This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Downtoners – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Downtoners Quiz 1 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct intensifier to complete the sentence: "The exam was ..... difficult." A) Very. B) Slightly. C) Hardly. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very. 2. Identify the downtoner in the following sentence: "He was somewhat disappointed with the outcome." A) He. B) Disappointed. C) Somewhat. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somewhat. 3. Which sentence contains a downtoner? A) The cake was absolutely delicious. B) The cake was rather delicious. C) The cake was extremely delicious. D) The cake was totally delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was rather delicious. 4. Identify the intensifier in the following sentence: "The book was utterly fascinating." A) Book. B) Fascinating. C) Utterly. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utterly. 5. Which of the following sentences uses an intensifier correctly? A) The soup was slightly hot. B) The soup was very hot. C) The soup was hardly hot. D) The soup was somewhat hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The soup was very hot. 6. What is a downtoner in English grammar? A) A word that changes the meaning of a verb. B) A word that connects two sentences. C) A word that decreases the intensity of an adjective or adverb. D) A word that increases the intensity of an adjective or adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word that decreases the intensity of an adjective or adverb. 7. Choose the correct downtoner to complete the sentence: "The weather was ..... cold." A) Absolutely. B) Extremely. C) Quite. D) Somewhat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somewhat. 8. Which of the following is an example of a downtoner? A) Slightly. B) Extremely. C) Quite. D) Absolutely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slightly. 9. Which of the following is NOT a downtoner? A) Slightly. B) Hardly. C) Somewhat. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very. 10. Identify the intensifier in the following sentence: "She was incredibly happy with her results." A) Results. B) She. C) Incredibly. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incredibly. 11. Which of the following is an example of an intensifier? A) Very. B) Barely. C) Slightly. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very. 12. Identify the downtoner in the following sentence: "She was mildly amused by the joke." A) Mildly. B) Joke. C) Amused. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mildly. Related QuizzesWriting Style QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBoosters In Writing QuizBoosters QuizDerivatives And Hedging QuizHedging And Boosting QuizHedging Devices QuizModality For Hedging Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books