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Basic Adjectives: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Basic Adjectives.

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Question 1

1 mark

That _______ boy always helps his grandmother carry heavy bags.

Question 2

1 mark

After playing in the mud, the puppy was very _______.

Question 3

1 mark

In the listening transcript on page 122, Dave uses an adjective to describe the topping. He asks, "Guess what the most ____ topping for ice-cream is?"

Question 4

1 mark

The cake my mother made is very _______. I want to eat another piece!

Question 5

1 mark

The math test was very _______, so many students finished it early.

Question 6

2 marks

In the sentence "I have three rulers," what kind of information does the adjective three tell us about the noun?

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Question 7

4 marks

If a student is exactly \( 120 \) centimetres in height, how do we write this using an adjective phrase?

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Question 8

6 marks

Based on the rules for adjectives ending in -ing and -ed, explain the difference in meaning between saying "this teacher is interesting" and "the students are interested."

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Question 9

4 marks

Read the following description of a student's desk. Fill in the blanks with the correct basic adjectives from the box below. Each word should be used only once.

[blue, two, small, clean]

a) I have ________ rulers in my bag.
b) My favorite pen is ________ in colour.
c) I always keep my desk ________ and tidy.
d) There is a ________ eraser on the corner of the table.

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Question 10

5 marks

Based on the rules for adjectives in Key Stage 2, complete the following parts regarding a school trip to the 'Ice-cream Dream Factory' (Appendix 4, Page 10).

a) The ice-cream making workshop was very ________ (excited / exciting). Choose the correct -ing adjective to describe the effect of the activity.
b) All the students felt very ________ (interested / interesting) in learning from Chef Dave. Choose the correct -ed adjective to describe the students' feelings.
c) Look at the prices for the Winter World Festival. Adults pay \$100 and students pay \$50. Complete this sentence using a comparative adjective: "The student ticket is ________ than the adult ticket."
d) In the sentence "Our ice-cream cones are similar but our toppings are different," which adjective is used to show that two things are the same or nearly the same?

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