2nd QUARTER

2nd REVIEW TEST IN LANGUAGE 4

Name: _____________________________________ Date: ___________________

DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES
Complete the sentences using the appropriate quantifier.
Example: Americans now own _____ dogs and more cats.
a) fewer   b) less - The answer is: a) fewer
1. _____ people live in a city than in a town.
a) More  b) The most
2. Ethanol produces_____ pollution than gasoline.
a) the least  b) less
3. There has been _____ news recently about obesity.
a) many  b) much
4. There are _____ fish that are strictly carnivores or herbivores.
 a) few  b) little
5. Statistically, women are involved in _____ accidents than men.
a) fewer  b) the fewest
6. I read that Taiwan has _____ motorcycles per capita in the world.
a) more  b) the most
7. Many of the world's farms use _____ chemicals to help grow food.
a) lots of  b) much
8. _____ children live in gun-owning households today than in 1980.
a) Fewer  b) Little
9. Labor saving procedures are supposed to help you get your work done with ____ effort.
a) the fewest  b) the least
10. In emergency situations, it is much preferable to have ____ knowledge than none at all.
a) the fewest  b) little

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
For each of the following sentences, write a demonstrative adjective to complete each
sentence.
those candles burn for more than five hours? (far)
1. Will _________
those puzzles for his little sister. (far)
2. Nathan bought _________
That
3. _________ is a brilliant idea! (far)
this
4. Please take _________ to the post office. (near)
this
5. Then the cook served _________ Mediterranean dish. (near)
that
6. Is _________ the Winstons’ cat? (far)
these tiny Japanese paintings. (near)
7. Most people love _________
This
8. _______ is a mixture of fresh fish and several vegetables. (near)
These Japanese woodcuts were made during the eighteenth century. (near)
9. _________
this
10. _________ little picture was painted by an unknown artist. (near)

DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

better than a holiday in the mountains.
1. A holiday by the sea is (good) __________
worse
2. The weather this summer is even (bad) __________ than last summer.
3. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) __________ than a beer. More expensive
4. richest
Who is the (rich) __________ woman on earth?
5. Which is the (dangerous) __________ animal in the world? Most dangerous
6. This is the (interesting) __________ book I have ever read. Most interesting
7. He was the (clever) __________ thief of all. Most clever
8. Non-smokers usually live (long) __________
longer than smokers.
 9. This flower is (beautiful) __________ than that one. More beautiful
10. This is the (interesting) __________ book I have ever read. Most interesting

ARTICLES
Choose the correct article in the sentence. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. __________ Nile is the longest river in the world.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
2. Spain is one of __________ largest European countries.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
3. __________ Sahara is the world’s biggest desert.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
4. Do you speak __________ Chinese?
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
5. I spoke with __________ Chinese film director that I told you about.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
6. Let’s go to __________ Mexico.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
7. San Diego is located near __________ Mexican border.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
8. Toronto is located on __________ Lake Ontario.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
9. Denver is located at the foot of __________ Rocky Mountains.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an
10. I need __________ bottle of water.
a) a b) the c) no article d) an

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
Complete each sentence below with a descriptive adjective from the word bank above.

Yummy blue hard soft greener

warm cold scary smelly rough

hard
1. That rock looks very ________________________.
2. My friend made a ______________________
scary face.
3. Most stones are _____________
rough when you touch them.
warm
4. I wore a t-shirt because of the ______________________ day.
5. The ___________________
blue sky looks beautiful today.
warm
6. I wore a t-shirt because of the ______________________ day.
yummy
7. The cupcakes you baked were _____________________.
soft
8. My pillow on my bed is very _______________________.
cold
9. I felt ___________________ in the winter time.
greener
10. The grass in my yard is ____________________ than yours.

NUMERICAL ADJECTIVES
We have used numeral adjectives in the following sentences. Identifying numeral adjectives in
each sentence. Box the numerical adjectives.
1. He stood second in the district.
2. The fifth girl on last bench is very genius.
3. I can easily lift your five-pound hammer.
4. I have some chocolates for you.
5. There is only one solution to this problem.
6. Neither question seems tough.
7. Is there any cherry left in the basket?
8. Who was the first woman to win the Bharat Ratna?
9. Every one of us must eat healthy food.
10. Each of the students has received their study materials.
DIAGRAMMING

Circle the adjectives in each sentence. Then diagram the sentence.

1. The young girl sings well.

2. The red kangaroo hops.

3. Five fish swam quickly.

4. The big, black crow squawks loudly.

5. A bright, colorful rainbow appeared today.