Comparative Quiz: Complete these sentences by using the comparative, and then answer the questions. Will you be able to answer all of them right? Do it and see how much you know.

1) Concorde flies (fast) .......................... than the speed of light. True or false?

2)  A snail is (slow) ......................... than a tortoise. True or False?

3) China is (large) ............................... than Russia. True or False?

4) The Parthenon is (old) ...................... than the Colosseum. True or False?

5) Finger nails grow (quickly) ....................... than toe nails. True or False?




Answers:

1) faster. False. Concorde flies faster than the speed of sound.

2) slower. True. A snail travels at 0.05 km/h; a tortoise at 0.127 km/h.

3) larger. False. Russia has about 10% of the world's land surface; China about 7%.

4) older. True. The Parthenon was begun in 447 B.C.; the Colosseum was built between A.D. 72-82.

5) more quickly. True.