Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Questions on Adjectives

This is a simple text exercise about adjectives. Just identify the adjectives before looking at the answer in the comment box. Look out for all the objects in this passage. It's a good way to help you locate the objects and the adjectives. Have fun! :)

SUBANG JAYA, Sun - Police are searching for an Indonesian woman to help them in their investigation into the recent spate of petty crimes in the Subang Jaya area. In the first incident, a woman in her early twenties tied up an elderly man living in a big secluded bungalow. The old man, who declined to be identified, said he let in the woman who had come to his bungalow on the pretext of looking for a job. As his busy daughter was looking for a part-time helper, he decided to employ the woman to help his daughter. The woman made off with a gold watch, an expensive digital camera and cash amounting to RM300 after gagging the old man and tying him up in his living room. The old man described the woman as a 'pretty young thing', clad in a tight-fitting cotton blouse and baggy Indian pants. She was around 5' 3" and had long straight hair and a scar on her left cheek. She had small eyes and a sharp pointed nose. A week later, a young woman wearing a black scarf and fitting the above description snatched the leather handbag of an office worker in the same area. She was seen speeding away on a brand new motorcycle. The police have urged the public to contact them if they have any information regarding the woman or her whereabouts.

Reference : McGraw-Hill (Malaysia) Sdn, Bhd. (2003) ADJECTIVES. Have you seen this woman?, page 72

2 comments:

Calvin Tan said...

Indonesian
petty
Subang Jaya
first
early
elderly
big secluded
old
busy
gold
expensive digital
old
living
old
pretty young
tight-fitting
cotton
Indian
long straight
small
sharp pointed
young
black
leather
office
same brand new

these are the answers for the exercise.
Note that if you recognise old as an adjective, you have 3 right answers :)

raymondloh87 said...

The use of adjective adds colours and brings life to the nouns and without their presence, the whole essay would be very monotonous and drive the readers to boredom.