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Comparatives & Modifiers Multiple Choice Worksheet
Select the word or words that best complete the sentence.
1. Native Americans have always had ______ suicide rate than non-natives in the U.S.
- the highest
- a high
- the more high
- a higher
2. Life expectancy on Pine Ridge is ______ in the Western Hemisphere.
- the lower
- the second lowest
- the most low
- the second most low
3. Housing is ______ on Pine Ridge, often lacking basics like electricity, heat, or running water.
- the inadequate
- the more inadequate
- inadequately
- inadequate
4. The shelter relies ______ on federal funds.
- predominately
- more predominately
- the most predominately
- less predominately
5. ______ suicide, researchers say, can actually prompt others to try to kill themselves.
- The one
- A one
- Some
- One
6. He ______ monitors Facebook accounts belonging to Pine Ridge youth, looking for signs of trouble.
- carefully
- most carefully
- more carefully
- careful
7. Light stretches and becomes ______ the further it travels.
- most red
- redder
- reddest
- red
8. Astronomers say they may have glimpsed ______ galaxy ever spotted.
- the more distant
- the distant
- the most distant
- a most distant
9. The galaxy we have observed, which is unusually ______, may be powered by a population of unusually hot stars.
- more luminous
- most luminous
- luminous
- a luminous
10. Public health and emergency responders are using digital tools to direct resources to where they're most needed ______ as possible.
- as quickly
- more quickly
- quickly
- as quick