11. This situation is __________ than the previous one.
- C. worst
- D. more bad
- B. worse
- A. bad
व्याख्या: 'Bad' is an irregular adjective. Its comparative form is 'worse', and its superlative form is 'worst'. The sentence compares two situations, so the comparative form is needed.
12. The company has __________ information about its new product.
- A. little
- B. few
- C. a few
- D. many
व्याख्या: 'Information' is an uncountable noun. 'Little' is used with uncountable nouns to mean 'not much'. 'Few' is used with countable nouns.
13. There are __________ students in the library today because of the holiday.
- C. little
- A. less
- D. much
- B. fewer
व्याख्या: 'Students' is a countable noun. 'Fewer' is the correct comparative adjective to use with countable nouns. 'Less' is used with uncountable nouns.
14. The __________ puppy followed me home.
- D. small adorable black
- B. black small adorable
- A. small black adorable
- C. adorable small black
व्याख्या: The correct order of adjectives is Opinion ('adorable'), Size ('small'), and then Color ('black').
15. This is a problem of __________ importance.
- A. great
- C. greatness
- D. greater
- B. greatly
व्याख्या: An adjective is needed to modify the noun 'importance'. 'Great' is the adjective. 'Greatly' is an adverb, and 'greatness' is a noun.
16. Of the two plans, this one is __________.
- C. good
- A. the better
- B. the best
- D. better
व्याख्या: When comparing two specific items, the structure 'the + comparative' is often used. 'The better' correctly compares the two plans.
17. The news was quite __________.
- B. shock
- D. shocking
- A. shocked
- C. shockingly
व्याख्या: The adjective 'shocking' describes the thing that causes the emotion (the news). 'Shocked' describes the person who feels the emotion.
18. He speaks __________ English.
- B. fluently
- D. well
- A. fluent
- C. good
व्याख्या: The word modifies the noun 'English', so an adjective is required. 'Fluent' is the correct adjective. 'Fluently' is an adverb that would modify a verb (e.g., 'He speaks fluently').
19. I prefer tea __________ coffee.
- A. than
- B. from
- C. to
- D. over
व्याख्या: Adjectives like 'preferable', 'senior', 'junior', 'prior' are followed by the preposition 'to', not 'than'.
20. This dress is __________ to the one I saw yesterday.
- B. superior
- A. more superior
- D. superiorer
- C. most superior
व्याख्या: Adjectives like 'superior', 'inferior', 'major', and 'minor' are already comparative in meaning and do not take 'more' or '-er'.
