Adjectives Quiz!
There are 10 questions in total, each worth 1 point.
Write down your answer to each one.
At the end of the test, swap with a partner, mark
the test and give a total out of 10.
Literacy Reps should take in all the scores and work
out an average score:
Total sum of points divided by the number of pupils
who took part.
Question 1
What is an adjective?
a) A describing word
b) An action or ‘doing’ word.
c) A ‘naming’ word.
Question 2
What do adjectives do?
a) They compare two things
b) They give more information about
things
c) They tell stories
Question 3
Which of these are adjectives?
a) Softly
b) Quaint
c) Exotic
d) Lovely
Question 4
Which of these is an adjective?
a) Timid
b) Fantastically
c) Scare
Question 5
Write down the adjectives in the
following sentence:
A large group of hungry space aliens
slithered into the busy restaurant and
ordered vanilla milkshakes.
Question 6
Write down the adjectives in the following
sentences:
The cold wind whispered menacingly in the
distance. All was still, but not for long…
Question 7
Write down the adjectives in the
following sentences:
Miss Trunchball, the Headmistress, was something
else altogether. She was a gigantic holy terror, a
fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life
out of the pupils and teachers alike.
Question 8
Which of these are adjectives?
a) Distinct
b) Distance
c) Distressed
d) Disastrous
Question 9
Choose the most appropriate adjective
for the following sentence:
She was ________ to reach her goal and
never gave up, even when it was difficult.
a) Reliable
b) Ambitious
c) Determined
Question 10
Choose the most appropriate adjective
for the following sentence:
I felt incredibly ________ and not in the
mood to do anything.
a) Restless
b) Lethargic
c) Jubilant
Answers
Swap papers with a partner and get
ready to mark them!
Question 1
What is an adjective?
a) A describing word
b) An action or ‘doing’ word.
c) A ‘naming’ word.
Question 2
What do adjectives do?
a) They compare two things
b) They give more information about
things
c) They tell stories
Question 3
Which of these are adjectives?
a) Softly
b) Quaint
c) Exotic
d) Lovely
Question 4
Which of these is an adjective?
a) Timid
b) Fantastically
c) Scare
Question 5
Write down the adjectives in the
following sentence:
A large group of hungry space aliens
slithered into the busy restaurant and
ordered vanilla milkshakes.
Question 6
Write down the adjectives in the following
sentences:
The cold wind whispered menacingly in the
distance. All was still, but not for long…
Question 7
Write down the adjectives in the
following sentences:
Miss Trunchball, the Headmistress, was
something else altogether. She was a
gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical
monster who frightened the life out of
the pupils and teachers alike.
Question 8
Which of these are adjectives?
a) Distinct
b) Distance
c) Distressed
d) Disastrous
Question 9
Choose the most appropriate adjective
for the following sentence:
She was ________ to reach her goal and
never gave up, even when it was difficult.
a) Reliable
b) Ambitious
c) Determined
Question 10
Choose the most appropriate adjective
for the following sentence:
I felt incredibly ________ and not in the
mood to do anything.
a) Restless
b) Lethargic
c) Jubilant