Verbal Comprehension: Adjectives

Test 4

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Instructions

This practice test contains 25 questions, and you will have 30 minutes to answer
them.

You will be presented with four pairs of words. You must select which of the four
answer options is a pair of adjectives. The pair of adjectives do not need to have
anything in common regarding their meaning.

You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you don’t
know the answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time.

Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test. When
you are ready, turn to the next page and begin.
 Q1 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

run, jump
big, small
linger, talk
abstain, remark

Answer: big, small

Run, jump, linger, talk, abstain and remark are all verbs. Verbs describe an action or
state of being.
Run, jump, talk and remark may also be nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.

Q2 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the

following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

rash, rush
table, water
large, tall
cream, sun

Answer: large, tall

Rush is a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

Rash, table, water, cream and sun are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.

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 Q3 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

cheese, train
bland, bitter
love, cement
horse, pony

Answer: bland, bitter

Cheese, train, love, cement, horse and pony are all nouns. Nouns are names of
things, people and places.
Love, cement and train may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.

Q4 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the

following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

town, village
above, bridge
under, carriage
horrible, delightful

Answer: horrible, delightful

Town, village, bridge and carriage are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.
Bridge may also be a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Under and above are both prepositions. Prepositions define where or when
something is in relation to something else.

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 Q5 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

never, without
base, oven
peculiar, intriguing
pan, utensil

Answer: peculiar, intriguing

Base, oven, pan and utensil are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Never and without are both adverbs. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They
describe the verb.
Without may also be a preposition. Prepositions define where or when something is
in relation to something else.

Q6 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the

following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

parked, rodeo
online, later
shopping, today
confusing, wonderful

Answer: confusing, wonderful

Parked and shopping are both verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Rodeo, internet and today are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Shopping can also a be a noun.
Later is an adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They describe the verb.

Note: Parked may also be an adjective. In this sentence, ‘a parked car,’ parked is
describing the car. The question has asked for the pair of adjectives. Rodeo is not
an adjective, so we can discard this answer option.

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 Q7 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

tiny, giant
cat, dog
dungeon, desk
book, read

Answer: tiny, giant

Cat, dog, dungeon, desk and book are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.
Book and read are both verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

Q8 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the

following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

for, whom
mundane, dull
dawdle, bring
forget, remember

Answer: mundane, dull

Dawdle, bring, forget and remember are all verbs. Verbs describe an action or state
of being.
Whom is a pronoun.
For can be either a preposition or a conjunction.

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 Q9 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

pressure, within
tundra, forest
long, short
heat, desert

Answer: long, short

Pressure, tundra, forest, heat and desert are all nouns. Nouns are names of things,
people and places.
Pressure, heat and desert may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.
Within is a preposition. Prepositions define where or when something is in relation to
something else.

Q10 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

wooden, prickly
hip, turnip
something, nothing
bundle, eyebrow

Answer: wooden, prickly

Hip, turnip, bundle and eyebrow are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.
Bundle may also be a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Something may be a pronoun or an adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs.
They describe the verb.
Nothing may be a pronoun, adverb or adjective. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs
function as adjectives for verbs. They describe the verb.

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 Q11 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

lamb, hedgerow
pruning, shears
blunder, scandal
calm, aggressive

Answer: calm, aggressive

Lamb, hedgerow, shears, blunder and scandal are all nouns. Nouns are names of
things, people and places.
Lamb, shears and blunder may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.
Pruning is a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

Q12 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

chain, garden
faithful, jealous
disobey, fence
with, from

Answer: faithful, jealous

Chain, garden and fence are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Chain and fence may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Disobey is a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
With and from are both prepositions. Prepositions define where or when something
is in relation to something else.

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 Q13 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

helmet, cushion
continual, knee
petite, muscular
blonde, spices

Answer: petite, muscular

Helmet, cushion, knee, blonde and spices are all nouns. Nouns are names of things,
people and places.
Cushion, knee and spices may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.
Continual is an adjective. Adjectives describe nouns.

Q14 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

performance, curtain
hate, colour
resistance, ring
jolly, obnoxious

Answer: jolly, obnoxious

Performance, curtain, hate, colour, resistance and ring are all nouns. Nouns are
names of things, people and places.
Curtain, hate, colour and ring may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.

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 Q15 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

scruffy, tidy
singular, bystander
event, school
gathering, swarm

Answer: scruffy, tidy

Singular is a noun.
Singular may also be an adjective. Adjectives describe nouns.
Bystander, event, school, gathering and swarm are all nouns. Nouns are names of
things, people and places.
School and swarm may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

Q16 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

sweltering, freezing
brim, odour
cult, nuance
reservoir, meeting

Answer: sweltering, freezing

Brim, odour, cult, nuance, reservoir and meeting are all nouns. Nouns are names of
things, people and places.
Brim and nuance may also be verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

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 Q17 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

time, near
shameful, bashful
alongside, gloves
play, chair

Answer: shameful, bashful

Time, gloves, play and chair are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Near and alongside are both prepositions. Prepositions define where or when
something is in relation to something else.

Q18 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

taxed, deduction
deceitful, trustworthy
loop, mirror
considering, notwithstanding

Answer: deceitful, trustworthy

Deduction, loop and mirror are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Taxed and considering are both verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Loop and mirror are also verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Notwithstanding may be a preposition, adverb or conjunction. Conjunctions connect
clauses, phrases and sentences. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They
describe the verb. Prepositions define where or when something is in relation to
something else.

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 Q19 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

coat, season
wallet, lamp
cheaper, expensive
toaster, chest

Answer: cheaper, expensive

Coat, lamp and season are all verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Wallet, lamp, toaster and chest are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.
Coat and season are also nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and places.

Q20 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

ripe, stale
bowl, hob
charging, metal
gnaw, headphones

Answer: ripe, stale

Bowl, hob, metal and headphones are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people
and places.
Charging and gnaw are both verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

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 Q21 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

symptom, loss
handsome, pretty
longing, clown
hardly, forget

Answer: handsome, pretty

Symptom, loss and clown are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Longing and forget are both verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Hardly is an adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They describe the
verb.

Q22 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

mixture, towel
along, road
forever, plane
lazy, clumsy

Answer: lazy, clumsy

Mixture, towel, road and plane are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.
Along is a preposition or adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They
describe the verb. Prepositions define where or when something is in relation to
something else.
Forever is an adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They describe the
verb.

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 Q23 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

stop, asunder
beside, tree
squirrel, volcano
intense, overbearing

Answer: intense, overbearing

Asunder is an adverb. Adverbs function as adjectives for verbs. They describe the
verb.
Stop is a verb. Verbs describe an action or state of being.
Tree, squirrel and volcano are all nouns. Nouns are names of things, people and
places.

Q24 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

drip, tap
dusty, wet
airplane, sky
ground, cactus

Answer: dusty, wet

Drip, tap, airplane, sky, ground and cactus are all nouns. Nouns are names of things,
people and places.
Drip and tap are also verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of being.

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 Q25 Which pair of words are adjectives? They can be any of the
following types - describing, indefinite, demonstrative, articles,
numbers or comparisons:

snow, play
park, friends
frosty, cool
school, children

Answer: frosty, cool

Snow, play, park, friends, school and children are all nouns. Nouns are names of
things, people and places.
Snow, play, park and school are also verbs. Verbs describe an action or state of
being.

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