Quiz playing is a wonderful way to increase your knowledge of English as a Second Language. Remember that all of our ESL quizzes have titles that are both friendly and technical at the same time… In the case of this quiz you might like to tell your friends about the “How Do You Like That Quiz” but your teacher will probably talk to you about "Positive Adjectives". If you hear a technical term and you want to find a quiz about the subject then just look through the list of quiz titles until you find what you need.
By being positive you will have a positive effect on your listeners. A list of positive adjectives would include "wonderful", "sparkling" and "excellent", whilst negative adjectives are "bad", "drab" and "poor". It is not difficult to see which list will make you the most popular as a conversationalist!
[readmore]This English quiz will test your knowledge of positive adjectives and possibly introduce you to some new ones.
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This is the strongest answer; the first two are OK but rather 'bland'. 'Tasty' is also quite good (even if, privately, you think English cooking is less exciting than your own!)
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All the other three answers here are basically negative ~ so don't use them, if you want to be polite!
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If you have been to such an event, we certainly hope you enjoyed yourself ('fun'), but the strongest approval is to say that you found it interesting ~ this suggests that you stood or sat, with real interest, as the animals / historic vehicles (or whatever) did their performance. This word will help English people to feel that you have made an effort to enjoy and appreciate our culture, and that you found it a rewarding experience.
In some situations, 'interesting' can mean that you're not quite sure about something. You might say you found a new experience 'interesting' when you knew that you were expected/supposed to enjoy it (maybe someone took a lot of trouble to take you somewhere special and show you something), but in fact you didn't understand or like it very much. |
This is clearly the strongest answer.
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It may seem a bit fussy, but Answer 3 is also the most polite. It suggests that you are managing to improve through your own efforts and you do not wish, or need, to put them to any trouble over helping you. (This is a bit like in the Far East, where people do not like to 'lose face' by seeming stupid in front of someone else, or making them feel they have to help, which might be inconvenient for them.)
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As with Question 5, this answer contains suggestions of how you could politely refuse, and give a reason (even if nobody really believes it).
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Answer 1 is clearest and most positive.
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Answer 4 is clearly the most positive; the others all have elements of vagueness ('quite', 'possibly', 'if you happen ...') which limit the strength of their recommendation.
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'Pretty' could be an example of English understatement (i.e., you say something 'softer' than what you actually mean).
'Voluptuous' is probably a bit too strong. If you were saying this as a man, it might suggest you found her so attractive that you almost had trouble controlling yourself, or even that you were indirectly criticising her for 'dressing too old' or wearing too much makeup. Somehow this word would not quite sound right if another woman were saying it (certainly a non-native speaker). 'Stunning' is perhaps a bit of a cliche but it is a stronger word than 'beautiful', which may be true, but it gets over-used. |
Answer 3 is clearly the strongest and most positive here.
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