📝 1. Which of the following sentences uses the adjective in the correct degree?
a) She is more better than her sister. b) This is the most unique design. c) He is taller than I am. d) Of the two, she is the tallest.
✅ Answer: (c) He is taller than I am.
📘 Explanation: “More better” is a double comparative, “most unique” is wrong because “unique” is absolute, and “tallest” is wrong when comparing only two items.
📝 2. Identify the adjective in the sentence: “She wore a beautiful silk saree.”
a) wore. b) beautiful. c) saree. d) she.
✅ Answer: (b) beautiful.
📘 Explanation: "Beautiful" describes the quality of the noun "saree," making it an adjective.
📝 3. Which sentence correctly uses an adjective of quantity?
a) I have fewer milk than you. b) I have less milk than you. c) She has less pencils than me. d) They have fewer water than us.
✅ Answer: (b) I have less milk than you.
📘 Explanation: “Milk” is uncountable, so “less” is correct. “Fewer” is used for countable nouns.
📝 4. Choose the correct order of adjectives:
a) wooden small old round table. b) old small round wooden table. c) small round old wooden table. d) round small old wooden table.
✅ Answer: (c) small round old wooden table.
📘 Explanation: Standard adjective order is Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Colour → Origin → Material → Purpose → Noun.
📝 5. Which is a proper adjective?
a) beautiful. b) Indian. c) tall. d) some.
✅ Answer: (b) Indian.
📘 Explanation: Proper adjectives are derived from proper nouns, e.g., “India” → “Indian.”
📝 6. Select the sentence with a distributive adjective:
a) Each student must submit homework. b) This student is absent. c) She is a diligent student. d) There are few students here.
✅ Answer: (a) Each student must submit homework.
📘 Explanation: “Each” refers to every individual in the group and is a distributive adjective.
📝 7. Which comparative form is correct?
a) more intelligent. b) intelligenter. c) more intelligenter. d) most intelligent.
✅ Answer: (a) more intelligent.
📘 Explanation: “Intelligent” is a polysyllabic adjective, so we use “more” for comparative.
📝 8. In “The poor need our help,” the adjective “poor” functions as:
a) Attributive adjective. b) Proper adjective. c) Noun equivalent. d) Interrogative adjective.
✅ Answer: (c) Noun equivalent.
📘 Explanation: “The poor” stands for “poor people,” so the adjective acts as a noun.
📝 9. Which of the following adjectives is in superlative degree?
a) better. b) tallest. c) more useful. d) older.
✅ Answer: (b) tallest.
📘 Explanation: Superlative degree compares more than two things and often uses “-est” or “most.”
📝 10. Fill in the blank: She is ______ intelligent girl in the class.
a) more. b) the most. c) most. d) the more.
✅ Answer: (b) the most.
📘 Explanation: Superlatives require “the” before them.
a) few. b) many. c) twenty. d) some.
✅ Answer: (c) twenty.
📘 Explanation: Adjectives of number (definite) denote an exact quantity, such as “twenty.”
📝 12. Which sentence contains a demonstrative adjective?
a) Give me those books. b) That runs fast. c) I saw him there. d) She spoke loudly.
✅ Answer: (a) Give me those books.
📘 Explanation: “Those” points to specific books and modifies the noun, making it a demonstrative adjective.
📝 13. In “She has little patience,” the adjective “little” means:
a) some but not much. b) none at all. c) a small amount (negative sense). d) plenty.
✅ Answer: (c) a small amount (negative sense).
📘 Explanation: “Little” without an article has a negative sense, suggesting almost none.
📝 14. Choose the correct sentence:
a) He is elder than me. b) She is older than her sister. c) She is eldest in two sisters. d) This is elder of all.
✅ Answer: (b) She is older than her sister.
📘 Explanation: “Elder” is used for family relations without “than,” and “older” is used for general comparisons.
📝 15. Which adjective is derived from a proper noun?
a) democratic. b) watery. c) woollen. d) Shakespearean.
✅ Answer: (d) Shakespearean.
📘 Explanation: Derived from the proper noun “Shakespeare.”
📝 16. In “This road is narrower than that one,” the adjective “narrower” is in:
a) positive degree. b) comparative degree. c) superlative degree. d) absolute degree.
✅ Answer: (b) comparative degree.
📘 Explanation: “Narrower” compares two roads.
📝 17. Which of the following is NOT an adjective?
a) honest. b) quickly. c) tall. d) red.
✅ Answer: (b) quickly.
📘 Explanation: “Quickly” is an adverb, not an adjective.
📝 18. Identify the sentence with a possessive adjective:
a) This is my book. b) This book is mine. c) That pen belongs to me. d) This book is ours.
✅ Answer: (a) This is my book.
📘 Explanation: “My” modifies “book” and is a possessive adjective.
📝 19. Which is the correct usage?
a) She is more preferable than him. b) This is preferable to that. c) She is most preferable of all. d) Preferable than this is wrong.
✅ Answer: (b) This is preferable to that.
📘 Explanation: “Preferable” is followed by “to,” not “than.”
📝 20. “The only girl in the class” — here “only” is:
a) numeral adjective. b) adjective of quantity. c) emphasizing adjective. d) adjective of number (definite).
✅ Answer: (c) emphasizing adjective.
📘 Explanation: “Only” emphasizes uniqueness.
📝 21. Which of the following uses the adjective “few” correctly?
a) There are few stars in the sky tonight. b) There are a few stars in the sky tonight. c) There is few milk in the jug. d) We have a few water bottles.
✅ Answer: (a) There are few stars in the sky tonight.
📘 Explanation: “Few” is used with countable nouns to mean almost none.
📝 22. In “Every student must attend the class,” “every” is:
a) distributive adjective. b) demonstrative adjective. c) numeral adjective. d) adjective of quantity.
✅ Answer: (a) distributive adjective.
📘 Explanation: Refers to each member of a group individually.
📝 23. Which of the following is a gradable adjective?
a) dead. b) perfect. c) hot. d) unique.
✅ Answer: (c) hot.
📘 Explanation: Gradable adjectives can be modified by degree (e.g., very hot).
📝 24. “An honest man” — here “honest” is in:
a) attributive position. b) predicative position. c) postpositive position. d) appositive position.
✅ Answer: (a) attributive position.
📘 Explanation: Appears before the noun it modifies.
📝 25. Choose the correct sentence:
a) This is the most happiest day of my life. b) This is the happiest day of my life. c) This is happier day of my life. d) This is happiest day of my life.
✅ Answer: (b) This is the happiest day of my life.
📘 Explanation: No double comparatives/superlatives; “the happiest” is correct.
📝 26. In “The road is too narrow to pass,” “narrow” is:
a) adjective of degree. b) comparative adjective. c) absolute adjective. d) descriptive adjective.
✅ Answer: (d) descriptive adjective.
📘 Explanation: Describes the quality of the road.
📝 27. “Golden opportunity” — “golden” is:
a) proper adjective. b) adjective of colour. c) adjective of material (metaphorical). d) adjective of number.
✅ Answer: (c) adjective of material (metaphorical).
📘 Explanation: Derived from material noun “gold,” used figuratively.
📝 28. Choose the correct comparative form of “little” (quantity):
a) less. b) lesser. c) fewer. d) least.
✅ Answer: (a) less.
📘 Explanation: For uncountable nouns, “little → less → least.”
📝 29. In “The situation is dangerous,” “dangerous” is:
a) predicative adjective. b) attributive adjective. c) numeral adjective. d) quantitative adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) predicative adjective.
📘 Explanation: Comes after the verb “is” and describes the subject.
📝 30. “Few men are born leaders” — “few” here is:
a) quantifier with positive sense. b) quantifier with negative sense. c) distributive adjective. d) numeral adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) quantifier with negative sense.
📘 Explanation: “Few” without article implies scarcity.
a) The princess royal visited today. b) The royal princess visited today. c) The princess is royal. d) Royal princesses are rare.
✅ Answer: (a) The princess royal visited today.
📘 Explanation: A postpositive adjective appears immediately after the noun it modifies, common in formal titles.
📝 32. Identify the pair where both words are adjectives:
a) tall, beauty. b) quickly, red. c) strong, brave. d) chair, wooden.
✅ Answer: (c) strong, brave.
📘 Explanation: Both “strong” and “brave” describe qualities of a noun.
📝 33. Which of the following is an absolute adjective (non-gradable)?
a) empty. b) bright. c) slow. d) short.
✅ Answer: (a) empty.
📘 Explanation: “Empty” has an absolute meaning; you can’t logically have “more empty.”
📝 34. In “She is the very best player,” the word “very” is:
a) an adjective. b) an adverb modifying an adjective. c) a determiner. d) a pronoun.
✅ Answer: (b) an adverb modifying an adjective.
📘 Explanation: “Very” intensifies the superlative “best.”
📝 35. Which of the following sentences uses “less” incorrectly?
a) There is less sugar in the bowl. b) This room has less chairs than that one. c) I have less work today. d) The less said, the better.
✅ Answer: (b) This room has less chairs than that one.
📘 Explanation: For countable nouns like “chairs,” use “fewer” instead of “less.”
📝 36. In “He is as tall as his brother,” “as tall as” is:
a) a positive degree comparison. b) a comparative degree. c) a superlative degree. d) none of these.
✅ Answer: (a) a positive degree comparison.
📘 Explanation: Positive degree shows equality between two compared items.
📝 37. Which adjective indicates possession?
a) theirs. b) their. c) them. d) themselves.
✅ Answer: (b) their.
📘 Explanation: Possessive adjectives show ownership and modify a noun.
📝 38. In “I prefer coffee to tea,” “preferable” would be:
a) preferable than tea. b) preferable over tea. c) preferable to tea. d) preferable with tea.
✅ Answer: (c) preferable to tea.
📘 Explanation: The correct preposition with “preferable” is “to.”
📝 39. Which of the following is a proper adjective?
a) African. b) sunny. c) mountainous. d) daily.
✅ Answer: (a) African.
📘 Explanation: Formed from the proper noun “Africa.”
📝 40. Identify the sentence with an emphasizing adjective:
a) I saw the very man who did it. b) She is a tall woman. c) The blue sky was clear. d) I have two pens.
✅ Answer: (a) I saw the very man who did it.
📘 Explanation: “Very” emphasizes the exact identity of the noun.
📝 41. “She is senior ___ me.” Fill the blank correctly.
a) than. b) to. c) from. d) over.
✅ Answer: (b) to.
📘 Explanation: Certain adjectives like “senior,” “junior,” “superior” take “to” not “than.”
📝 42. Which of the following is NOT a distributive adjective?
a) each. b) every. c) either. d) both.
✅ Answer: (d) both.
📘 Explanation: “Both” is a numeral adjective, not distributive.
📝 43. “The more you study, the more you learn” — here “more” is:
a) adjective of quantity. b) comparative adjective of degree. c) adverb. d) numeral adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) comparative adjective of degree.
📘 Explanation: Shows higher degree of quality in a comparison.
📝 44. Which adjective is formed from the noun “fool”?
a) foolish. b) fooling. c) fooled. d) foolly.
✅ Answer: (a) foolish.
📘 Explanation: Derived adjective ending in “-ish” means having the quality of a fool.
📝 45. In “She is the eldest of the three sisters,” “eldest” is:
a) superlative degree (age). b) comparative degree. c) positive degree. d) irregular positive.
✅ Answer: (a) superlative degree (age).
📘 Explanation: “Eldest” is used for family relations to show the highest age.
📝 46. Which sentence uses “little” in a positive sense?
a) Little help is available. b) We have little hope left. c) A little help is better than none. d) There is little milk in the bottle.
✅ Answer: (c) A little help is better than none.
📘 Explanation: “A little” means some (positive sense), whereas “little” alone is negative.
📝 47. “The sun is bright today” — “bright” is:
a) attributive adjective. b) predicative adjective. c) quantitative adjective. d) numeral adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) predicative adjective.
📘 Explanation: Follows the verb and describes the subject.
📝 48. Which is an adjective of quantity?
a) some. b) two. c) each. d) either.
✅ Answer: (a) some.
📘 Explanation: Describes indefinite quantity of uncountable or countable nouns.
📝 49. In “The taller of the two boys,” “taller” is:
a) positive degree. b) comparative degree. c) superlative degree. d) absolute adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) comparative degree.
📘 Explanation: Used when comparing two.
📝 50. Which of the following is a compound adjective?
a) red. b) dark-haired. c) wooden. d) Indian.
✅ Answer: (b) dark-haired.
📘 Explanation: Formed by combining two words to function as a single adjective.
📝 51. Which sentence correctly uses “different”?
a) This pen is different to that. b) This pen is different from that. c) This pen is different than that. d) This pen is different with that.
✅ Answer: (b) This pen is different from that.
📘 Explanation: The standard preposition with “different” is “from” in formal English.
📝 52. “Few” in “Few men are honest” conveys:
a) small number (positive). b) small number (negative). c) small quantity (positive). d) small quantity (negative).
✅ Answer: (b) small number (negative).
📘 Explanation: “Few” without article means almost none, in a negative sense.
📝 53. Which adjective is in the superlative form?
a) most unique. b) best. c) good. d) better.
✅ Answer: (b) best.
📘 Explanation: “Best” is the superlative form of “good.”
📝 54. “She is cleverer than wise” means:
a) She is equally clever and wise. b) She is more clever than she is wise. c) She is wise but not clever. d) She is neither clever nor wise.
✅ Answer: (b) She is more clever than she is wise.
📘 Explanation: The structure compares two qualities of the same subject.
📝 55. Which of these is a numeral adjective?
a) much. b) several. c) both. d) each.
✅ Answer: (c) both.
📘 Explanation: Numeral adjectives show exact number.
📝 56. Which is the correct comparative form?
a) more preferable. b) most preferable. c) preferable. d) preferablest.
✅ Answer: (c) preferable.
📘 Explanation: “Preferable” already contains the idea of comparison; “more preferable” is redundant.
📝 57. In “He is the only man fit for the job,” “fit” is:
a) attributive adjective. b) predicative adjective. c) postpositive adjective. d) absolute adjective.
✅ Answer: (c) postpositive adjective.
📘 Explanation: Comes after the noun and is part of the noun phrase.
📝 58. “Several” in “Several students passed” is:
a) adjective of number. b) adjective of quantity. c) distributive adjective. d) numeral adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) adjective of number.
📘 Explanation: Shows an indefinite number.
📝 59. Identify the sentence with a proper adjective:
a) He is a Bengali poet. b) He is a tall poet. c) He is a good poet. d) He is a famous poet.
✅ Answer: (a) He is a Bengali poet.
📘 Explanation: Derived from the proper noun “Bengal.”
📝 60. Which sentence contains an adjective of quantity?
a) He has many friends. b) I have enough money. c) She bought three pens. d) Each boy received a gift.
✅ Answer: (b) I have enough money.
📘 Explanation: Describes indefinite quantity of an uncountable noun.
📝 61. Which adjective is used only in the positive degree?
a) unique. b) good. c) bad. d) little.
✅ Answer: (a) unique.
📘 Explanation: “Unique” means one of a kind; degrees are illogical.
📝 62. In “The elder of the two brothers,” “elder” is used instead of “older” because:
a) it’s more formal. b) used for family relations. c) it’s American English. d) it’s less common.
✅ Answer: (b) used for family relations.
📘 Explanation: “Elder” and “eldest” are preferred for relatives.
📝 63. “She is too weak to walk” — here “too” means:
a) very. b) more than enough (negative effect). c) enough. d) almost.
✅ Answer: (b) more than enough (negative effect).
📘 Explanation: “Too” indicates excess beyond the desirable limit.
📝 64. Which is a demonstrative adjective?
a) these. b) they. c) them. d) their.
✅ Answer: (a) these.
📘 Explanation: Demonstrates or points out specific nouns.
📝 65. In “A live wire is dangerous,” “live” means:
a) living. b) connected to electricity. c) lively. d) glowing.
✅ Answer: (b) connected to electricity.
📘 Explanation: Context changes the adjective’s meaning.
📝 66. Which adjective is in the correct order according to normal sequence?
a) a red small car. b) a small red car. c) a car red small. d) a car small red.
✅ Answer: (b) a small red car.
📘 Explanation: Size precedes colour in adjective order.
📝 67. “Less” should be used with:
a) countable nouns. b) uncountable nouns. c) plural nouns only. d) singular countables only.
✅ Answer: (b) uncountable nouns.
📘 Explanation: “Less” indicates smaller amount of uncountables.
📝 68. Which of these is a participial adjective?
a) interesting. b) interest. c) interestedly. d) interestless.
✅ Answer: (a) interesting.
📘 Explanation: Formed from a verb participle and used as an adjective.
📝 69. “Which” in “Which book is yours?” is:
a) interrogative pronoun. b) interrogative adjective. c) relative pronoun. d) relative adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) interrogative adjective.
📘 Explanation: Modifies a noun while asking a question.
📝 70. Which is a possessive adjective?
a) mine. b) my. c) me. d) myself.
✅ Answer: (b) my.
📘 Explanation: Shows ownership and modifies a noun.
📝 71. “The later part of the story” — “later” here means:
a) at a subsequent time. b) comparative of “late” in time. c) last of the two. d) slow.
✅ Answer: (a) at a subsequent time.
📘 Explanation: Refers to the latter portion, not the last of two.
📝 72. Which adjective has an irregular comparative?
a) big. b) small. c) good. d) tall.
✅ Answer: (c) good.
📘 Explanation: Comparative form is “better,” not “gooder.”
📝 73. “She is the most beautiful of all” — “most beautiful” is:
a) superlative degree. b) comparative degree. c) positive degree. d) adjective of quantity.
✅ Answer: (a) superlative degree.
📘 Explanation: Expresses highest degree among all compared.
📝 74. Which is a compound adjective?
a) well-known. b) known. c) well. d) knowing.
✅ Answer: (a) well-known.
📘 Explanation: Two words joined to act as one adjective.
📝 75. “The only girl present was my sister” — “present” is:
a) attributive. b) predicative. c) postpositive. d) absolute.
✅ Answer: (c) postpositive.
📘 Explanation: Placed after the noun it modifies.
📝 76. Which is a descriptive adjective?
a) many. b) few. c) brave. d) each.
✅ Answer: (c) brave.
📘 Explanation: Describes quality of a noun.
📝 77. “My elder sister is married” — “elder” is:
a) comparative degree of old. b) superlative. c) adjective of quantity. d) demonstrative adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) comparative degree of old.
📘 Explanation: Used for family members to show seniority.
📝 78. Which is NOT an adjective of number?
a) ten. b) several. c) each. d) much.
✅ Answer: (d) much.
📘 Explanation: “Much” is an adjective of quantity.
📝 79. “A few” in “A few students attended” conveys:
a) small number (positive). b) small number (negative). c) small quantity (negative). d) none.
✅ Answer: (a) small number (positive).
📘 Explanation: Indicates some, in a positive sense.
📝 80. Which adjective is formed from the noun “gold”?
a) goldish. b) golden. c) goldy. d) golded.
✅ Answer: (b) golden.
📘 Explanation: Derived adjective meaning made of gold or gold-coloured.
📝 81. Which is a limiting adjective?
a) some. b) first. c) many. d) red.
✅ Answer: (b) first.
📘 Explanation: Limits or specifies the noun.
📝 82. In “She is less intelligent than her sister,” “less” is:
a) comparative adjective. b) superlative adjective. c) adverb. d) positive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) comparative adjective.
📘 Explanation: Shows a lesser degree in comparison.
📝 83. Which is an interrogative adjective?
a) what. b) who. c) whom. d) whose.
✅ Answer: (a) what.
📘 Explanation: Modifies a noun to ask a question.
📝 84. “Little knowledge is dangerous” — “little” is:
a) adjective of quantity (negative). b) adjective of number. c) demonstrative adjective. d) distributive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) adjective of quantity (negative).
📘 Explanation: Means almost none, negative sense.
📝 85. Which adjective is gradable?
a) dead. b) perfect. c) hot. d) unique.
✅ Answer: (c) hot.
📘 Explanation: Hot can be more or less in degree.
📝 86. In “The very idea frightens me,” “very” is:
a) emphasizing adjective. b) adverb. c) demonstrative adjective. d) distributive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) emphasizing adjective.
📘 Explanation: Stresses exactness of the noun.
📝 87. “Each” in “Each student received a book” is:
a) distributive adjective. b) numeral adjective. c) demonstrative adjective. d) adjective of quantity.
✅ Answer: (a) distributive adjective.
📘 Explanation: Refers to individual members of a group.
📝 88. Which adjective is derived from a verb?
a) readable. b) red. c) rapid. d) rotten.
✅ Answer: (a) readable.
📘 Explanation: Formed by adding suffix to verb “read.”
📝 89. Which is NOT an example of a participial adjective?
a) broken. b) fallen. c) loving. d) book.
✅ Answer: (d) book.
📘 Explanation: A noun, not an adjective from a participle.
📝 90. “That book is mine” — “that” is:
a) demonstrative adjective. b) demonstrative pronoun. c) possessive adjective. d) distributive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) demonstrative adjective.
📘 Explanation: Points out and modifies “book.”
📝 91. “First come, first served” — “first” is:
a) numeral adjective. b) adjective of quantity. c) demonstrative adjective. d) distributive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) numeral adjective.
📘 Explanation: Indicates position/order in sequence.
📝 92. Which is a quantitative adjective?
a) little. b) second. c) both. d) several.
✅ Answer: (a) little.
📘 Explanation: Shows quantity, especially of uncountables.
📝 93. “Many a man has failed” — “many a” is:
a) singular in form, plural in meaning. b) plural in form, singular in meaning. c) singular in both. d) plural in both.
✅ Answer: (a) singular in form, plural in meaning.
📘 Explanation: Takes singular noun and verb but conveys plurality.
📝 94. Which is the correct use?
a) superior than. b) superior to. c) superior from. d) superior over.
✅ Answer: (b) superior to.
📘 Explanation: “Superior” takes preposition “to.”
📝 95. “The then president” — “then” here is:
a) adverb. b) adjective. c) noun. d) determiner.
✅ Answer: (b) adjective.
📘 Explanation: Describes a noun meaning ‘at that time.’
📝 96. Which adjective is formed from the noun “child”?
a) childish. b) childy. c) childed. d) childful.
✅ Answer: (a) childish.
📘 Explanation: Means immature or like a child.
📝 97. “The former is better than the latter” — “former” and “latter” are:
a) distributive adjectives. b) numeral adjectives. c) demonstrative adjectives. d) comparative adjectives.
✅ Answer: (a) distributive adjectives.
📘 Explanation: Refer to two things mentioned earlier.
📝 98. Which is a proper adjective?
a) French. b) brave. c) happy. d) soft.
✅ Answer: (a) French.
📘 Explanation: Derived from proper noun “France.”
📝 99. “The only solution possible” — “possible” is:
a) postpositive adjective. b) predicative adjective. c) attributive adjective. d) demonstrative adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) postpositive adjective.
📘 Explanation: Placed after the noun in a formal style.
📝 100. “My own eyes saw it” — “own” is:
a) emphasizing adjective. b) possessive adjective. c) demonstrative adjective. d) distributive adjective.
✅ Answer: (a) emphasizing adjective.
📘 Explanation: Used to stress the ownership and certainty.
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