So it is an adjective.

Teacher's Note:
1. Adjectives describe nouns.
2. Note that 'hot' in 'hot chocolate' is also an adjective.

Answer: (d) Adverb

Explanation:
1. 'Quickly' tells how he finished the race.
2. It modifies the verb 'finished', so it is an adverb.

Teacher's Note:
1. Here 'very' is also an adverb, modifying 'quickly'.
2. Adverbs can modify other adverbs.

Answer: (d) Verb

Explanation:
1. 'Speak' is what the people do with a language.
2. An action word is a verb.

Teacher's Note:
1. Find the doing word of the sentence.
2. 'Do' here is a helping verb and 'speak' is the main verb.

Answer: (b) Preposition

Explanation:
1. 'In' comes before the noun 'Australia' and shows where the state lies.
2. So it is a preposition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Prepositions show place, time or direction.
2. 'In' is one of the most common ones.

Answer: (c) Adjective

Explanation:
1. 'Favourite' describes the noun 'month'.
2. So it is an adjective.

Teacher's Note:
1. Ask 'which month?' to find the adjective.
2. Words like my, best and favourite all describe nouns.

Answer: (b) Adverb

Explanation:
1. 'Slowly' tells how he drove.
2. It modifies the verb 'drove', so it is an adverb.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Slowly' is the adverb form of the adjective 'slow'.
2. Adverbs of manner usually end in -ly.

Answer: (b) Pronoun

Explanation:
1. 'Mine' stands for 'my friend' and shows ownership.
2. A word used in place of a noun is a pronoun.

Teacher's Note:
1. Mine, yours, his, hers and ours are possessive pronouns.
2. They stand alone and are not followed by a noun.