The five verb moods

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   If the lake [were] warmer, we [would swim] after lunch. Kira labels both bracketed verbs in a sentence. Which choice gives the right mood for each?

   • were: subjunctive; would swim: subjunctive
   • were: subjunctive; would swim: conditional
   • were: conditional; would swim: subjunctive
   • were: subjunctive; would swim: indicative
2. 2.

   [Do you know] whether the museum [opens] at nine? Milo labels both bracketed verbs in a sentence. Which choice gives the right mood for each?

   • Do you know: interrogative; opens: interrogative
   • Do you know: interrogative; opens: indicative
   • Do you know: indicative; opens: interrogative
   • Do you know: interrogative; opens: imperative
3. 3.

   If you [finish] early, [check] your work again. Noah labels both bracketed verbs in a sentence. Which choice gives the right mood for each?

   • finish: indicative; check: imperative
   • finish: indicative; check: subjunctive
   • finish: indicative; check: indicative
   • finish: imperative; check: indicative
4. 4.

   The school gym. Pia writes for the school paper. The writer wants to describe something that is not true now. Which sentence does that?

   • If the gym were bigger, the whole school could fit inside.
   • The gym is bigger, so the whole school fits inside.
   • The whole school could fit inside the gym on Friday.
   • Make the gym bigger so the whole school fits inside.
5. 5.

   The weather before the game. Ren writes a game report. The writer is not sure the rain will stop and wants a statement that shows it. Which sentence does that?

   • The storm will pass before the game starts.
   • Will the storm pass before the game?
   • Let the storm pass before the game.
   • The storm might pass before the game.
6. 6.

   Holding the gym door. Tala wants to ask a group to hold a door by asking a question. Which sentence does that?

   • You hold the door for the next group.
   • Hold the door for the next group.
   • You could hold the door for the next group.
   • Could you hold the door for the next group?
7. 7.

   Checking the trail map. Zee gives hiking advice. The advice should be gentle, not an order. Which sentence does that?

   • You check the map before the hike.
   • You could check the map before the hike.
   • Do you check the map before the hike?
   • Check the map before the hike.
8. 8.

   The club does not have a ladder, so the kite stays in the tree. Ari revises a draft. The writer wants a pretend case that is not true now. Which revision does it?

   • If the club had a ladder, the kite would not stay in the tree.
   • Get a ladder so the kite does not stay in the tree.
   • If the club had a ladder, the kite will not stay in the tree.
   • If the club has a ladder, the kite will not stay in the tree.
9. 9.

   I am not the coach, so I do not choose the captain. Bo revises a draft. The writer wants a pretend case that is not true now. Which revision does it?

   • If I am the coach, I will choose the captain.
   • If I were the coach, I would choose the captain.
   • Be the coach and choose the captain.
   • If I were the coach, I choose the captain.
10. 10.

    Each camper wears a helmet on the trail. Jun revises a rulebook draft. The writer wants a requirement that uses the subjunctive after the word requires. Which revision does it?

    • Each camper, wear a helmet on the trail.
    • The rulebook requires that each camper wears a helmet on the trail.
    • The rulebook requires each camper to wear a helmet on the trail.
    • The rulebook requires that each camper wear a helmet on the trail.