About this quiz
20 questions on positive, comparative and superlative degrees, irregular forms and adjective order.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: English · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 20 questions with answers and explanations
The comparative form of "good" is:
- A) gooder
- B) better ✔
- C) best
- D) more good
Why: Good – better – best is an irregular pattern.
The superlative form of "bad" is:
- A) baddest
- B) worse
- C) worst ✔
- D) most bad
Why: Bad – worse – worst is an irregular pattern.
The comparative form of "little" (amount) is:
- A) littler
- B) less ✔
- C) least
- D) lesser than
Why: Little – less – least.
Mount Everest is the ___ peak in the world.
- A) high
- B) higher
- C) highest ✔
- D) most high
Why: Use the superlative with "the" when comparing one with all others.
She is ___ than her sister.
- A) tall
- B) taller ✔
- C) tallest
- D) more tall
Why: Use the comparative when comparing two people.
This is the ___ interesting book I have ever read.
- A) more
- B) most ✔
- C) much
- D) very
Why: Long adjectives form the superlative with "most".
He is as ___ as his father.
- A) tall ✔
- B) taller
- C) tallest
- D) more tall
Why: "As ... as" uses the positive degree.
Of the two sisters, Gita is the ___.
- A) tall
- B) taller ✔
- C) tallest
- D) most tall
Why: When choosing between two, use "the + comparative".
The comparative of "far" (for distance) is:
- A) farer
- B) farther ✔
- C) farthest
- D) more far
Why: Far – farther – farthest for physical distance.
My ___ brother lives in Kathmandu.
- A) older than
- B) elder ✔
- C) eldest than
- D) more old
Why: "Elder" is used for family members before a noun.
"No other student in the class is as clever as Ram." In the superlative degree, this is:
- A) Ram is cleverer than all students.
- B) Ram is the cleverest student in the class. ✔
- C) Ram is as clever as other students.
- D) Ram is very clever student.
Why: "No other ... as ... as" becomes "the + superlative".
"Sita is not so tall as Gita." In the comparative degree, this is:
- A) Gita is taller than Sita. ✔
- B) Sita is taller than Gita.
- C) Gita is tallest.
- D) Sita is as tall as Gita.
Why: If Sita is not as tall, then Gita is taller than Sita.
The superlative form of "much" is:
- A) more
- B) most ✔
- C) mostest
- D) much more
Why: Much – more – most.
Which of these is grammatically wrong?
- A) better
- B) more better ✔
- C) much better
- D) far better
Why: "More better" is a double comparative and is incorrect.
Have you heard the ___ news about the election?
- A) last
- B) latest ✔
- C) later
- D) lattest
Why: "Latest" means most recent; "last" means final in order.
The ___ chapter of the book is about Nepal.
- A) latest
- B) last ✔
- C) later
- D) latter than
Why: "Last" means final in a sequence.
Iron is ___ than gold.
- A) useful
- B) more useful ✔
- C) most useful
- D) usefuller
Why: Long adjectives form the comparative with "more".
He is the ___ boy in the class.
- A) strong
- B) stronger
- C) strongest ✔
- D) more strong
Why: Comparing one with all others needs the superlative.
Choose the correct order of adjectives.
- A) a red small beautiful leather bag
- B) a beautiful small red leather bag ✔
- C) a leather red small beautiful bag
- D) a small beautiful leather red bag
Why: The usual order is opinion – size – colour – material – noun.
Which word is NOT an adjective?
- A) beautiful
- B) quickly ✔
- C) honest
- D) careful
Why: "Quickly" is an adverb; the others are adjectives.