Grade 5 English – Reflexive Pronouns Quiz

1. A pronoun in a sentence which refers back to the subject of the sentence is known as

Reflective pronoun
personal pronoun
adjective
noun
Explanation:

2. How are reflecting pronouns formed

adding -ness to the personal pronoun
adding -self to personal pronoun
adding -ly to the personal pronoun
adding -ful to the personal pronoun
Explanation:

3. Which of the following is not a reflective pronoun

quickly
itself
herself
himself
Explanation:

4. Identify the sentence that have a reflective pronoun

The bus departed before she arrived
she drew a picture of her mother
She drew a picture of herself
the picture in the book resembles her
Explanation:

5. Fill in the gap with the appropriate reflective pronoun He burned__ with the matches

Himself
herself
themselves
itself
Explanation:

6. Fill in the gap with the appropriate reflective pronoun; Be careful, you might burn ___

himself
themselves
myself
Yourself
Explanation:

7. Ouch! I almost cut__

yourself
ourselves
himself
myself
Explanation:

8. Fill in the gap with the appropriate reflective pronoun; The cat scratched ___

herself
himself
myself
itself
Explanation:

9. Fill in the gap with the appropriate reflective pronoun; If we are not careful, we are going to hurt____

myself
itself
himself
ourselves
Explanation:

10. Fill in the gap with the appropriate reflective pronoun; Mary, did you write this article__ ?

itself
Yourself
himself
myself
Explanation:

11. Which is the correct reflexive pronoun for 'I' ?

itself
myself
meself
iself
Explanation:

12. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun for 'you' (Singular).

myself
yourselves
yourself
youself
Explanation:

13. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun for 'we'.

ourself
ourselves
theirselves
themselves
Explanation:

14. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun for 'they'.

theyself
themselves
theirselves
theirself
Explanation:

15. What is the correct reflexive pronoun for 'he'?

itself
himself
his self
himselves
Explanation:

16. what is the correct reflexive pronoun for a bird?

himself
itself
herself
their self
Explanation:

17. Which of the following sentences uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?

Mary and me are going to the store.
Himself went to the market.
Jane hurt herself while playing.
Myself like to play soccer.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'They hurt themselves during the race.' 'Themselves' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

18. Select the sentence that does NOT use a reflexive pronoun correctly.

He hurt himself while running.
They enjoyed themselves at the party.
We made dinner for ourselves.
She bought a gift for him.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'I finished the homework by me.' 'Me' is not a reflexive pronoun in this sentence.

19. Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun used correctly?

He fixed his bike by him.
We played with they at the park.
She read a book by herself.
I cooked dinner for him and me.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'She planted the flowers by herself.' 'Herself' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

20. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a reflexive pronoun.

She did the homework for she and her friend.
They hurt themselves during the game.
The dog went for a walk by it.
John baked a cake for he.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'We hurt ourselves during the game.' 'Ourselves' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

21. Which sentence shows the correct usage of a reflexive pronoun?

She buys herself a new dress.
We went to the beach with they.
I saw him at the store.
He fixed the car by himself.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'She buys herself a new dress.' 'Herself' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

22. Choose the sentence that contains a correctly used reflexive pronoun.

They built the sandcastle by they.
I made a sandwich for him.
We played with them at the park.
She painted the wall by herself.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'She painted the wall by herself.' 'Herself' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

23. Which of the following sentences uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?

We cleaned the house by us.
They hurt themselves during the race.
She brought a gift for her.
He did the work by himself.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'They hurt themselves during the race.' 'Themselves' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

24. Select the sentence that does NOT use a reflexive pronoun correctly.

He made dinner by himself.
She brought a present for herself.
I finished the homework by me.
They enjoyed themselves at the party.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'I finished the homework by me.' 'Me' is not a reflexive pronoun in this sentence.

25. Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun used correctly?

He fixed the bike by him.
They cooked dinner for themselves and him.
We went swimming with she and her brother.
She planted the flowers by herself.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'She planted the flowers by herself.' 'Herself' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

26. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a reflexive pronoun.

I saw her in the garden.
He bought a toy for they.
We hurt ourselves during the game.
She played with herself at the park.
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'We hurt ourselves during the game.' 'Ourselves' is a reflexive pronoun used correctly in this sentence.

27. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: She is looking at ________ in the mirror.

theirselves
herself
yourself
hisself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'herself' because the reflexive pronoun should match the subject, which in this case is 'she'.

28. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun for the sentence: We made breakfast by ________.

himself
ourself
ourselves
themselves
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'ourselves' because the reflexive pronoun 'ourselves' is used when the subject and the object are the same.

29. Identify the reflexive pronoun: The lion washed ________ in the river.

yourself
itself
themself
hisself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'itself' because the reflexive pronoun 'itself' refers back to the subject 'lion'.

30. Which reflexive pronoun best fits in the blank: They should be proud of ________ for finishing the race.

yourself
theirselves
themselves
himself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'themselves' because the reflexive pronoun should reflect the subject 'they' in this sentence.

31. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun for the sentence: Jane and I built the treehouse by ________.

herself
herself
ourselves
us
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'ourselves' because the reflexive pronoun 'ourselves' is used when the speaker is one of the plural subjects.

32. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: He hurt ________ while playing soccer.

themselves
himself
her
itself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'himself' because the reflexive pronoun should match the subject 'he'.

33. Which reflexive pronoun best fits in the blank: She taught ________ how to swim.

herself
ourselves
yourself
themselves
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'herself' because the reflexive pronoun should reflect the subject 'she' in this sentence.

34. Identify the reflexive pronoun: The puppy is teaching ________ to sit.

themselves
themselves
itself
yourself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'itself' because the reflexive pronoun 'itself' refers back to the subject 'puppy'.

35. Which one is a reflexive pronoun?

They
She
He
Themselves
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Themselves'. Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence. 'Themselves' is used when the subject of the sentence and the object are the same.

36. Which pronoun is NOT a reflexive pronoun?

Himself
Ourself
Myself
Yourself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Ourself'. 'Ourself' is not a standard reflexive pronoun in English. The correct reflexive pronouns are 'Himself', 'Myself', and 'Yourself'.

37. Select the reflexive pronoun in this sentence: We should respect ourselves.

Should
Respect
Ourselves
We
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Ourselves'. In this sentence, 'ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject 'We'.

38. Which pronoun is the correct reflexive pronoun for 'She'?

Us
Him
Herself
Them
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Herself'. 'Herself' is the reflexive pronoun used for the subject 'She'.

39. Choose the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence: He hurt ______ while playing football.

Him
Himself
It
She
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Himself'. In this sentence, 'Himself' is the reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject 'He'.

40. Identify the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: They enjoyed themselves at the party.

Themselves
They
Party
Enjoyed
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Themselves'. In this sentence, 'Themselves' is the reflexive pronoun referring to the subject 'They'.

41. Which pronoun is NOT a reflexive pronoun?

Themself
Thyself
Myself
Himself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Themself'. 'Themself' is not a standard reflexive pronoun in English. The correct reflexive pronouns are 'Myself', 'Thyself', and 'Himself'.

42. Select the correct reflexive pronoun for 'We'.

Ourself
Usself
Ourselves
Ourself
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Ourselves'. 'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the subject 'We'.

43. Which pronoun is a reflexive pronoun?

Hisself
He
Yourself
She
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Yourself'. 'Yourself' is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject. 'Hisself' is not a standard reflexive pronoun.

44. Identify the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: She bought herself a new dress.

Herself
Bought
Dress
She
Explanation:

The correct choice is 'Herself'. In this sentence, 'Herself' is the reflexive pronoun referring to the subject 'She'.