Adjective or adverb? Good or well?
Grade 7 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer.
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[1] The harbor town of Port Vale hosts a rowing race each June. [2] Crews practice early because the water stays calm until the wind rises. [3] The cox, who steers the boat, must speak clear above the splash of oars. [4] Last year's winning boat was more faster than any other boat in the race.
Ari finds two slips in one paragraph. Which pair of fixes is right?
- Sentence 3: “clear” to “clearly”; sentence 2: “calm” to “calmly”.
- Sentence 3: “clear” to “clearer”; sentence 4: “more faster” to “most fast”.
- Sentence 3: “clear” to “clearly”; sentence 4: “more faster” to “faster”.
- Sentence 2: “calm” to “calmly”; sentence 4: “more faster” to “faster”.
Ren answered the interviewer truthful and direct, and the answers seemed carefully rehearsed. Esme wants one revision that fixes the modifiers and keeps the meaning. Which works?
- Ren answered the interviewer truthfully and direct, and the answers seemed carefully rehearsed.
- Ren answered the interviewer truthfully and directly, and the answers seemed carefully rehearsed.
- Ren answered the interviewer truthful and direct, and the answers seemed carefully rehearsed.
- Ren answered the interviewer truthfully and directly, though the answers seemed carefully rehearsed.
Pia spoke quiet and softly, so the back row could not hardly hear the speech. Jun wants one revision that fixes the modifiers, cuts the repeated idea and keeps the meaning. Which works?
- Pia spoke quiet and softly, so the back row could hardly hear the speech.
- Pia spoke softly, so the back row could hardly hear the speech.
- Pia spoke more softly, so the back row could hardly hear the speech.
- Pia spoke softly, so the back row could not hardly hear the speech.
Of the two designs, Jun's is the most simplest, and it works more good than Ari's. Kira wants one revision that fixes every comparison and keeps the meaning. Which works?
- Of the two designs, Jun's is simpler, and it works more well than Ari's.
- Of the two designs, Jun's is the simplest, and it works better than Ari's.
- Of the two designs, Jun's is simpler, and it works better than Ari's.
- Of the two designs, Jun's is more simpler, and it works better than Ari's.
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Between the two routes, the river trail is the most scenic, and it is more better kept than the ridge route.
Luz wants one revision that fixes every comparison and keeps the meaning. Which works?
- Between the two routes, the river trail is more scenic, and it is more good kept than the ridge route.
- Between the two routes, the river trail is more scenic, and it is more better kept than the ridge route.
- Between the two routes, the river trail is the most scenic, and it is better kept than the ridge route.
- Between the two routes, the river trail is more scenic, and it is better kept than the ridge route.
A: The chef tasted the sauce carefully. B: The sauce tasted wonderful. Milo compares two sentences with the same verb. Which explanation fits both?
- In both sentences tasted is an action the speaker does, so each needs an adverb, and wonderful in B should be wonderfully.
- In A, tasted is an action the chef does, so an adverb tells how; in B, tasted links the sauce to a word that describes it.
- In A, tasted links the chef to the sauce, so an adverb is right; in B, tasted is an action, so an adjective is used.
- In both sentences tasted links two ideas together, so each needs an adjective, and carefully in A should be careful.
A: The inspector looked closely at the bridge. B: The bridge looked unsafe. Noah compares two sentences with the same verb. Which explanation fits both?
- In A, looked is an action the inspector does, so closely tells how; in B, looked links the bridge to unsafe, which describes it.
- In A, looked links the inspector to the bridge, so closely should be close; in B, looked is an action, so unsafely is needed.
- In both sentences looked links two ideas together, so close is needed in A and unsafe is right in B as written.
- In both sentences looked is an action someone does, so closely is right in A and unsafely is needed in B instead of unsafe.
A: Jun turned slowly toward the door. B: The sky turned dark. Pia compares two sentences with the same verb. Which explanation fits both?
- In both sentences turned links two ideas together, so slow is needed in A and dark is right in B as written.
- In A, turned is an action Jun does, so slowly tells how; in B, turned links the sky to dark, which describes it.
- In both sentences turned is an action that someone does, so slowly is right in A and darkly is needed in B.
- In A, turned links Jun to the door, so slow is needed; in B, turned is an action, so darkly is needed to tell how.
A: Ren's essay is longer than Luz. B: Ren's essay is longer than Luz's. Ren compares two sentences. Which statement is true?
- Both mean the same thing, because a comparison with a name refers to the work that person wrote.
- A is the better sentence because it is shorter, and the reader can see that Luz means Luz's essay.
- A compares an essay with a person, Luz, which is not a fair comparison; B compares Ren's essay with Luz's essay.
- B is wrong because the apostrophe turns Luz into an adjective and hides which essay is being measured.
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A: Zee's score was higher than any score on the team. B: Zee's score was higher than any other score on the team.
Tala compares two sentences. Which statement is true?
- A is the better sentence because any covers each score on the team, including Zee's, so the comparison cannot be challenged.
- A counts Zee's own score among the scores it beats, so it says the score is higher than itself; B compares it with the rest.
- B is wrong because other makes the comparison unclear, since it hides which of the scores is being measured.
- Both mean the same thing, because other adds a word without changing which scores on the team are compared.