7th Grade Language Usage
Adjectives 1
Name
Question #1:
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
When Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal, he didn't
know it was part of a large continent.
A.
part
B.
for
C.
large
Question #2:
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
Brazil is larger than Portugal.
A.
than
B.
is
C.
larger
Question #3:
Which word is a demonstrative adjective in this
sentence?
This country is the sixth most populated in the
world.
A.
the
B.
this
C.
most
Question #4:
Which word is a proper adjective in this sentence?
Brazilian citizens are enticed to move to the
interior of Brazil.
A.
citizens
B.
Brazilian
C.
Brazil
Question #5:
Which word is a proper adjective in this sentence?
The Brazilian government built a new capital city
called Brasilia.
A.
Brasilia
B.
capital
C.
Brazilian
Question #6:
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
Brasilia was shaped like a giant airplane.
A.
giant
B.
airplane
C.
a
Question #7:
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
An important crop in Brazil is sugarcane.
A.
important
B.
sugarcane
C.
crop
Question #8:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
The Amazon RAINFOREST lies in the Amazon
Basin.
A.
pronoun
B.
noun
C.
adjective
Question #9:
Is the capitalized word a noun adjective or pronoun?
Nearly all of BRAZIL'S industries are in three
cities.
A.
noun
B.
pronoun
C.
adjective
Question #10:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
MANY of the interior's Indians live as they did
thousands of years ago.
A.
noun
B.
adjective
C.
pronoun
Question #11:
Is the capitalized word a noun adjective or pronoun?
They lived by farming SMALL patches of land and
hunting animals.
A.
pronoun
B.
adjective
C.
noun
Question #12:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
Rio de Janeiro is BEAUTIFUL this time of year.
A.
pronoun
B.
noun
C.
adjective
7th Grade Language Usage
Adjectives 1
Name
Question #13:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
THIS city has beautiful sandy beaches.
A.
noun
B.
adjective
C.
pronoun
Question #19:
Which noun is modified by the capitalized adjective?
One of the greatest environmental problems
today is DANGEROUS.
A.
problems
B.
today
C.
one
Question #14:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
THIS is a top vacation spot.
A.
noun
B.
pronoun
C.
adjective
Question #20:
Which noun is modified by the capitalized adjective?
The rainforest, beautiful and UNIQUE, is being
burned.
A.
beautiful
B.
rainforest
C.
burned
Question #15:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
Not ALL children are required to attend school in
Brazil.
A.
pronoun
B.
noun
C.
adjective
Question #21:
Which noun is modified by the capitalized adjective?
LUMBER companies are cutting down much of the
rainforest.
A.
companies
B.
rainforest
C.
much
Question #16:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
MOST Brazilians are very poor.
A.
pronoun
B.
noun
C.
adjective
Question #22:
Which noun is modified by the capitalized adjective?
In the rainforest, more than ONE HUNDRED
varieties of trees thrive.
A.
different
B.
varieties
C.
trees
Question #17:
Is the capitalized word a noun, adjective, or pronoun?
Sao Paulo is the LARGEST city in Brazil.
A.
pronoun
B.
noun
C.
adjective
Question #18:
Which noun is modified by the capitalized adjective?
Brasilia was designed to entice people to move to
the COUNTRY'S interior
A.
people
B.
Brasilia
C.
interior
Question #23:
What do adjectives modify?
A.
verbs
B.
adverbs
C.
nouns
Question #24:
What question do adjectives answer?
A.
when
B.
what kind
C.
to what extent
Question #25:
What question do adjectives answer?
A.
how often
B.
where
C.
which one
7th Grade Language Usage
Adjectives 1
Name
Question #26:
Choose the correct article to complete this sentence.
Where are _______ keys to my car?
A.
the
B.
a
C.
an
Question #27:
Choose the correct article to complete this sentence.
Have you ever heard _______ whale sing?
A.
a
B.
the
C.
an
Question #28:
Choose the correct article to complete this sentence.
Did you give _______ puppy its medicine?
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
Question #29:
Choose the correct article to complete this sentence.
After dinner, Donald and Sally plan to take
_______ walk.
A.
the
B.
an
C.
a
Question #30:
Choose the correct article to complete this sentence.
There doesn't seem to be _______ end to
Harold's problems.
A.
the
B.
a
C.
an
7th Grade Language Usage
Adjectives 1
Answer Key
1. C -large
2. C -larger
3. B -this
4. B -Brazilian
5. C -Brazilian
6. A -giant
7. A -important
8. B -noun
9. C -adjective
10. C -pronoun
11. B -adjective
12. C -adjective
13. B -adjective
14. B -pronoun
15. C -adjective
16. C -adjective
17. C -adjective
18. C -interior
19. C -one
20. B -rainforest
21. A -companies
22. B -varieties
23. C -nouns
24. B -what kind
25. C -which one
26. A -the
27. A -a
28. C -the
29. C -a
30. C -an