Adjective Forms Test

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Adjective Forms Test - 2

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Question 1
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The woman is in the _________ room.

A
nearly

B
near

C
nearer

D
next

Solution

'Next' means 'coming immediately after the present one'. As we need an adjective to modify the noun 'room', the word 'next' is correct.
Question 2
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adverb.

He was wandering ________ in the garden.

A
aimlessly

B
painfully

C
openly

D
nervously

Solution

The context of the sentence is of wandering. 'Aimlessly' is the correct adverb to describe it, as wandering means 'to walk or move in a leisurely manner'.
Question 3
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

He does not like his ____________ nature.

A
coward

B
more coward

C
cowardly

D
frankness

Solution

To fill in the blank, we need an adjective to modify the noun 'nature'. Option 3 best expresses the same. 'Cowardly' is an adjective - 'characteristic of a coward'.
Question 4
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

She is a ____________ woman.

A
miser

B
miserful

C
miserly

D
misery

Solution

The given blank needs to be filled by an adjective. Option 3 best qualifies the blank. 'Miserly' means 'like a miser; greedy and stingy'. 'Miser' is a noun and so 'woman' will not be used after it.
Question 5
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

He appears to be ____________.

A
sick

B
sickly

C
robustly

D
coward

Solution

The given blank requires to be filled by an adjective. 'Sick' means in poor health; not strong or robust'. As adjectives the difference between sickly and sick is that sickly is frequently ill; often in poor health; given to becoming ill while sick is in poor health. Other options are incorrect.
Question 6
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

This statement sounds ___________.

A
strangely

B
strongly

C
strange

D
curiously

Solution

The given blank needs an adjective. Option 3 provides the same. 'Strange' means 'quite unusual or uncommon'.
Question 7
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Stop this ____________ talk

A
nonsense

B
humor

C
cheaply

D
nonsensical

Solution

To fill the blank given, we need an adjective to qualify the noun 'talk' . Option 4 best provides the same. If we use the noun 'nonsense', the other noun 'talk' has to be deleted.
Question 8
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Directions: The following sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option so as to make the sentence grammatically correct.

There were ____________ rains last year.

A
plenty

B
huge

C
plentiful

D
great

Solution

To fill the blank given, we need an adjective. So, option 1 is ruled out. 'Great' and 'huge' are unsuitable to modify 'rains'/ Option 3 provides the best choice. Plentiful means sufficient or more than enough.
Question 9
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Directions: The given sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The __________ team should win the tournament.

A
best

B
good

C
better

D
bad

Solution

It is a question of winning the tournament in which many teams would have participated. So, superlative form will be used.
Question 10
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Directions: The given sentence has a blank followed by four options. Select the appropriate option to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Shalu is ____________ for his age.

A
wise

B
sane

C
wiser

D
insane

Solution

The sentence has an implication of admiration. The positive degree of the adjective is required to fill in the given blank. Option 1 best fills the blank.
Question 11
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Directions: In the following question two sentences, labeled I and II, have been given. Mark your answer as

I. The climate of Srinagar is cooler than that of Shimla.
II. The climate of Srinagar is cooler than Shimla.

A
if only sentence I is correct

B
if only sentence II is correct

C
if both are correct

D
if neither of the two is correct

Solution

(A) The comparison is between the climates of two cities and not between the 'climate' in one city and the other 'city' itself.
Question 12
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Directions: In the following question two sentences, labeled I and II, have been given. Mark your answer as

I. My books are superior to you.
II. My books are superior to those of yours.

A
if only sentence I is correct

B
if only sentence II is correct

C
if both are correct

D
if neither of the two is correct

Solution

The books are not superior to the person (you), but to his books.
Question 13
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Directions: In the following question two sentences, labeled I and II, have been given. Mark your answer as

I. The whole India loved Nehru and Gandhi.
II. The whole of India loved Nehru and Gandhi.

A
if only sentence I is correct

B
if only sentence II is correct

C
if both are correct

D
if neither of the two is correct

Solution

To show the completeness, adjective 'whole' is followed by the preposition 'of'. Hence, sentence II is correct.
Question 14
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Directions: In the following question two sentences, labeled I and II, have been given. Mark your answer as

I. She ate whole mango.
II. She ate the whole mango.

A
if only sentence I is correct

B
if only sentence II is correct

C
if both are correct

D
if neither of the two is correct

Solution

(B). Where a verb is antecedent to words like both, all, whole, entire etc., we put article 'the' after such words.
Question 15
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Directions: In the following item, two sentences (labelled I and II) have been given. Mark your answer as

I. I worked all day.
II. I worked all the day.

A
if only I is correct

B
if only II is correct

C
if both are correct

D
if neither of the two is correct

Solution

Use of article 'the' is incorrect in II. Option 1 is the correct answer.

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Adjective Forms Test - 2

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SHARING IS CARING

Question 1

nearly

near

nearer

next

Solution

Question 2

aimlessly

painfully

openly

nervously

Solution

Question 3

coward

more coward

cowardly

frankness

Solution

Question 4

miser

miserful

miserly

misery

Solution

Question 5

sick

sickly

robustly

coward

Solution

Question 6

strangely

strongly

strange

curiously

Solution

Question 7

nonsense

humor

cheaply

nonsensical

Solution

Question 8

plenty

huge

plentiful

great

Solution

Question 9

best

good

better

bad

Solution

Question 10

wise

sane

wiser

insane

Solution

Question 11

if only sentence I is correct

if only sentence II is correct

if both are correct

if neither of the two is correct

Solution

Question 12

if only sentence I is correct

if only sentence II is correct

if both are correct

if neither of the two is correct

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