IMO Practice Test — Adverbs
8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 8
Spot the error: 'The team played very good in the final.'
very good → very well
played is wrong
final is wrong
no error
Explanation: An adverb 'well' must modify the verb 'played'.
Question 2 of 8
Choose the correctly placed adverb: 'I have ___ seen such a sight.'
never
ever
always
yet
Explanation: 'never' fits before the past participle in a present perfect statement.
Question 3 of 8
Which sentence is correct?
He behaves friendly.
He behaves in a friendly manner.
He behaves friendlily.
He behaves friend.
Explanation: 'friendly' is an adjective, not an adverb; use 'in a friendly manner'.
Question 4 of 8
Identify the error: 'She solved the puzzle more quicker than I did.'
more quicker → more quickly / quicker
solved is wrong
puzzle is wrong
no error
Explanation: Avoid the double comparative 'more quicker'.
Question 5 of 8
Fill in: 'Hardly ___ he arrived when the bell rang.'
did
had
has
was
Explanation: After the negative adverb 'Hardly', use inversion with 'had': 'Hardly had he arrived'.
Question 6 of 8
Which adverb correctly modifies an adjective here? 'The film was ___ boring.'
bored
boringly
rather
bore
Explanation: 'rather' is an adverb of degree modifying the adjective 'boring'.
Question 7 of 8
Rearrange: 'rarely / so / I / have / a / seen / scene / beautiful'
Rarely have I seen so beautiful a scene.
I have rarely so beautiful seen a scene.
Rarely I have seen so a beautiful scene.
So beautiful a scene rarely I seen have.
Explanation: Front a negative adverb and invert: 'Rarely have I seen so beautiful a scene.'
Question 8 of 8
Choose the correct option: 'He works ___ hard, so he ___ fails.'
too / never
so / ever
very / hardly ever
much / always
Explanation: 'very hard' (degree + adverb) and 'hardly ever' (almost never) fit the meaning.