Chapter 7 · Book pages 22–25
📗 Answer key: Adjectives and Conjunctions
Finish the questions in your book first. Then check each one here: tap Show answer, then mark ✓ if you got it right or ✗ if not. For every ✗, read the "why" and say it out loud.
A. Choose the correct adjective to fill in the blank
1
The ____ mountain peak was visible from miles away.
✓ A. tall
Seen from miles away → the peak is tall.
2
They served us a ____ meal at the restaurant.
✓ B. delicious
A good restaurant meal is delicious; rotten, fast and smooth don't fit.
3
The cat has ____ fur that feels soft to touch.
✓ B. furry
Soft fur → furry. (Silken is also soft, but furry is the usual word for a cat's fur.)
4
He made an attempt to solve the ____ puzzle.
✓ B. challenging
A puzzle you must try hard to solve is challenging.
5
Hazel was ____ to see her favourite singer.
✓ A. excited
Meeting your favourite singer makes you excited.
B. Choose the type of the underlined adjective
6
The painting is very colourful.
✓ A. Adjective of quality
It tells what kind of painting.
7
Which house belongs to you?
✓ D. Interrogative adjective
Which + noun asks a question.
8
Garima has eaten a lot of food, so she is not hungry anymore.
✓ B. Adjective of quantity
Food is uncountable; a lot of tells how much.
9
There are twelve members in the Society Club.
✓ C. Adjective of number
It tells how many members.
10
These flowers bloom beautifully during spring.
✓ D. Demonstrative adjective
These points to the flowers.
C. Choose the part of the sentence that has an error
11
This is mine umbrella, not yours.
✓ B. mine umbrella,
Before a noun use my: my umbrella.
12
The happily children are playing in the playground.
✓ A. The happily children
Before a noun use the adjective happy.
13
Suman is starting a newest job next week. She's quite excited about it.
✓ B. newest job next week.
Nothing is compared, so say a new job.
14
Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell extremely well.
✓ D. No error
The sentence is correct; well describes how they smell.
15
Men took off their blazers as the weather became so hotter.
✓ C. became so hotter.
Don't double up: became so hot or became hotter.
D. Choose the correct conjunction to fill in the blank
16
Sit quietly ____ leave the room.
✓ C. or
A choice/warning: do one or the other.
17
____ Ravi studied all night, he still felt unprepared for the exam.
✓ A. Although
still shows a surprise → although (even though).
18
Let's cut the cake ____ all have already arrived.
✓ B. because
Everyone arriving is the reason to cut the cake.
19
Rama is ____ intelligent ____ hardworking.
✓ D. both, and
Two good qualities together → both … and.
20
We can buy either pastries ____ chocolates for the return gift.
✓ B. or
either pairs with or.
21
The father decorated the Christmas tree ____ his children loved Christmas.
✓ A. because
A reason. (since can also mean 'because', but the book expects because.)
22
There are no cabs available today, ____ we will have to walk to school.
✓ C. so
Walking is the result of no cabs.
23
Kaurvi wanted to go to the concert, ____ couldn't find a ride.
✓ D. but
Wanting to go, but unable to: an opposite.
24
Karan held the blind man's hand ____ helped him cross the road.
✓ A. and
Two actions done one after the other → and.
25
All the students clapped ____ the teacher had given the chocolates.
✓ B. after
Time order: first the chocolates (had given), then the clapping.
E. Choose the part of the sentence that has an error
26
Ravi performed well and did not get the prize.
✓ B. well and did
Performing well but not winning is an opposite → but, not and.
27
He phoned me but he needed someone to talk to.
✓ B. but he needed
Needing someone is the reason he phoned → because.
28
The novel in Hindi was long so very interesting.
✓ D. so very interesting.
Long and interesting don't form a cause/result → use but (or and) instead of so.
29
There were floods, but the farmer's crop failed.
✓ B. floods, but
The crop failed because of the floods: a result → so.
30
You can go to the post office and ask for the information.
✓ D. No error
Two actions joined correctly with and.
Achievers Section (HOTS)
31
She looked calm, but I'm sure she was very ____.
✓ A. nervous
but means the opposite of calm → nervous.
32
Have you noticed, Lara, that the ____ thing about us is our innocence?
✓ C. weakest
the … thing about us picks one out of all → superlative.
33
Their house is the ____ of all.
✓ B. biggest
the … of all → superlative; more bigger is never correct.
34
The thief ____ stole the mobile ____ the laptop.
✓ A. not only, but also
He stole both, and the pair is not only … but also.
35
I didn't know whether you'd like burger ____ sandwich.
✓ B. or
whether pairs with or to give a choice.