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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Adjectives 1 (Questions)

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Adjectives are 'describing words'. In the phrase 'the red balloon' the word 'red' is an adjective and the word 'balloon' is a noun. It is often the case that adjectives describe nouns.

Try and use a variety of adjectives to make your writing more descriptive and more interesting.

1. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The road comprised large houses and a tiny shop.
[ ] comprised, and
[ ] houses, shop
[ ] large, tiny
[ ] road, large
2. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The old book had lost its original cover long ago.
[ ] book, cover
[ ] lost, long
[ ] old, original
[ ] The, its
3. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The long transporter delivered the new car today.
[ ] delivered, today
[ ] long, new
[ ] The, the
[ ] transporter, car
4. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
This bag is heavy but that bag is light.
[ ] bag, bag
[ ] heavy, light
[ ] is, is
[ ] This, that
5. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
That chair is wooden but this chair is plastic.
[ ] chair, chair
[ ] is, is
[ ] That, this
[ ] wooden, plastic
6. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The quick brown fox jumped over the slow white dog.
[ ] jumped, over, the, dog
[ ] quick, brown, slow, white
[ ] The, fox, the, dog
[ ] The, jumped, over, the
7. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
A small gray mouse frightened the timid little child.
[ ] A, mouse, the, child
[ ] A, the, timid, child
[ ] mouse, frightened, the, child
[ ] small, gray, timid, little
8. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The colorful bird perched on the highest leafy branch.
[ ] bird, perched, branch
[ ] colorful, highest, leafy
[ ] perched, on, highest
[ ] The, the, branch
9. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
An interesting article appeared in our local newspaper.
[ ] An, our
[ ] article, newspaper
[ ] in, our
[ ] interesting, local
10. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
Cheap cookies are good but expensive ones are better.
[ ] are, good, are, better
[ ] biscuits, are, ones, are
[ ] biscuits, but, are, better
[ ] Cheap, good, expensive, better
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Adjectives 1 (Answers)
1. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The road comprised large houses and a tiny shop.
[ ] comprised, and
[ ] houses, shop
[x] large, tiny
[ ] road, large
The road comprised LARGE houses and a TINY shop
2. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The old book had lost its original cover long ago.
[ ] book, cover
[ ] lost, long
[x] old, original
[ ] The, its
The OLD book had lost its ORIGINAL cover long ago
3. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The long transporter delivered the new car today.
[ ] delivered, today
[x] long, new
[ ] The, the
[ ] transporter, car
The LONG transporter delivered the NEW car today
4. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
This bag is heavy but that bag is light.
[ ] bag, bag
[x] heavy, light
[ ] is, is
[ ] This, that
'Heavy' and 'light' are adjectives = the heavy bag
5. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
That chair is wooden but this chair is plastic.
[ ] chair, chair
[ ] is, is
[ ] That, this
[x] wooden, plastic
'Wooden'/'plastic' are adjectives = the wooden chair
6. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The quick brown fox jumped over the slow white dog.
[ ] jumped, over, the, dog
[x] quick, brown, slow, white
[ ] The, fox, the, dog
[ ] The, jumped, over, the
You can use several adjectives to describe a noun
7. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
A small gray mouse frightened the timid little child.
[ ] A, mouse, the, child
[ ] A, the, timid, child
[ ] mouse, frightened, the, child
[x] small, gray, timid, little
A SMALL GREY mouse frightened the TIMID LITTLE child
8. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
The colorful bird perched on the highest leafy branch.
[ ] bird, perched, branch
[x] colorful, highest, leafy
[ ] perched, on, highest
[ ] The, the, branch
The COLORFUL bird perched on the HIGHEST LEAFY branch
9. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
An interesting article appeared in our local newspaper.
[ ] An, our
[ ] article, newspaper
[ ] in, our
[x] interesting, local
An INTERESTING article appeared in our LOCAL newspaper
10. Select the adjectives in the following sentence.
Cheap cookies are good but expensive ones are better.
[ ] are, good, are, better
[ ] biscuits, are, ones, are
[ ] biscuits, but, are, better
[x] Cheap, good, expensive, better
CHEAP cookies are GOOD but EXPENSIVE ones are BETTER