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