WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Adjectives, Kinds of Adjectives and Formation of Adjectives

 

10 MCQs on Adjectives, Kinds of Adjectives and Formation of Adjectives

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1. "She is an intelligent, hardworking and exceptionally dedicated student who always gives her best." — Identify the kind of adjective "intelligent" represents.

• A) Numeral adjective
• B) Demonstrative adjective
• C) Possessive adjective
• D) Adjective of quality

Answer: D) Adjective of quality ("Intelligent" describes the quality or characteristic of the student — adjectives of quality also called descriptive adjectives answer the question "what kind of" and describe the nature state or characteristic of a noun — they are the most commonly used kind of adjective in English.)

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2. "These mangoes from the local orchard are far sweeter and more flavourful than those in the market." — Identify the kind of adjective "these" represents.

• A) Adjective of quantity
• B) Possessive adjective
• C) Demonstrative adjective
• D) Interrogative adjective

Answer: C) Demonstrative adjective ("These" points to specific mangoes that are nearby — demonstrative adjectives point to specific nouns and indicate whether they are near or far — "this" and "these" refer to things nearby while "that" and "those" refer to things at a distance — they answer the question "which one.")

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3. "She has read several books on Indian history and culture during the summer vacation." — Identify the kind of adjective "several" represents.

• A) Adjective of quality
• B) Demonstrative adjective
• C) Adjective of number
• D) Possessive adjective

Answer: C) Adjective of number ("Several" indicates an approximate number of books — adjectives of number also called numeral adjectives answer the question "how many" and modify nouns by indicating their number or order — "several" is an indefinite numeral adjective as it does not specify an exact number.)

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4. "There is very little time left to complete the assignment before the deadline." — Identify the kind of adjective "little" represents.

• A) Adjective of number
• B) Demonstrative adjective
• C) Adjective of quantity
• D) Adjective of quality

Answer: C) Adjective of quantity ("Little" modifies the uncountable noun "time" and indicates a small amount of it — adjectives of quantity answer the question "how much" and are used with uncountable nouns — they include words such as "much" "little" "some" "any" "enough" "great" and "sufficient.")

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5. "Whose bag is lying unattended at the entrance of the examination hall?" — Identify the kind of adjective "whose" represents.

• A) Demonstrative adjective
• B) Possessive adjective
• C) Adjective of quality
• D) Interrogative adjective

Answer: D) Interrogative adjective ("Whose" is used here before the noun "bag" to ask a question about ownership — interrogative adjectives are used with nouns to ask questions and include "what" "which" and "whose" — they differ from interrogative pronouns in that they always modify a noun rather than standing alone.)

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6. "The third candidate to be interviewed for the position impressed the panel the most." — Identify the kind of adjective "third" represents.

• A) Indefinite numeral adjective
• B) Multiplicative adjective
• C) Definite ordinal adjective
• D) Adjective of quantity

Answer: C) Definite ordinal adjective ("Third" indicates the exact position or order of the candidate in a sequence — ordinal adjectives specify the position of a noun in a series or order — definite ordinal adjectives include "first" "second" "third" and so on and they answer the question "in what order" or "which one in a sequence.")

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7. "Which of the following adjectives is correctly formed from the noun "beauty"?"

• A) Beautiness
• B) Beautious
• C) Beautified
• D) Beautiful

Answer: D) Beautiful (The adjective "beautiful" is correctly formed from the noun "beauty" by dropping the "y" and adding the suffix "-ful" — the suffix "-ful" is one of the most common suffixes used to form adjectives from nouns — other examples include "powerful" from "power" and "colourful" from "colour.")

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8. "Which of the following adjectives is correctly formed from the verb "admire"?"

• A) Admireness
• B) Admireful
• C) Admirable
• D) Admirous

Answer: C) Admirable (The adjective "admirable" is correctly formed from the verb "admire" by dropping the final "e" and adding the suffix "-able" — the suffix "-able" or "-ible" is commonly used to form adjectives from verbs meaning "worthy of" or "capable of" — other examples include "readable" from "read" and "flexible" from "flex.")

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9. "The golden rays of the setting sun cast a warm and magical glow across the entire landscape." — How is the adjective "golden" formed?

• A) By adding the suffix "-ful" to the noun "gold"
• B) By adding the suffix "-ous" to the noun "gold"
• C) By adding the suffix "-en" to the noun "gold"
• D) By adding the suffix "-ly" to the noun "gold"

Answer: C) By adding the suffix "-en" to the noun "gold" (The adjective "golden" is formed by adding the suffix "-en" to the noun "gold" — the suffix "-en" is used to form adjectives from certain nouns meaning "made of" or "resembling" — other adjectives formed in the same way include "wooden" from "wood" "silken" from "silk" and "woollen" from "wool.")

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10. "Which of the following adjectives is correctly formed from the noun "child"?"

• A) Childness
• B) Childful
• C) Childly
• D) Childish

Answer: D) Childish (The adjective "childish" is correctly formed from the noun "child" by adding the suffix "-ish" — the suffix "-ish" is used to form adjectives from nouns meaning "resembling" "having the qualities of" or "somewhat like" — other examples include "foolish" from "fool" "selfish" from "self" and "bookish" from "book.")