Adjective Test - 23

'Much' and 'Little' are used with uncountable nouns, while 'Few' and 'Many' are used with plural nouns.

'Much' and 'Little' are used with uncountable nouns, while 'Few' and 'Many' are used with plural nouns. Here, oil is an uncountable noun. This rules out option B. Since the word 'a' preceeds the blank, only option A) Little may be used to fill in the blank correctly. 

The subject or noun which is central to the passage is the statue. The first option 'this' modifies the noun so that we know which specific statue is being spoken about. 'This' refers to the specific statue, which is there in the temple. Hence it's the correct option. Option B isn't correct because the noun is a specific noun and it does not begin with a vowel. 'The' is used when the noun is definite and it's been mentioned before, but over here the statue has not been mentioned in the beginning so 'the' is incorrect in this context. If 'some' is used instead of 'this' it would not correlate with the passage because the statue is specifically described. Instead, 'some' implies that the statue is not specified.

Descriptive adjectives are types of adjectives that are used to express the size, colour, or shape of a person, a thing, an animal, or a place. They are used to provide more information to a noun by describing or modifying it. The adjectives that are used to describe the nature of a subject or a noun or showing the kind or quality of nouns or pronouns are called Adjective of Quality. 

With tangible nouns (things you can touch and see), we prefer 'big' or 'large'. With intangible nouns, we prefer to use 'great'. 'Wide' is used when we describe something that is broad. 'Full' is used to indicate something that is containing or holding as much as it can. 'Sense of relief' is an intangible noun as it is an emotion. So, the correct answer is option A) great.

Luminous is an adjective which means something that is bright or emits light. Incandescent means something that emits light as a result of being heated. Bright means something that reflects or emits light, and sparkling means to shine brightly. All these words mean almost the same thing, although they have other meanings too. But the option which is related to all these adjectives is the last option, 'lights'. The face can be bright (pertaining to joy) or sparkling (energetic or ecstatic), but cannot emit light on its own (luminous and incandescent). The face cannot be incandescent (enraged), but the person can. A speech can be bright (witty) and sparkling (witty and brilliant), but cannot be luminous or incandescent. Cloth can be luminous or bright in terms of colour (fluorescent) and sparkling in terms of glitter and jewels, but cannot be incandescent (emotion). Since only the last option can be used with all four of the given words, Option D is correct and the others are not.

'Few' and 'Little' are used in positive sentences while 'much' and 'many' are used in negative sentences. Also, 'much' and 'little' are used for uncountable nouns and 'few' and 'many' are used for plural nouns. The given sentence is a negative sentence and 'advice' is an uncountable noun. So, the most appropriate asnwer is option A) Much.

Exclamatory adjectives are words or phrases that express sudden or strong emotions.
The passage is a conversation between two individuals, Neera and Amina. From Amina's dialogues, one can figure that she is complaining about her work and isn't happy.
The sentence in question is: Also, we aren't allowed to leave till the last customer's gone, and sometimes that's around midnight!
The phrase that must follow is a reaction to this sentence. Since the sentence expresses displeasure, the reaction too must be negative.
Options A and C express delight, both are positive reactions, but they cannot be given to a negative statement. (lines that support negative meaning: "yuck!", "The worst thing is..." and "I'll hopefully find something better...")
Hence, A and C are incorrect.
Between options B and D, the latter is more suitable. 'Oh no, that's awful!' is a reaction to something that is awful, terrible. The sentence before the blank (4) states something that would be regarded as awful. Hence, option D is correct.
'No, that's terrifying' refers to something that is terrifying (cause fear or terror; it does not mean the same as 'terrible'). The sentence 'Also, we aren't allowed..." does not indicate the emotions of fear or terror. (Moreover, 'No, that's terrifying' is not a reaction, as the word 'oh' is essential for an exclamation) Hence, option B is incorrect.

'Much' is an indefinite numerical adjective which is used for uncountable nouns, hence it is an incorrect answer because books are a countable noun. 'Enough' is a positive adjective implying that the numerical strength of the noun has been reached the required amount or fulfills a requirement of some form, hence it is an incorrect option. 'Several' refers to a countable noun, in this case being the books, this is the correct answer. The adjective 'lot' is incomplete without 'of'. If 'lot of' was used, it would be correct, otherwise it's incorrect.