Online Test — Degrees of Comparison
12 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 12
Comparative of 'bad':
badder
worse
more bad
worst
Explanation: Irregular: bad/worse/worst.
Question 2 of 12
Choose: 'She is ___ than her friend.'
more clever
cleverer
Both A and B are acceptable
most clever
Explanation: Two-syllable adjectives like 'clever' accept both 'cleverer' and 'more clever'.
Question 3 of 12
'No other boy is ___ tall ___ Ravi.'
so / than
as / as
more / than
most / as
Explanation: Positive degree uses 'as … as'.
Question 4 of 12
'My ___ brother is married.' (family)
older
elder
more old
oldest
Explanation: Family + before noun → 'elder'.
Question 5 of 12
'I need ___ details.'
farther
further
farthest
more far
Explanation: 'further' = additional.
Question 6 of 12
Superlative of 'little' (amount):
littlest
less
least
more little
Explanation: little/less/least.
Question 7 of 12
Change to comparative: 'Iron is the most useful metal.'
Iron is useful.
Iron is more useful than any other metal.
Iron is as useful as metals.
Iron is usefuller.
Explanation: Superlative → 'more … than any other'.
Question 8 of 12
'Of the two roads, take the ___.'
latter
later
last
latest
Explanation: 'latter' = the second of two.
Question 9 of 12
Which is correct?
He is more better.
He is better.
He is most good.
He is gooder.
Explanation: 'better' alone is the comparative.
Question 10 of 12
'This is ___ useful ___ that.' (lower degree)
less / than
more / than
as / as
least / of
Explanation: 'less … than' shows a lower degree.
Question 11 of 12
Positive form of 'Gold is more precious than silver':
Silver is not as precious as gold.
Silver is the most precious.
Gold is as precious as silver.
Gold is preciouser.
Explanation: Comparative → positive with 'not as … as'.
Question 12 of 12
Superlative of 'far' (distance):
farer
farthest
more far
furthest only
Explanation: Distance: far/farther/farthest.