In Cartagena, a teacher shows pictures of a condor and a hummingbird to her class.
Which word is the comparative form of the adjective "big"?
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Respuesta correcta: C)Bigger.
💡 Explicación
Short adjectives usually form the comparative by adding "-er": big becomes bigger. The comparative is used to compare two people, animals or things.
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Respuesta correcta: C)Bigger.
A)Biggest."Biggest" is the superlative form, used to compare three or more things.
B)Big."Big" is the base adjective, not the comparative form.
C)Bigger."Bigger" is the comparative form, used to compare two things.
D)Bigly."Bigly" is not a correct adjective form in English.
💡 Explicación
Short adjectives usually form the comparative by adding "-er": big becomes bigger. The comparative is used to compare two people, animals or things.
Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2 · D4Bloom: Understand
In Bogota, students read: "The condor is bigger than the hummingbird, but the hummingbird flies faster."
What does the sentence say about the condor and the hummingbird?
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Respuesta correcta: D)The condor is larger, but the hummingbird is quicker.
💡 Explicación
Reading a comparative sentence means identifying what is compared and how. Here, "bigger" compares size and "faster" compares speed, giving two different results.
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Respuesta correcta: D)The condor is larger, but the hummingbird is quicker.
A)The hummingbird is bigger than the condor.The text states the opposite: the condor is bigger.
B)The condor flies faster than the hummingbird.The text says the hummingbird flies faster, not the condor.
C)Both animals are exactly the same size.The text compares them, so they are not the same size.
D)The condor is larger, but the hummingbird is quicker.The sentence compares size and speed: bigger condor, faster hummingbird.
💡 Explicación
Reading a comparative sentence means identifying what is compared and how. Here, "bigger" compares size and "faster" compares speed, giving two different results.
Pregunta 3
Pregunta 3 · D6Bloom: Apply
In Medellin, a student describes the jaguar and the sloth for a class project.
Choose the correct comparative sentence about the jaguar (fast) and the sloth (slow).
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Respuesta correcta: B)The jaguar is faster than the sloth.
💡 Explicación
To compare two animals, use the comparative form plus "than": The jaguar is faster than the sloth. Short adjectives add "-er" instead of using "more".
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Respuesta correcta: B)The jaguar is faster than the sloth.
A)The jaguar is more fast than the sloth.Short adjectives like "fast" form the comparative with "-er", not "more".
B)The jaguar is faster than the sloth."Faster than" is the correct comparative form for the short adjective "fast".
C)The jaguar is fastest than the sloth."Fastest" is the superlative and does not take "than".
D)The jaguar is fast more than the sloth.The word order is incorrect for a comparative sentence.
💡 Explicación
To compare two animals, use the comparative form plus "than": The jaguar is faster than the sloth. Short adjectives add "-er" instead of using "more".
Pregunta 4
Pregunta 4 · D6Bloom: Apply
In a school in Cali, students write about the pink dolphin, one of the largest freshwater dolphins in the world.
Choose the correct superlative sentence about the pink dolphin among three river animals.
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Respuesta correcta: A)The pink dolphin is the largest of the three river animals.
💡 Explicación
The superlative compares three or more things and usually takes "the" before the adjective: the largest, the fastest, the smallest. It does not use "than".
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Respuesta correcta: A)The pink dolphin is the largest of the three river animals.
A)The pink dolphin is the largest of the three river animals."The largest" is the correct superlative form to compare three or more animals.
B)The pink dolphin is larger of the three river animals."Larger" is comparative and needs "than"; the superlative is "the largest".
C)The pink dolphin is the more large of the three river animals."More large" is not the correct superlative form of "large".
D)The pink dolphin is largest than the three river animals.The superlative does not use "than"; it uses "the largest".
💡 Explicación
The superlative compares three or more things and usually takes "the" before the adjective: the largest, the fastest, the smallest. It does not use "than".
Pregunta 5
Pregunta 5 · D6Bloom: Apply
In Bucaramanga, students read a chart: the Andean condor weighs about 11 kg, the jaguar about 90 kg, and the hummingbird about 5 g.
According to the chart, which sentence is correct?
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Respuesta correcta: D)The jaguar is the heaviest of the three animals.
💡 Explicación
Comparing numbers in a chart helps choose the correct comparative or superlative form. Since 90 kg is the greatest weight, the jaguar is the heaviest of the three animals.
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Respuesta correcta: D)The jaguar is the heaviest of the three animals.
A)The hummingbird is heavier than the jaguar.The hummingbird is the lightest animal in the chart.
B)The condor is heavier than the jaguar.The jaguar (about 90 kg) is heavier than the condor (about 11 kg).
C)The jaguar is lighter than the hummingbird.The jaguar is much heavier than the hummingbird.
D)The jaguar is the heaviest of the three animals.With about 90 kg, the jaguar weighs more than the condor and the hummingbird.
💡 Explicación
Comparing numbers in a chart helps choose the correct comparative or superlative form. Since 90 kg is the greatest weight, the jaguar is the heaviest of the three animals.
Pregunta 6
Pregunta 6 · D8Bloom: Analyze
In Pereira, students read: "The condor lives in the high mountains, where the air is cold. The pink dolphin lives in warm rivers. The condor is bigger, but the pink dolphin is smarter."
What can you infer from the text?
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Respuesta correcta: B)The two animals live in different environments and have different strengths.
💡 Explicación
Inferring means drawing a conclusion from the details in the text. Different habitats and different comparative adjectives show that each animal has its own strengths.
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Respuesta correcta: B)The two animals live in different environments and have different strengths.
A)The two animals live in the same place.The text says the condor lives in high mountains and the dolphin in rivers.
B)The two animals live in different environments and have different strengths.The text gives them different habitats and compares size and intelligence.
C)The pink dolphin is bigger than the condor.The text says the condor is bigger, not the dolphin.
D)The condor is smarter than the pink dolphin.The text says the pink dolphin is smarter, not the condor.
💡 Explicación
Inferring means drawing a conclusion from the details in the text. Different habitats and different comparative adjectives show that each animal has its own strengths.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta 7 · D8Bloom: Analyze
In Neiva, a student writes: "The jaguar is more big than the ocelot." The teacher marks the sentence as incorrect.
Why is the student's sentence incorrect?
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Respuesta correcta: A)Because "big" is a short adjective and its comparative is "bigger", not "more big".
💡 Explicación
Short adjectives such as big, fast and tall take "-er" to form the comparative: bigger, faster, taller. Using "more" with short adjectives is a common error.
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Respuesta correcta: A)Because "big" is a short adjective and its comparative is "bigger", not "more big".
A)Because "big" is a short adjective and its comparative is "bigger", not "more big".Short adjectives form the comparative with "-er"; "more" is used with longer adjectives.
B)Because "jaguar" is not the name of an animal.The jaguar is a real Colombian animal, so this is not the problem.
C)Because the sentence needs the word "the" before "jaguar".The comparative error is in the adjective form, not in the article.
D)Because "than" should be replaced by "of".Comparative sentences use "than"; changing it would not fix the adjective form.
💡 Explicación
Short adjectives such as big, fast and tall take "-er" to form the comparative: bigger, faster, taller. Using "more" with short adjectives is a common error.
Pregunta 8
Pregunta 8 · D10Bloom: Evaluate
In Cartagena, students must choose the best sentence to compare three Colombian animals: the condor, the jaguar and the hummingbird.
Which sentence best compares the three animals correctly?
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Respuesta correcta: C)The smallest of the three animals is the hummingbird.
💡 Explicación
To compare three or more animals, use the superlative form with "the": the smallest, the biggest, the fastest. This form expresses that one animal has the highest degree of a quality in the group.
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Respuesta correcta: C)The smallest of the three animals is the hummingbird.
A)The hummingbird is the bigger than the condor and the jaguar."The bigger" is not a correct superlative and the form is ungrammatical.
B)The condor is more tall than the jaguar and the hummingbird."More tall" is incorrect, and "taller" would compare only two animals.
C)The smallest of the three animals is the hummingbird."The smallest" correctly compares the three animals and is true for the hummingbird.
D)The jaguar is the most smallest of the three animals."The most smallest" double-marks the superlative and is incorrect.
💡 Explicación
To compare three or more animals, use the superlative form with "the": the smallest, the biggest, the fastest. This form expresses that one animal has the highest degree of a quality in the group.
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