Olympiad English - Adjectives
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
The crescent moon is ____________ the full moon.
- (a)
most beautiful
- (b)
more beautiful
- (c)
as beautiful as
- (d)
beautiful
My sister is tall. But of the two of us, I am the _________ one.
- (a)
tall
- (b)
tallest
- (c)
taller
- (d)
the tallest
The traffic in our city is _________.
- (a)
terrible
- (b)
more terrible
- (c)
most terrible
- (d)
the most terrible
It is much ________ to run downhill than to run uphill.
- (a)
most easier
- (b)
easier
- (c)
most easy
- (d)
easiest
Mirror! Mirror! on the wall, who is the _________ one of all?
- (a)
fair
- (b)
fairer
- (c)
more fair
- (d)
fairest
I wish our city was ________ the other cities.
- (a)
more clean
- (b)
most clean
- (c)
cleaner
- (d)
as clean as
This year, summer has been _________ the last one.
- (a)
as bad as
- (b)
as worse as
- (c)
worse
- (d)
the worst
The first rains after the summer are __________ welcome than the rains during the rainy season.
- (a)
as
- (b)
very
- (c)
more
- (d)
most
He is a ________ man and donates to orphanages.
- (a)
chattable
- (b)
chartable
- (c)
charitable
- (d)
uncheatable
He is an ________ explorer and has travelled into the deepest of the Amazon forests.
- (a)
introvert
- (b)
intrepid
- (c)
sensitive
- (d)
prudent
She gave an _______ answer when mother asked her, as she had no excuse for not performing well in the examinations.
- (a)
elaborate
- (b)
courageous
- (c)
abrasive
- (d)
evasive
The place was _________ with not even a single leaf moving.
- (a)
beautiful
- (b)
lovely
- (c)
tranquil
- (d)
harmonious
People are _______ under a tyrant.
- (a)
oppressed
- (b)
wise
- (c)
unpaid
- (d)
liberated
The word 'tyrant' in the sentence points to one being 'oppressed'. The sentence does not talk about any work being given to the people, which rules out 'unpaid'.
Read the following passage and select option that can correctly replace the underlined portion.
Malaysia is __________ country and is blessed with plenty of rain and sunshine. Many types of trees and plants grow here. These trees bear many, delicious, sweet fruits.
The 'King of Fruits' is without doubt the durian. It is the oval-shaped, big fruit. It has a green or yellow, thorny skin. Inside, however, the fruit is yellow, soft and sweet. It has a strong smell. The locals love the durian, but foreigners find the smell hard to bear.
- (a)
a tropical, developing, small
- (b)
a developing, tropical, small
- (c)
a small, tropical, developing
- (d)
a small, developing, tropical
The correct order is determiner (a) \(\rightarrow\) opinion (developing) \(\rightarrow\) fact (tropical) \(\rightarrow\) size (small).
It is correct to say 'a developing, tropical, small country'.
Read the following passage and select option that can correctly replace the underlined portion.
Malaysia is a developing, tropical, small country and is blessed with plenty of rain and sunshine. Many types of trees and plants grow here. These trees bear _______ fruits.
The 'King of Fruits' is without doubt the durian. It is the oval-shaped, big fruit. It has a green or yellow, thorny skin. Inside, however, the fruit is yellow, soft and sweet. It has a strong smell. The locals love the durian, but foreigners find the smell hard to bear.
- (a)
delicious, sweet, many
- (b)
delicious, many, sweet
- (c)
many, delicious, sweet
- (d)
sweet, delicious, many
The correct order is 'many, delicious, sweet' fruits. [determiner \(\rightarrow\) opinion \(\rightarrow\) fact (taste)]
Read the following passage and select option that can correctly replace the underlined portion.
Malaysia is a developing, tropical, small country and is blessed with plenty of rain and sunshine. Many types of trees and plants grow here. These trees bear many, delicious, sweet fruits.
The 'King of Fruits' is without doubt the durian. It is _________ fruit. It has a green or yellow, thorny skin. Inside, however, the fruit is yellow, soft and sweet. It has a strong smell. The locals love the durian, but foreigners find the smell hard to bear.
- (a)
big, oval-shaped, a
- (b)
an oval-shaped, big
- (c)
a big, oval-shaped
- (d)
the oval-shaped, big
The correct order is: determiner \(\rightarrow\) size \(\rightarrow\) shape.
Read the following passage and select option that can correctly replace the underlined portion.
Malaysia is a developing, tropical, small country and is blessed with plenty of rain and sunshine. Many types of trees and plants grow here. These trees bear many, delicious, sweet fruits.
The 'King of Fruits' is without doubt the durian. It is the oval-shaped, big fruit. It has a green or yellow, thorny skin. Inside, however, the fruit is _______. It has a strong smell. The locals love the durian, but foreigners find the smell hard to bear.
- (a)
soft, sweet, yellow
- (b)
sweet, soft, yellow
- (c)
sweet, yellow, soft
- (d)
yellow, soft and sweet
The order of the adjectives is: colour \(\rightarrow\) texture \(\rightarrow\) taste.
Who is the _________ man on earth?
- (a)
richer
- (b)
rich
- (c)
richest
- (d)
none of these
This is _______ of all books.
- (a)
cheap
- (b)
the cheapest
- (c)
cheaper
- (d)
cheapest
The red rose is much _________ than the pink one.
- (a)
more beautiful
- (b)
beautiful
- (c)
most beautiful
- (d)
none of these
You can choose ________ of all these books.
- (a)
best
- (b)
the best
- (c)
better
- (d)
none of these
Which of these novels do you like ________?
- (a)
good
- (b)
best
- (c)
the best
- (d)
none of these
Homer was the _________ great Greek poet.
- (a)
former
- (b)
latter
- (c)
first
- (d)
none of these
Pandit Nehru was the ________ statesman of his time.
- (a)
former
- (b)
foremost
- (c)
first
- (d)
none of these
My seat is ______ to the door.
- (a)
next
- (b)
latter
- (c)
later
- (d)
none of these
My ________ sister is like my mother.
- (a)
eldest
- (b)
old
- (c)
later
- (d)
none of these
This market is always _______ crowded.
- (a)
less
- (b)
the most
- (c)
little
- (d)
none of these
She has now _______ time.
- (a)
least
- (b)
less
- (c)
the more
- (d)
none of these
Mahesh is _________ of all.
- (a)
braver
- (b)
the bravest
- (c)
more braveer
- (d)
none of these
Akash is ________ than Ramu.
- (a)
noble
- (b)
most noblest
- (c)
nobler
- (d)
none of these
