This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Degree And Intensity Of Adverbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Degree And Intensity Of Adverbs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:Timmy was ..... excited about the birthday party that he couldn't sleep. A) very B) too C) quite D) so A) Quite. B) Very. C) Too. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 2. What is the adverb of degree in the sentence 'She barely spoke during the meeting'? A) During. B) Barely. C) Spoke. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barely. 3. Your friend asks how you liked the new superhero movie. Which of these responses uses adverbs and adjectives to show the STRONGEST positive feeling? A) "It was very exciting.". B) "It was absolutely fantastic!". C) "It was quite good.". D) "It was slightly entertaining.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It was absolutely fantastic!". 4. Which sentence uses the adverb of degree correctly? A) The cake was too sweet to eat. B) The book is quite interestingly. C) She is enough smart to pass. D) He runs veryly fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was too sweet to eat. 5. Complete the sentence:The weather was ..... warmer than yesterday. A) Most. B) Slightly. C) Barely. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly. 6. Aileen dances more gracefully than Arlene. A) Frequency. B) Manner. C) Degree. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manner. 7. True or False:Adverbs of degree, like 'very' or 'quite', can answer the question "to what extent?" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. I was ..... angry that I went home. A) So. B) Such. C) Such a. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 9. Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to show that two things are not equal? A) The new phone is not as expensive as I thought. B) The new phone is expensive. C) The new phone is very expensive. D) The new phone is expensive, and I bought it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new phone is not as expensive as I thought. 10. True or False:In the sentence 'She is very talented, ' the word 'very' is an adverb of degree. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence:The movie was ..... boring that I fell asleep. A) Hardly. B) Too. C) So. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 12. True or False:An adverb of degree, like 'very' or 'almost', tells you when or where an action happens. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Complete the sentence:'He was ..... upset that he couldn't speak.' A) Quite. B) Rather. C) So. D) Somewhat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 14. The word 'extremely' in the sentence 'She was extremely happy to see her friends' is an example of an adverb of degree. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. True or False:The word 'hardly' is an adverb of intensity. Consider the sentence:'He hardly noticed the noise.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which adverb best completes the sentence:The turtle moved ..... across the field. A) Slowly. B) Slower. C) Slow. D) Slowest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slowly. 17. Complete the sentence:I was ..... tired after the game, but I still had energy to do my homework. A) Completely. B) Fairly. C) Utterly. D) Totally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairly. 18. Which adverb of degree correctly completes this sentence:'The water is ..... cold to swim in.' A) Too. B) Very. C) Somewhat. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 19. Which adverb best completes the sentence to show intensity:'The performance was ..... amazing.' A) absolutely B) somewhat C) less D) rarely A) Less. B) Absolutely. C) Rarely. D) Somewhat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolutely. 20. Complete the sentence:She was ..... tired to go on the hike. A) so B) very C) enough D) too A) So. B) Enough. C) Too. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 21. Identify the adverb of degree in the sentence:'She almost completed the puzzle.' A) She. B) Almost. C) Puzzle. D) Completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Almost. 22. True or False:The adverb 'barely' shows a high degree of intensity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. True or False:The word 'extremely' can modify an adjective, such as in the sentence 'The weather is extremely cold.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The wind is ..... blowing today. A) Hardly. B) Hardliest. C) Hardlier. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly. 25. Complete the sentence with an appropriate degree adverb:'He was ..... exhausted after the marathon.' A) slightly B) very C) hardly D) more A) More. B) Hardly. C) Slightly. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very. 26. Complete the sentence:The sunset was ..... beautiful that we couldn't stop watching. A) enough B) so C) very D) quite A) Very. B) Quite. C) So. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 27. Choose the sentence where the adverb shows a strong degree of intensity. A) The book was moderately interesting. B) They are slightly annoyed by the noise. C) She is somewhat tired after the run. D) He is very excited about the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is very excited about the trip. 28. Which sentence uses an adverb to show a high degree of certainty? A) She will probably win the race. B) They are somewhat tired. C) He might finish his homework. D) The weather is slightly cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She will probably win the race. 29. Complete the sentence to correctly express that you have very little time:I can ..... talk right now; I have to go. A) Not. B) Hardly. C) Never. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 30. What is the function of the adverb in the sentence:'He was almost finished with his project'? A) To show place. B) To show time. C) To show degree. D) To show frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show degree. 31. Complete the sentence:The book was ..... more interesting than I expected. A) Most. B) Least. C) Barely. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Much. 32. Your friend is telling you about a test they took. Which sentence shows they felt the test was the HARDEST? A) The test was unbelievably difficult. B) The test was very difficult. C) The test was quite difficult. D) The test was slightly difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The test was unbelievably difficult. 33. Complete the sentence:The movie was ..... interesting that we stayed up late to finish it. A) very B) too C) so D) enough A) Very. B) So. C) Too. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 34. Which word in the sentence 'He almost finished his homework' shows the degree of completion? A) Almost. B) Finished. C) Homework. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almost. 35. Which adverb best describes the intensity of how Alex finished the race? A) Moderately. B) Quickly. C) Very quickly. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very quickly. 36. Complete the sentence:The concert was ..... loud that my ears were ringing afterwards. A) So. B) Too. C) Enough. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 37. Complete the sentence:Of all the players on the team, Sarah practices the ..... A) More hard. B) Most hard. C) Hardest. D) Harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardest. 38. Which word is an adverb of degree that acts as a 'downtoner, ' meaning it lessens the intensity? A) Very. B) Totally. C) Slightly. D) Really. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slightly. 39. True or False:The word 'extremely' can be used to modify adjectives and other adverbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What is the correct form of the comparative adverb for 'high'? A) Highly. B) Highlyer. C) Higher. D) Highier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher. 41. Which word is an adverb of intensity in the sentence:He barely finished his homework on time. A) Barely. B) Time. C) Finished. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barely. 42. Your friend wrote:'I almost liked the movie.' How could you revise this sentence to show that your friend liked the movie a lot, using a strong adverb of degree? A) I fairly liked the movie. B) I really liked the movie. C) I liked the movie very. D) I liked the movie so. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I really liked the movie. 43. Complete the sentence:She was ..... happy to see her old friend. A) quite B) very C) slightly D) extremely A) Very. B) Quite. C) Extremely. D) Slightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely. 44. Fill in the blank with the correct adverb of intensity:'The music was ..... loud for my liking.' A) Barely. B) Slightly. C) Hardly. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Too. 45. True or False:In the sentence 'She hardly ever misses a class, ' the adverb 'hardly' indicates frequency. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Which adverb best completes the sentence to show low intensity:'He was ..... interested in the lecture.' A) Highly. B) Greatly. C) Hardly. D) Deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardly. 47. True or False:In 'He was just as surprised as I was, ' the adverb 'just' intensifies the comparison. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Choose the adverb that shows the highest degree of intensity:'The storm was ..... dangerous last night.' A) Slightly. B) Extremely. C) Moderately. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extremely. 49. Which list of adverbs is correctly ordered from the weakest intensity to the strongest intensity? A) Fairly, extremely, slightly, very. B) Slightly, fairly, very, extremely. C) Very, fairly, slightly, extremely. D) Slightly, very, fairly, extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly, fairly, very, extremely. 50. You want to revise the sentence 'The movie was sad' to express the strongest possible emotion. Which revision is the most effective? A) The movie was utterly heartbreaking. B) The movie was rather sad. C) The movie was very sad. D) The movie was a bit sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was utterly heartbreaking. 51. My science project was a success! The volcano erupting was ..... amazing. A) A bit. B) Rather. C) Fairly. D) Absolutely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolutely. 52. True or False:The word 'hardly' is used to increase the intensity of a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. My sister is not ..... to get her driver's license yet. A) Old enough. B) Too old. C) Enough old. D) Very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old enough. 54. True or False:It is grammatically correct to say, 'The ending of the video game was very perfect.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. The word 'quite' can indicate a moderate degree. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Which sentence uses the adverb correctly to show the highest degree of intensity? A) He was slightly disappointed with the results. B) She was mostly satisfied with her performance. C) They were totally unprepared for the storm. D) I was somewhat interested in the lecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were totally unprepared for the storm. 57. Complete the sentence:He was ..... annoyed by the noise. A) Less. B) Very. C) Most. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. 58. True or False:Adverbs of degree can modify verbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Which sentence is written correctly and avoids being redundant or repetitive? A) I was very extremely tired after the soccer game. B) She was completely finished with her project. C) He had hardly no money left in his wallet. D) The story was totally unbelievable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The story was totally unbelievable. 60. Complete the sentence:'The music was ..... loud for the small room.' A) Somewhat. B) Very. C) Extremely. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Too. 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