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Degrees of Comparison MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 Degrees of Comparison questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider these two statements about degrees of comparison taught at primary level. Statement 1: The positive degree of an adjective describes a quality without comparing it to another noun. Statement 2: The comparative form of "good" is regularly built by adding -er to give "gooder". Which statements are correct?
Statement 1 matches the standard primary-level definition of the positive degree. Statement 2 is wrong because "good" is irregular in English; its comparative form is "better", not "gooder". Hence only Statement 1 holds.
Q2Match each adjective in List I with its correct superlative form in List II. List I (Adjective) 1. tall 2. happy 3. bad 4. beautiful List II (Superlative form) P. worst Q. tallest R. most beautiful S. happiest Choose the correct match:
The regular short adjective "tall" takes -est to give "tallest" (1-Q). The two-syllable adjective "happy" changes -y to -i and adds -est for "happiest" (2-S). "Bad" is irregular with superlative "worst" (3-P). The polysyllabic "beautiful" takes "most" before it for "most beautiful" (4-R). Hence 1-Q, 2-S, 3-P, 4-R.
Q3A Class IV pupil writes "My pencil is _____ than yours." Which option correctly fills the blank in the comparative degree?
The marker "than" signals a comparison between two pencils, so the adjective must be in the comparative degree. The regular comparative of "long" is formed by adding -er, giving "longer".
Q4Read the four statements about classroom teaching of degrees of comparison. 1. "Tall", "short" and "big" are useful starter adjectives because their comparative and superlative forms follow the regular -er and -est rule. 2. "Good", "bad" and "far" are irregular and need their forms taught as ready sets through repetition. 3. The form "more taller" is acceptable in primary writing because it adds extra emphasis. 4. Polysyllabic adjectives such as "beautiful" usually take "more" and "most" before them rather than -er and -est. Which combination of statements is fully correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 each match standard primary grammar guidance: short adjectives take -er and -est, irregular adjectives need rote pattern practice, and polysyllabic adjectives use "more" and "most". Statement 3 is wrong: "more taller" is a double comparative and breaks the no-double-marker rule.
Q5Read the assertion and reason carefully. Assertion (A): A primary teacher should explicitly teach "good — better — best" and "bad — worse — worst" as separate sets, not by adding -er or -est to the base. Reason (R): These two adjectives are irregular in English, so their comparative and superlative forms cannot be predicted by the regular suffix rule. Which one is correct?
Both "good" and "bad" are textbook irregular adjectives whose comparative and superlative forms must be memorised. Therefore, A is the recommended classroom practice and R correctly states the underlying linguistic reason: irregular forms cannot be derived by the regular -er and -est rule.
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6How many distinct degrees of comparison of adjectives are taught to learners of Classes I to V under the REET Level 1 Language II English syllabus?
7A primary teacher writes the sentence "The mango is sweet." on the board to illustrate one degree of comparison. Which degree does this sentence show?
8From the adjectives "happy", "big", "beautiful" and "good", how many take their comparative form by adding the simple suffix -er to the base, without any spelling adjustment such as -y to -i or doubling the final consonant, and without using "more"?
9While checking primary notebooks, a teacher finds four sentences. Which one is INCORRECT in its use of degrees of comparison?
10On the board, a teacher writes four scrambled forms of one adjective: "strongest", "strong", "more strong", "stronger". Which arrangement places the three valid degrees in the correct order: positive — comparative — superlative?