This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Adjective And Noun Collocations – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective And Noun Collocations Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After he left office, the retired politician was ..... missed by a lot of citizens. A) Well. B) Sorely. C) Heavily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sorely. 2. She is afraid ..... spiders. A) Of. B) At. C) With. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 3. Look out! You only just missed that bus! That was a really ..... A) Close call. B) Close range. C) Tough luck. D) Soild advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Close call. 4. Sport or movement which people do at the same time each day, week, month, etc. A) Sport schedule. B) Regular exercise. C) Regular sport. D) Sport practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regular exercise. 5. The Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel is surely ..... magnificent building I have ever seen A) A more. B) The very. C) A very. D) The most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The most. 6. Which adjective is not correct?With her ..... skills, Suzy is bound to get the job. A) Expert. B) High. C) Specialist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High. 7. The general 1 ..... has widely different views about what life will be like in years to come. A) Public. B) Society. C) People. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public. 8. I have learnt many languages. A) Definite numeral adjective. B) Indefinite numeral adjective. C) Distributive numeral adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indefinite numeral adjective. 9. Some abilities are important as the birds live in monogamous pairs in ..... colonies. A) Environmental. B) Widespread. C) Natural. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Large. 10. Some pessimists predict that modern2 ..... as weknow it will collapse in the near future, A) Life. B) Civilization. C) People. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civilization. 11. A resounding ..... A) Success. B) Number. C) Student. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Success. 12. Which country did you visit last year? A) Adjective of number. B) Adjective of quantity. C) Interrogative adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative adjective. 13. They have just moved into ..... A) An horrible little ancient house. B) A horrible little ancient house. C) A little horrible ancient house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A horrible little ancient house. 14. I saw ..... movie with friends at home. A) I don't know. B) An American old interesting. C) An interesting old American. D) An old American interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An interesting old American. 15. I had no idea that Dave left the company. This comes as a ..... shock to me. A) Unwelcome. B) Perfect. C) Deep. D) Total. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total. 16. Which adjective is not correct?There has been ..... competition for the manager's job. A) Big. B) Fierce. C) Intense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big. 17. Choose the correctly ordered adjectives.The ..... , ..... , ..... frog jumped into the creek and splashed us! A) Slimy, green, old. B) Green, slimy, old. C) Slimy, old, green. D) Old, green, slimy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old, green, slimy. 18. Choose the correct sentence using the comparative form of the adverb 'quickly'. A) She runs quickliest than her brother. B) She runs quicklier than her brother. C) She runs more quickly than her brother. D) She runs most quickly than her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She runs more quickly than her brother. 19. Rearrange the following adjectives to make a good sentence.The shop assistant put the gift into a (brown, small, paper) bag. A) Paper, brown, small. B) Small, brown, paper. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small, brown, paper. 20. How many adjectives are in this sentence?I hope I receive the package he sent me on time. A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0. 21. The TV was broken and it was ..... obvious that it couldn't be repaired. A) Decidedly. B) Clearly. C) Patently. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patently. 22. Find the adjective in the sentence: "He has a very old map." A) Very. B) Has. C) Old. D) MapTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old. 23. She is a beautiful girl. A) Adjective of Quality. B) Adjective of Quantity. C) Adjective of Number. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective of Quality. 24. Using Twitter allows us to reach a wider ..... than through other social media platforms. A) Factor. B) Audience. C) Donation. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 25. Everyone is scared ..... at least one thing. A) Of. B) With. C) From. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 26. Why do you want to use adjectives? A) Makes a story more interesting. B) Creates description. C) Allows the reader to visualize what they are reading. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Which is the ..... animal in the world? (Dangerous) A) Dangerous. B) Most Dangerous. C) More Dangerous. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most Dangerous. 28. I wasn't expecting much of a raise, so I was ..... surprised when I got a sizeable raise. A) Happily. B) Cheerfully. C) Welcomely. D) Pleasantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pleasantly. 29. It's hard to take ..... criticism, especially if it's true. A) Rough. B) Harsh. C) Tough. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsh. 30. CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE:This is the (bad) day of my life. A) Worst. B) Baddest. C) Worse. D) Bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worst. 31. Which sentence correctly uses the comparative form of 'far'? A) She lives farer from school than I do. B) She lives more far from school than I do. C) She lives farther from school than I do. D) She lives most far from school than I do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She lives farther from school than I do. 32. My grandmother has knitted ..... pullover for me. A) A new nice woolen. B) I don't know. C) A nice new woolen. D) A woolen new nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nice new woolen. 33. There are several errors in this assignment. The word 'several' is what kind of adjective? A) A) Adjective of Quantity. B) B) Adjective of Number. C) C) Demonstrative Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Adjective of Number. 34. Identify the adjective. Jesse thinks his sisters are lazy and inconsiderate. A) Sisters. B) Jesse. C) Lazy. D) Thinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lazy. 35. Have you met that ..... next door? A) Cute boy new. B) Cute new boy. C) New boy cute. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cute new boy. 36. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even ..... than ours. A) Smaller. B) Smallest. C) More Small. D) Most Smallest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smaller. 37. Abdul won the second prize. A) Indefinite numeral adjective. B) Definite numeral adjective. C) Distributive numeral adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definite numeral adjective. 38. Select the sentence where 'green' is used as an adjective. A) The green apple was sour. B) Green is my favorite color. C) She painted the wall green. D) He turned green with envy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The green apple was sour. 39. Identify the adjective.My boss invited me to a fancy dinner. A) Boss. B) Dinner. C) Invited. D) Fancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fancy. 40. El adjetivo HAPPY es de A) Apariencia. B) Color. C) Sentimiento. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentimiento. 41. Write the comparative form of the adjective:big A) Bigger. B) Biggest. C) More big. D) Most big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bigger. 42. Identify the adjective in the sentence below:The bed in our hotel was lumpy. A) Hotel. B) Lumpy. C) Our. D) Bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lumpy. 43. Which word is the adjective in the sentence "He bought a shiny new car" ? A) Bought. B) Shiny. C) Car. D) NewTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiny. 44. From the sentence given below which of the following tells us about custardThe children enjoyed the sweet jelly and creamy custard. A) Sweet. B) Creamy. C) Enjoyed. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creamy. 45. Some people are standing outside. A) Adjective of Quality. B) Adjective of Quantity. C) Adjective of Number. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective of Number. 46. Use the correct form of bad:That seafood was the ..... seafood I had ever tasted. A) Worst. B) Worse. C) Baddest. D) Badder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worst. 47. Identify the adjective in the sentence.Aubree pulled the soft sheets over her head. A) Sheets. B) Aubree. C) Soft. D) Pulled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soft. 48. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE:bright A) More bright. B) Brightest. C) Most bright. D) Brighter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brighter. 49. Too many people are addicted ..... their phones nowadays. A) With. B) To. C) Of. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 50. An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.What is the adjective in the sentence?The young class was nervous about the test. A) Test. B) About. C) Class. D) Young. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Young. 51. Don't be annoying ..... your teacher. A) To. B) About. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 52. Which preposition goes after this adjective:prepared A) About. B) For. C) At. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 53. Choose the correct words to complete the collocation: ..... influenced A) Kind of. B) Slightly. C) Perfectly. D) Bitterly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly. 54. Which of the following is a collocation for the way the students were listed? A) Total madness. B) Chilly reception. C) Rough estimate. D) Alphabetical order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alphabetical order. 55. A very bad medical problem A) Flue virus. B) Serious illness. C) Constant sickness. D) Deadly illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serious illness. 56. My sister is ..... than me. A) Short. B) Shorter. C) Shortest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shorter. 57. Choose the adjective(s):Christopher found a beautiful rock in his messy room. A) Found. B) Beautiful. C) Messy. D) Beautiful and messy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautiful and messy. 58. Identify the adjective in the sentence.Benjamin took out his sharp pencil and his notebook. A) Pencil, notebook. B) Benjamin. C) Sharp. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharp. 59. Choose the correct comparative form of the adjective 'beautiful'. A) More beautiful. B) Beautifullest. C) Most beautiful. D) Beautifuller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More beautiful. 60. Travelling around the world would be an (a) experience. A) A. exciting. B) Excited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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