Superlative adjectives quiz

Superlative adjectives quiz

Group A

1 Which is the (high) mountain in the world?

• 
  Mount Kilimanjaro
  
• 
  Mount Everest
  
• 
  K2
  
• 
  Fujiyama
  

2 Which is the (long) river in the world?

• 
  The Mississippi
  
• 
  The Amazon
  
• 
  The Nile
  
• 
  The Saint Lawrence
  

3 Which is the (far) planet from the sun?

• 
  Mercury
  
• 
  Mars
  
• 
  Venus
  
• 
  Pluto
  

4 Which human invention was the first object to travel (fast) than the speed of sound?

• 
  a whip
  
• 
  a rocket
  
• 
  a cannonball
  
• 
  a bullet
  

5 In which country did the world's (bad) nuclear disaster take place in 1986?

• 
  Sweden
  
• 
  Finland
  
• 
  Ukraine (Soviet Union)
  
• 
  Russia (Soviet Union)
  

6 What is the (hot) part of a candle's flame?

• 
  the center
  
• 
  the edge
  
• 
  the bottom, next to the wax
  

7 What is the (fast) thing we know?

• 
  sound
  
• 
  light
  
• 
  a bullet
  
• 
  a whip
  

Superlative adjectives quiz

Group B

1 Of which creature are there (many) species on this earth?

• 
  flies
  
• 
  beetles
  
• 
  frogs
  
• 
  snakes
  

2 Which planet is the (close) to the sun?

• 
  Venus
  
• 
  Mercury
  
• 
  Mars
  
• 
  Jupiter
  

3 Which of the following countries is (large) than Canada?

• 
  Brazil
  
• 
  China
  
• 
  Russia
  
• 
  Australia
  

4 What is the (famous) six-word phrase from the first Star Wars movie?

• 
  The force is always with you.
  
• 
  May the force be with you.
  
• 
  Place your faith in the force.
  
• 
  May the force be always with you.
  

5 Which sense suffers the (great) damage when someone is struck by lightning?

(It is the last to recover from the shock.)

• 
  sight
  
• 
  smell
  
• 
  touch
  
• 
  hearing
  

6 What are the (common) plants on earth?

• 
  trees
  
• 
  grasses
  
• 
  dandelions
  
• 
  tulips
  

7 What is the (easy) planet to see in the night sky? (It is the brightest one.)

• 
  Jupiter
  
• 
  Mars
  
• 
  Mercury
  
• 
  Venus
  

Answers and instructions

Answers

Group A 1 Mt Everest 2 The Nile 3 Pluto 4 a whip 5 Ukraine 6 the edge 7 light

Group B 1 Beetles 2 Mercury 3 Russia 4 May the force be with you 5 hearing 6 grasses 7 Venus

Instructions

Divide the class into groups of four and sub-divide each group of four into two pairs.

Give one pair quiz A and the other quiz B.

Each pair has to answer the quiz and complete the questions using the prompt in brackets to make a superlative or comparative question.

When they have finished, give them the answers on a slip of paper or orally.

The two pairs in each group then quiz each other.
Group A
1 Which is the highest mountain in the world?

2 Which is the longest river in the world?

3 Which is the furthest / farthest* planet from the sun?

4 Which human invention was the first object to travel faster than the speed of sound?

5 In which country did the world's worst nuclear disaster take place in 1986?

6 What is the hottest part of a candle's flame?

7 What is the fastest thing we know?
* No difference between further/ farther or furthest / farthest when referring to distance

Group B
1 Of which creature are there the most species on this earth?

2 Which planet is (the) closest to the sun?

3 Which of the following countries is larger than Canada?

4 What is the most famous six-word phrase from the first Star Wars movie?

5 Which sense suffers the greatest damage when someone is struck by lightning?

(It is the last to recover from the shock.)

6 What are the most common plants on earth?

7 What is the easiest planet to see in the night sky? (It is the brightest one.)