comparison

Q1. Fill in the blank with a word in the positive degree. The ______ lit garden was decorated for the CEO’s child’s birthday party.

• 1) Bright
• 2) Brightly
• 3) Most brightly
• 4) More brightly

Solution

The brightly lit garden was decorated for the CEO’s child’s birthday party.

Q2. Fill in the blank the correct degree of comparison. These loaves of bread are the ________ ones of the lot.

• 1) Soft
• 2) Softly
• 3) Softer
• 4) Softest

Solution

  These loaves of bread are the softest ones of the lot.

Q3. Identify the noun which is singled out through the comparison. The girls in this class are smarter than the boys.

• 1) Teacher
• 2) Boys
• 3) Class
• 4) Girls

Solution

The girls in this class are smarter than the boys.

Q4. Identify the noun which is singled out through the comparison. The magazine was cheaper than the others, so Maya bought it.

• 1) Bought
• 2) Cheaper
• 3) Maya
• 4) Magazine

Solution

The magazine was cheaper than the others, so Maya bought it.

Q5. Is the sentence correct? Rewrite if incorrect.  Mount Everest is the tallest of any other mountain in the world.

Solution

Incorrect Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is taller than any other mountain in the world.

Q6. Which word does the underlined comparative word qualifying in the sentence? Could you present your idea in a less elaborate fashion next time?

• 1) Idea
• 2) Fashion
• 3) In
• 4) Elaborate

Solution

Could you present your idea in a less elaborate fashion next time?

Q7. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase/word/clause. We finished our homework faster than _____________.

• 1) They finished theirs
• 2) Them
• 3) Their
• 4) Theirs

Solution

Geeta We finished our homework faster than they finished theirs.

Q8. Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.  Maya is very talented and sings _________ a nightingale.

• 1) As melodiously as
• 2) So melodiously as
• 3) Melodiously
• 4) As melodiously that

Solution

Maya is very talented and sings as melodiously as a nightingale.

Q9. State whether the sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite if incorrect. The camp we went to this summer was more educating than last summer.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: The camp we went to this summer was more educating than that we went to last summer.

Q10. Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison. Out of the two, Hannibal is the _____ foe.

• 1) Biggest
• 2) Big
• 3) Bigger
• 4) More big

Solution

Out of the two, Hannibal is the bigger foe.

Q11. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective. The blue bird sings __________ than the red one.

• 1) Sweetly
• 2) Sweeter
• 3) Sweetest
• 4) Sweet

Solution

The blue bird sings sweeter than the red one.

Q12. Rewrite the sentence correctly using the correct degrees of comparison.  The house was further away from the railway station.

Solution

The house was farther away from the railway station. ‘Farther’ is the comparative degree of ‘far’.

Q13. Identify the noun which is singled out through the comparison. There are more dishes than necessary on display. You should not have spent so much on the buffet.

• 1) Necessary
• 2) Display
• 3) Buffet
• 4) Dishes

Solution

There are more dishes than necessary on display. You should not have spent so much on the buffet.

Q14. State whether the sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite if incorrect. The population of China is more than those of India.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: The population of China is more than that of India.

Q15. Rewrite the sentence correctly using the correct degrees of comparison.   Maria’s biggest and the more dreadful fear is that of being eaten alive by a wild animal.

Solution

Maria’s biggest and the most dreadful fear is that of being eaten alive by a wild animal. Both the adjectives should have the same degree.

Q16. State whether the sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite if incorrect.  The minds of children are purer than adults.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: The minds of children are purer than those of adults.

Q17. Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison.  Rupa speaks ______.

• 1) Good
• 2) Well
• 3) Sweet
• 4) Soft

Solution

Rupa speaks well.

Q18. Identify the noun which is singled out through the comparison. Emily is the eldest sister among the six siblings of the household.

• 1) Siblings
• 2) Emily
• 3) Sister
• 4) Household

Solution

Emily is the eldest sister among the six siblings of the household.

Q19. Rewrite the sentence correctly using the correct degree of comparison. Aristotle’s works on literature are more unique than any other critic’s.

Solution

Aristotle’s works on literature are unique. The adjective ‘unique’ signifies something that is one of a kind. It therefore cannot be used in any other degree except the positive degree.

Q20. Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison. I just finished reading a very interesting book, but this one is even ______  than that.

• 1) Well
• 2) Good
• 3) Better
• 4) Best

Solution

I just finished reading a very interesting book, but this one is even better than that.

Q21. Identify the noun which is singled out through the comparison. His house may be bigger but mine is closer to this place.

• 1) Mine
• 2) Place
• 3) His
• 4) House

Solution

His house may be bigger but mine is closer to this place.

Q22. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective. Ganga is the ______ river in India.

• 1) Holier than
• 2) Holiest
• 3) Holy
• 4) Holier

Solution

Ganga is the holiest river in India.

Q23. Fill in the blank with the correct adverb using the suggestions in the brackets and state its degree. The bard sang (mourn) _________ about the tragic fate of the princess.

Solution

The bard sang mournfully about the tragic fate of the princess. Mournfully - Positive degree

Q24. Rewrite the sentence correctly using the correct degree of comparison.  Raghu is cleverer than knowledgeable.

Solution

Raghu is more clever than knowledgeable.

Q25. Is the sentence correct? Rewrite if the sentence is incorrect. Manisha spoke quick in defence of her friend.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: Manisha spoke quickly in defence of her friend.

Q26. Is the sentence correct? Rewrite if the sentence is incorrect. The child who asks questions is brighter than the child who merely learns things by rote.

Solution

Correct

Q27. Fill in the blank with the correct adverb using the suggestions in the brackets and state its degree. Usain runs the (fast) ________ of all the runners in the world.

Solution

Usain runs the fastest of all the runners in the world. Superlative degree

Q28. Rewrite the sentence correctly by using the correct form of the underlined word. The picture has turned out nice.

Solution

The word ‘nicely’ is the adverb which should qualify the verb ‘turn out’. The word ‘nice’ is an adjective which qualifies nouns.

Q29. Rewrite the sentence correctly using the correct degrees of comparison.   After the cataract operation, my grandmother could see clearly and read more accurately.

Solution

After the cataract operation, my grandmother could see more clearly and read more accurately. Both the adverbs have to belong to the same degree.

Q30. State whether the sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite if incorrect. This breed of horses is more swifter than those.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: This breed of horses is swifter than those of any other breed.