Verbal Ability - Adjectives Online Quiz

Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Adjectives. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Q 1 - His younger brother is actually ... than him.

Answer : B

Explanation

Comparative degrees are used to compare objects with other objects.

Q 2 - July is faster than Kleen, but Tess is the ... of all.

Answer : D

Explanation

Superlative degree is used to describe something or someone with the maximum amount of quality that is mentioned. If the quality is hungry, then superlative degree will be applied to that person who has the maximum hunger. He will be mentioned as "the hungriest".

Q 3 - After repairing a heavily damaged semi-truck, Ashish was just as ... as Digby.

Answer : A

Explanation

“As” + adjective + “As” structure is used to mention an equal level of the quality in the objects getting compared.

Q 4 - Homi got the ... score in the final exams, though he had prepared poorly.

Answer : A

Explanation

When we are comparing the quality of output, we sometimes use the “good, better, the best” degrees. For example – “ He is good”, “He is better than him”, "He is the best".

Q 5 - Ninee is ... than most scouts because she is an expert at camouflages.

Answer : B

Explanation

Comparative degrees are used to compare objects with other objects (he is stronger, they are weaker, etc.). Many of them use the “er” structure in comparison by adding either “er” or “ier” after the adjective. For example - nearer, cozier.

Q 6 - Ashish’s pen-knife is ... than Joshua’s, even though Joshua spends a lot of time singing in the rain.

Answer : D

Explanation

Superlative degrees are used to describe something or someone with the maximum amount of quality that is mentioned. If the quality is hungry, then superlative degree will be applied to that person who has the maximum hunger. He will be mentioned as “the hungriest”.

Q 7 - English is today the third ... native language worldwide after Chinese and Hindi.

Answer : D

Explanation

Superlative degrees are used to describe something or someone with the maximum amount of quality that is mentioned. If the quality is hungry, then superlative degree will be applied toto the person who has the maximum hunger. He will be mentioned as "the hungriest".

Q 8 - Delhi isn’t ... a polluted city ... it was ten years ago.

Answer : A

Explanation

“As” + adjective + “As” structure is used to mention an equal level of the quality in the objects getting compared.

Q 9 - He (a) correct, (b) correctly defined the terms. The answer sounded (c) correctly, (d) correct.

Answer : C

Explanation

The word “correctly” is an adverb used to describe the action “define”. The adjective here is “correct” as that describes the noun “answer”

Q 10 - She sounds (a) beautifully, (b) beautiful. She sang the song (c) exact, (d) exactly as it was written.

Answer : D

Explanation

The adjective “beautiful” is used to describe the noun “she”. The word “exactly”” describes the action “sang”.

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