(ESA 2025 - CFGS 2026 – 27) - QUESTÃO

Choose the correct statement considering the underlined adjectives in the text and their correct degrees according to the context:

Drill Sergeant Mendonça barked orders to the Signal Corps students like a mad dog. Today's training was (demanding) than yesterday's, pushing the will-be NCO’s to their limits. The Signal Corps students are sure they are the (smart) bunch in academic disciplines, but they also needed to excel in their physical training. Mendonça, (mean) as a rattlesnake, kept reminding them of the consequences of failing the fitness test.

The obstacle course was the (bad) of all the exercises. They climbed walls, slogged through mud, and crawled under barbed wire, sweating like pigs. By lunchtime, they were exhausted and (hungry) than wolves. Sergeant Mendonça, however, would not let us rest. "This is not a picnic, gentlemen!" he yelled. The NCO academy is not for the faint of heart in fact, but the students are determined to make it.  

Ⓐ The correct form of “smart” is “the most smart”. 

Ⓑ “The worse” is the right form for “bad”. 

Ⓒ “Demanding” becomes “most demanding” in the context. 

Ⓓ “Hungryer” is the correct form for “hungry”. 

Ⓔ The correct form of the adjective “mean” is “as mean”. 

(AVANÇASP - 2026) - QUESTÃO

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence, both in meaning and in grammar.

The movie was really ____________. I didn’t expect it to be so good!

Ⓐ interesting

Ⓑ boring

Ⓒ bored

Ⓓ interested

Ⓔ excitinged

(UnB - CESPE 2026) - QUESTÃO

The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

Dr. Seuss. I can read with my eyes shut! New York: Random House, 1987.

The comparative construction used in both sentences of text 

Ⓐ indicates a simple comparison between two adjectives in the same sentence.

Ⓑ classifies the actions as superlatives, highlighting the best among several options.

Ⓒ expresses a proportional relationship in which one action increases as the other also increases.

Ⓓ indicates that reading and knowing are opposite actions that decrease together.

Ⓔ shows that the more someone reads, the less they learn.

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

The teacher writes on the board: “fast – faster – the fastest”. This activity is an example of practice with:

Ⓐ Subject and object pronouns.

Ⓑ Indefinite articles.

Ⓒ Comparatives and superlatives.

Ⓓ Countable and uncountable nouns.

Ⓔ Question tags.

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

Select the sentence that uses the comparative form correctly.

Ⓐ Her argument was the more persuasive in the meeting.

Ⓑ This version is the most improved than last year’s.

Ⓒ The weather today is the hotter of the week.

Ⓓ His results were more better than mine.

Ⓔ This fabric is far more durable than the other one.

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

From the options below, all pairs correctly present an adjective and its comparative form, except one. Identify it.

Ⓐ big → bigger

Ⓑ bad → worse

Ⓒ nice → nicer

Ⓓ interesting → more interesting

Ⓔ good → gooder

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:

"His new book is ___________ his previous one."

Ⓐ more interesting

Ⓑ interesting than

Ⓒ more interesting than

Ⓓ the more interestinger than

Ⓔ the most interesting

(CETREDE 2026) - QUESTÃO

Which sentence uses the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective "reliable" correctly and idiomatically?

Ⓐ This method is more reliable than that one, but the other is the most reliable.

Ⓑ This method is more reliable than that one, but the other is the reliablest.

Ⓒ This method is most reliable than that one, but the other is the more reliable.

Ⓓ This method is reliable than that one, but the other is the most reliable.

Ⓔ This method is the more reliable than that one, but the other is reliable.

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences, respectively.

1 - Can you meet me for lunch tomorrow?

Sorry, I work ________ Fridays.

2 - Which shoes do you like?

I prefer the red ones. They’re ________ the white ones.

3 - How ________ do you go to the gym?

Twice a week.

Ⓐ in – nice – well

Ⓑ on – nicer than – often

Ⓒ at – more nice – long

Ⓓ in – the nice – long

Ⓔ on – more nicer – good

(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences, both in meaning and in grammar.

“Today is __________ than yesterday, but still __________ than last week.”

Ⓐ hot – cold

Ⓑ hotter – colder

Ⓒ more hot – coldest

Ⓓ hoter – more cold

Ⓔ the hottest – the coldest

(MACKENZIE) - QUESTÃO

You won't convince me of your good intentions __________ hard you try.

Ⓐ whenever

Ⓑ whatever

Ⓒ whoever

Ⓓ wherever

Ⓔ however

(MACKENZIE) - QUESTÃO

Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence: They finally decided to buy a __________.

Ⓐ four-doors car

Ⓑ four doors car

Ⓒ four-door car

Ⓓ four-door-car

Ⓔ four-car

(MACKENZIE) - QUESTÃO

Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence: The building has nine stories. It is __________.

Ⓐ a nine-stories-building

Ⓑ a nine-story building

Ⓒ a nine's-story building

Ⓓ a nine-stories

Ⓔ a building's nine stories's

(CESGRANRIO) - QUESTÃO

"The new generation of MT programs is less ambitious" is an example of comparative form. Mark the item which also contains a comparative form:

Ⓐ Of the four translations, I like this one best.

Ⓑ That young boy behaves the most carelessly of all.

Ⓒ This is the worst ice cream I've had in a long time.

Ⓓ This is the least expensive computer that we have.

Ⓔ The airport is farther than the university.

(EN/MB) - QUESTÃO

Which of the options completes the excerpt below correctly?

You're dehydrated - and______your skin

Most of us tend to think of dehydration as a short term problem solved by a glass of water, but board-certified dermatologist Dr. Janet Prystowsky encourages viewing skin dehydration as a long-term problem, as consistently failing to get your skin the water it needs can have lasting results.

(Abridged from https ://w w w ,goodhousekeeping.com /beauty/anti-aging/a 36993 /dull-skin-causes/)

Ⓐ so is

Ⓑ so are

Ⓒ nor is

Ⓓ neither is

Ⓔ neither are 

(UNIT) - UESTÃO

Less intimate and more isolated are comparatives. Check the item that contains the correct superlative form of the two adjectives:

Ⓐ the intimatest and the more isolated

Ⓑ the intimatest and the least isolated

Ⓒ the most intimate and the less isolated

Ⓓ the least intimate and the less isolated

Ⓔ the least intimate and the most isolated

(EsPCEx)- QUESTÃO

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence below. Which color do you like________, yellow or white?

Ⓐ more

Ⓑ most

Ⓒ the most

Ⓓ many

Ⓔ much

(IBADE) - QUESTÃO

How many adjectives and adverbs are there in the sentence below?

“The cat gracefully leaped onto the tall fence.”

Ⓐ There is one adjective and three adverbs.

Ⓑ There are two adjectives and two adverbs.

Ⓒ There is one adjective and one adverb.

Ⓓ There is one adjective and are two adverbs.

Ⓔ There are two adjectives and one adverb.

(CETREDE) - QUESTÃO

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate adjective or adverb to make the correct comparisons or superlatives.

I. Sam runs ________ (slow) than Leo.

II. This was the _______ (bad) ice-cream I have ever tasted.

III. Cycling is ________ (exciting) than running.

Ⓐ slow / worsest / more exciting

Ⓑ slower / worst / more exciting

Ⓒ slower / worse / exciting

Ⓓ slowest / worse / the more exciting

Ⓔ the slowest than / worse / more exciting

(AVANÇASP) - QUESTÃO

Read the following sentences and complete, respectively, with the appropriate verbs/adjectives.

I. “If something happened, ______ it and propose a fresh start.”

II. “I’m sorry for ______ this out, but you don’t look so good.”

III. “A recent report has ______ that more and more people have been feeling stressed”

IV. “I can’t talk to you because I’m ______ late for work”

Ⓐ clarify – pointing – shown – already.

Ⓑ fight – showing – shows – yet

Ⓒ argue – hiding – showing – just.

Ⓓ scream – saying – showed – never.

Ⓔ All answers are correct.