ADJECTIVES HANDOUT

(TIER-I)
Directions (1-49): In each of the following questions find out which part of
sentence has an error. If there is no mistake the answer is No error.
1. Sita is (1)/ more braver (2)/ than any other girl (3)/ in the class. (4)/ No
error (5)

2. Swami Vivekananda is (1)/ the most wisest (2)/ person in India. (3)/ No
error (4)
3. Gold is (1)/ more precious (2)/ than any metal. (3)/ No error (4)

4. Mr. Nehru was (1)/ a (2)/ most unique (3)/ personality. (4)/ No error (5)
5. This is (1)/ a (2)/ most (3)/ perfect solution. (4)/ No error (5)

6. There (1)/ were (2)/ no less (3)/ than fifty men. (4)/ No error (5)
7. The nearer (1)/ the church (2)/ the (3)/ further from god. (4)/ No error (5)

8. The climate (1)/ of Bangalore is (2)/ better than Hyderabad. (3)/ No error
(4)
9. There is not many traffic(1)/ along the street(2)/ where I live.(3)/No
error(4)

10. Her black long(1)/ hair adds(2)/ glamour to her looks.(3)/ No error(4)
[Link] does not have(1)/ some money to buy a new machine so he is(2)/
anxious.(3)/No error(4)

[Link] is as good,(1)/ if not better than(2)/ they.(3)/(4) No error

13.I found (1)/the two first chapters of the book (2)/ particularly
interesting.(3)/ No error (4)

[Link] to medical research (1)/ our lives have become (2)/ healthier and
long. (3)/ No error(4)
[Link] entire class (1)/has praised Kiran (2)/ for his bravery and wisdom,
(3)/but he is wiser than brave.(4)/No error(5)

[Link] dress that the (1)/ girl wore was (2)/ more attractive than the other
girls. (3)/ No error(4) [SSC CGL TIER-1 2013]
[Link] is not (1)/ a worth reading book (2)/ so don’t read it. (3)/ No error(4)
[SSC CPO-2014]

[Link] has married (1)/ a young tall (2)/ Australian accountant.(3)/ No error
(4) [SSC CPO-2014]
[Link] suggestion given by him (1)/ is as bad, if not worst (2)/ than the one
suggested by you. (3)/ No error(4) [SSC CGL TIER-II 2015]

[Link] much (1)/ people realize (2)/ his sincerity. (3)/ No error (4)

[SSC STENO-2016]
[Link] child (1)/ was given a (2)/red beautiful balloon. (3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL-2016]

[Link] is best (1)/ to be silent (2)/ than to speak in anger.(3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL-2016]
[Link] Statesman has the (1)/ larger circulation (2)/ of all English dailies. (3)/
No error(4) [SSC CGL-2016]

[Link] author said during the press conference (1)/ that there were (2)/two
farther volumes to be published. (3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL-2016]
[Link] is (1)/ few time (2)/ for preparation.(3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL-2016]

[Link] doctor says that (1)/ the patient will recover (2)/ in few days. (3)/ No
error(4) [CGL-2016]
[Link] little creativity and hard work (1)/ the project could have been (2)/
successfully completed.(3)/ No error(4) [SSC CHSL-2016]

[Link] population of Mumbai (1)/ is greater than (2)/ in any city in the
USA.(3)/ No error(4) [SSC CHSL-2016]
[Link] knows (1)/ that Bhutan is the most peaceful (2)/ of all other
countries of the world.(3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL TIER I-2017]

[Link] knowledge of playing volleyball (1)/that she possessed proved to be

(2)/ helpful at the time of inaugural match.(3)/ No error(4)

[SSC CGL TIER I-2017]

[Link] house(1) / is more(2) / spacious than(3) / my sister.(4)

[SSC CGL TIER I-2021]

[Link] he wants(1) / farther information,(2) / send him(3) / to me.(4)

[SSC CGL TIER I-2021]

[Link] can see much changes in Government schools these days.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) in Government schools

2) We can see

3) much changes

4) these days
[Link] to a recent study, drinking green tea thrice a week is associated
with a longest and healthy life. [ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) drinking green tea thrice a week

2) a longest and healthy life

3) is associated with

4) According to a recent study

[Link] must make a choice immediately because there is few time left.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) because there is

2) You must make

3) few time left

4) a choice immediately
[Link] least than fifty participants were present for the singing competition.
[CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) No least than

2) the singing competition

3) fifty participants were

4) present for
[Link] likes to put all the garbage into a black small bag .

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) into a

2) all the garbage

3) He like to put

4) black small bag

[Link] was a really bad movie- a worse movie I’ve ever seen in my life.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) in my life

2) I’ve ever seen

3) was a really

4) a worse
[Link] friend has started a restaurant in a wooden big building in Manali.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) in Manali

2) in a wooden big building

3) My friend has started

4) a restaurant
[Link] is more braver than Sushant who is afraid of the dark.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) more braver than

2) Nikhil is

3) who is afraid

4) of the dark
[Link] said he would pack few things he had and vacate the hostel room
the next day. [ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) the next day

2) Deepak said he would pack

3) pack few things he had

4) and vacate the hostel room

[Link] is more cleverer/ than any other boy / in the office.

[SSC MTS- 2023]

1) than any other boy

2) Shivam is more cleverer

3) in the office

4) No error
[Link] is released from pectin/ and is therefore many / abundant in
fermented fruit. [SSC MTS- 2023]

1) Methanol is released from pectin

2) abundant in fermented fruit

3) No error

4) and is therefore many

[Link] Federalists wished to / make the central government /as strong
possible. [SSC MTS- 2023]

1) as strong possible

2) The Federalists wished to

3) No error

4) make the central government

[Link] you please / pass me that / glittery pen black?

[SSC MTS- 2023]

1) pass me that

2) glittery pen black?

3) Can you please

4) No error
[Link] body will respond by / getting more muscular and / strong before
you know it. [SSC MTS- 2023]

1) strong before you know it

2) No error

3) Your body will respond by

4) getting more muscular and

[Link] a loofah with a hydrating/ shower gel each day also ensures/ you'll
have the most smoothest skin. [SSC MTS-2023]

1) shower gel each day also ensures

2) No error

3) you'll have the most smoothest skin.

4)Using a loofah with a hydrating

[Link] the most wise don't / know what's hidden in / the depths of their
being. [SSC MTS- 2023]

1) No error

2) know what's hidden in

3) the depths of their being

4) Even the most wise don't

[Link] was / very richer than Jim / as he had illicitly accumulated / all his
wealth. [SSC CHSL- 2023]

1) very richer than Jim

2) all his wealth

3) as he had illicitly accumulated

4) Bobo was
Direction: In the below questions, a sentence / a part of the sentence is bold. Four
alternatives are given to the bold part which will improve the sentence. Choose
the correct alternative and mark corresponding to it. In case no improvement is
needed, mark corresponding to “No improvement”.

[Link] found a wooden broken chair in the room.

[SSC GRADE -III 2013]

1) wooden and broken chair

2) broken wooden chair

3) broken and wooden chair

4) No improvement
[Link] of them are good, but this is the best of the two.

[SSC CHSL-2015]

1) No improvement

2) better

3) much better

4) good
[Link]’ve got a new big house. [SSC CHSL-2015]

1) big new house

2) house big new

3) No improvement

4) should write to you

53.I couldn’t got some sleep because the people in the next room were
talking very loudly. [SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) couldn’t get some sleep

2) couldn’t get any sleep

3) couldn’t got any sleep

4) No substitution
54. He is taller and most handsome than his friend.

[SSC CGL TIER-II 2023]

1) more

2) the most

3) very more

4) the more
55. I have a few eggs in the fridge, so we need to go the market to buy them.
[SSC CGL TIER I-2017]

1) the few

2) few

3) little

4) No improvement
56. This is the challenge task I have ever encountered.

[SSC CGL TIER-II 2023]

1) challenging

2) most challenging

3) more challenging

4) much challenging
57. The people of Japan are wiser than America.

[SSC CGL TIER I-2017]

1) wiser than that of America

2) wiser than those of America

3) wiser to that of America

4) No improvement
[Link] Shakespeare is the greatest of all other writers.

[SSC CGL TIER I-2017]

1) all the

2) any other

3) the other

4) No improvement
59. He is a good singer of the two. [CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) the good singer

2) the better singer

3) the best singer

4) No substitution
[Link] Rama and Usha the later is the most responsible.

[ SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) the later is more

2) No substitution.

3) the latter is the more

4) the latter is most

[Link] cook puts too many salt in the food.

[SSC CGL TIER-I 2019]

1) No improvement

2) putting too much

3) puts too much

4) puts very much

[Link] the two plans submitted by the architect, this is the one more likely to
be accepted. [SSC CGL TIER I-2021]

1) much likely

2) No substitution required

3) most likely

4) most likelihood
63. This TV channel has a larger viewership from another channel.

[SSC CGL TIER I-2021]

1) from the other channel

2) from any other channel

3) than any other channel

4) No substitution required
[Link] is one of the most remarkable cases of all others.

[SSC CGL TIER I-2021]

1) No substitution required

2) of all

3) of other all

4) all of others
[Link] me the better dress in the shop.

[SSC CHSL TIER I-2021]

1) a good

2) a better

3) the good

4) the best
66. Robin has less marbles than George.

[SSC CHSL TIER I-2021]

1) enough marbles

2) few marbles

3) fewer marbles

4) lower marbles
67. Rhea and Heena are both great dancers but Rhea is the best.

[SSC CHSL TIER I-2021]

1) and yet both of are equally good at it

2) but Rhea is good

3) but Rhea is better

4) but Rhea is one of the best

[Link] was not only a great warrior but also a very wiser ruler.

[SSC CGL TIER II-2023]

1) No correction required

2) wisest

3) wise

4) more wise
[Link] the entrance examination for universities abroad was the biggest
challenge of my life. [SSC CHSL TIER I-2020]

1) has been bigger

2) had been the big

3) is the bigger

4) No substitution
70.I want to buy this book. Please give me any money.

[SSC CHSL TIER I-2020]

1) some money

2) less money

3) No substitution

4) little money
[Link] mango tree yields lot of mangoes every year.

[SSC CGL TIER-II 2020]

1) a lot of

2) No improvement required

3) a lot

4) the lot of
[Link] provides the most universal entertainment.

[SSC CGL TIER-II 2023]

1) No correction required

2) more universal

3) a universal

4) an universal
[Link] moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the nearby large celestial
body. [SSC CGL 2023]

1) the near largest

2) the nearest large

3) No substitution

4) the nearly large

74. The camel uses fat as a source of energy during its longer journey in the
desert. [SSC MTS 2023]

1) No improvement

2) It's longer journey

3) its longest journeyed

4) its long journey

[Link] II is tragic than some other plays by the dramatist.

[SSC CGL 2023]

1) as least tragic as

2) No substitution required

3 the most tragic

4) less tragic than