Adjectives and Rhyme Quiz

Name: __________________
English Grade 7
Quiz
Adjectives:
1. Activity 1 Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or

superlative adjective based on the adjective provided in parentheses.
1. The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai is the ________ (tall) building in the world.
2. Labradors are ________ (big) than Chihuahuas.
3. We built rockets in physics class today. Mine flew the ________ (high).
4. My necklace is ________ (expensive) than my bracelet.
5. I got a C on my essay, which is ________ (bad) than the 100% I got last time.
6. Homework is ________ (important) than watching television.
7. Watching television makes me ________ (happy) than doing homework.
8. To save money, I am searching for the ________ (cheap) textbooks.
9. My grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies are the ________ (good).
10. Driving on a dirt road is ________ (bumpy) than driving on asphalt.
2. Activity 2 Directions: Each of the following sentences has an error in the use of
comparative or superlative adjectives. Identify the error and correct it.
1. My bed is more big than my desk.

2. Usain Bolt can run fast than me.
3. You are most generous than my brother.
4. Of all our luggage, mine is the heavier.
5. Michelangelo’s David is the more realistic statue I have ever seen.
6. The weather during the summer is the most hot than during the winter.
7. Frank Ocean is the goodest musician of the decade.
8. The Earth is closest to the moon than the sun.
9. You should always turn in your work because some points are best than no points.
10. The Writing Center is the greater resource for writing help on campus!
Adjectival order:
3. Place the following adjectives in order:
1. I want __________________________________ (silk / green / an / amazing) dress.
2. She drank __________________________________ (Italian / black / hot) coffee.
3. He saw __________________________________ (French / writing / old / an) desk.
4. They stayed in __________________________________ (little / a / cute) cottage.
5. I visited __________________________________ (ancient / a / spooky / German)
castle.
6. He has __________________________________ (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring.
7. We ate __________________________________ (green / English / round / some)
apples.
8. I need __________________________________ (computer / comfortable / a) desk.
9. They went on holiday to __________________________________ (small / wooden /
a / beautiful) cabin.
10. Their dog is a ____________________________ (brown / big / German) shepherd.
4. Multiple choice:
1. Which is the correct order?
 a square wooden old table
 an old wooden square table
 an old square wooden table
 a wooden old square table
 a big red plastic hat
 a bit plastic red hat
 a plastic big red hat
 a red big plastic hat

 an new French exciting band
 an exciting new French band
 a French new exciting band
 an exciting French new band
 a small thin Canadian lady
 a thin small Canadian lady
 a Canadian small thin lady
 a small Canadian thin lady
 a dirty cotton old tie
 a dirty old cotton tie
 a cotton dirty old tie
 an old cotton dirty tie
 a new steel carving knife
 a steel new carving knife
 a new carving steel knife
 a carving steel new knife

 a beautiful blue sailing boat
 a blue beautiful sailing boat
 a sailing beautiful blue boat
 a blue sailing beautiful boat
 a Japanese small serving bowl
 a small serving Japanese bowl
 a serving small Japanese bowl
 a small Japanese serving bowl
9. round / small / reading / lamp
10. German / old / yellow / car

5. Rhyme Scheme:
1) “The Visit” – John Frederick Freeman

I reached the cottage. I knew it from the card _____
He had given me--the low door heavily barred, _____
Steep roof, and two yews whispering on guard. _____
Dusk thickened as I came, but I could smell_____
First red wallflower and an early hyacinth bell, _____
And see dim primroses. "O, I can tell,"
2) “The Blue Mountains” – Henry Lawson

Above the ashes straight and tall, _____
Through ferns with moisture dripping, _____
I climb beneath the sandstone wall, _____
My feet on mosses slipping. _____
3) I dwell in a lonely house I know _____
That vanished many a summer ago, _____

And left no trace but the cellar walls, _____
And a cellar in which the daylight falls _____
And the purple-stemmed wild raspberries grow. _____
4) A word is dead _____
When it is said _____
Some say. _____
I think it just _____
Begins to live_____
That day. _____
Answer Key for Activity 1 1. tallest 2. bigger 3. highest 4. more expensive 5. worse 6.
more important 7. happier 8. cheapest 9. best 10. Bumpier
Answer Key for Activity 2 1. My bed is bigger than my desk. 2. Usain Bolt can run faster
than me. 3. You are more generous than my brother. 4. Of all our luggage, mine is the
heaviest. 5. Michelangelo’s David is the most realistic statue I have ever seen. 6. The
weather during the summer is hotter than during the winter. 7. Frank Ocean is the
best/greatest musician of the decade. 8. The Earth is closer to the moon than the sun. 9.
You should always turn in your work because some points are better than no points. 10.
The Writing Center is the greatest resource for writing help on campus!
Correct answers:
1. c 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. D
a small round reading lamp
small round reading lamp
Correct answers:
an old yellow German car
old yellow German car
Rhyme scheme answer:
1) AAABBB 2) ABAB 3) abcca 4) AABCDB.

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1. Activity 1 Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or

1. My bed is more big than my desk.

1. Which is the correct order?

 a square wooden old table

 an old wooden square table

 an old square wooden table

 a wooden old square table

2. Which is the correct order?

 a big red plastic hat

 a bit plastic red hat

 a plastic big red hat

 a red big plastic hat

 an new French exciting band

 an exciting new French band

 a French new exciting band

 an exciting French new band

4. Which is the correct order?

 a small thin Canadian lady

 a thin small Canadian lady

 a Canadian small thin lady

 a small Canadian thin lady

5. Which is the correct order?

 a dirty cotton old tie

 a dirty old cotton tie

 a cotton dirty old tie

 an old cotton dirty tie

6. Which is the correct order?

 a new steel carving knife

 a steel new carving knife

 a new carving steel knife

 a carving steel new knife

 a beautiful blue sailing boat

 a blue beautiful sailing boat

 a sailing beautiful blue boat

 a blue sailing beautiful boat

8. Which is the correct order?

 a Japanese small serving bowl

 a small serving Japanese bowl

 a serving small Japanese bowl

 a small Japanese serving bowl

9. round / small / reading / lamp

10. German / old / yellow / car

1) “The Visit” – John Frederick Freeman

2) “The Blue Mountains” – Henry Lawson

3) I dwell in a lonely house I know _____

That vanished many a summer ago, _____

a small round reading lamp

small round reading lamp

an old yellow German car

old yellow German car

Rhyme scheme answer:

1) AAABBB 2) ABAB 3) abcca 4) AABCDB.

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