Grade 5 English – Reflexive Pronouns Quiz

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

noun
adjective
personal pronoun
Reflective pronoun
Explanation:

2. How are reflecting pronouns formed

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

3. Which of the following is not a reflective pronoun

himself
herself
quickly
itself
Explanation:

4. Identify the sentence that have a reflective pronoun

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

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

herself
Himself
themselves
itself
Explanation:

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

himself
myself
themselves
Yourself
Explanation:

7. Ouch! I almost cut__

yourself
myself
himself
ourselves
Explanation:

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

myself
himself
herself
itself
Explanation:

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

ourselves
himself
itself
myself
Explanation:

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

himself
itself
myself
Yourself
Explanation:

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

myself
iself
itself
meself
Explanation:

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

myself
youself
yourself
yourselves
Explanation:

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

ourself
ourselves
theirselves
themselves
Explanation:

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

theirself
theyself
themselves
theirselves
Explanation:

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

itself
himself
himselves
his self
Explanation:

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

itself
their self
herself
himself
Explanation:

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

Jane hurt herself while playing.
Mary and me are going to the store.
Himself went to the market.
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.

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

I cooked dinner for him and me.
We played with they at the park.
He fixed his bike by him.
She read a book by herself.
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.
John baked a cake for he.
The dog went for a walk by it.
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?

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

We played with them at the park.
They built the sandcastle by they.
She painted the wall by herself.
I made a sandwich for him.
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.
He did the work by himself.
She brought a gift for her.
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.
They enjoyed themselves at the party.
I finished the homework by me.
She brought a present for herself.
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.
We went swimming with she and her brother.
She planted the flowers by herself.
They cooked dinner for themselves and him.
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.
She played with herself at the park.
We hurt ourselves during the game.
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.

yourself
theirselves
hisself
herself
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 ________.

themselves
himself
ourself
ourselves
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.

itself
hisself
themself
yourself
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.

theirselves
yourself
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 ________.

ourselves
us
herself
herself
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.

itself
himself
her
themselves
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.

yourself
themselves
ourselves
herself
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.

itself
themselves
themselves
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
He
She
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
Yourself
Myself
Ourself
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.

Respect
Should
We
Ourselves
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
Herself
Them
Him
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.

Himself
She
Him
It
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.

Enjoyed
Party
They
Themselves
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?

Myself
Himself
Thyself
Themself
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'.

Ourselves
Ourself
Usself
Ourself
Explanation:

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

43. Which pronoun is a reflexive pronoun?

He
Yourself
Hisself
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.

Dress
Herself
She
Bought
Explanation:

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