TOEFL STRUCTURE-Comparative & Superlative

In U.S. law, a misdemeanor is a crime that is _______ a felony, and usually carries a term of imprisonment of less than one year for most offenses.

• (A) lesser than

• (B) less severe than

• (C) less than severe

• (D) severely lesser

The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth ________ than do the machine tools invented to replace them.

• (A) more efficiently

• (B) efficiently

• (C) more efficient

• (D) most efficient

The speed of light is ________ the speed of sound.

• (A) Faster

• (B) Much faster than

• (C) The fastest

• (D) As fast

The use of detail is _______ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students employ this method.

• (A) More common

• (B) Common

• (C) Most common

• (D) The most common

________ in Stevenson's landscapes, the more vitality and character the paintings seems to possess.

• (A) The brushwork is loose

• (B) The looser brushwork

• (C) The loose brushwork is

• (D) The looser the brushwork is

Climate, soil type, and (A)availability of water (B)are the most critical factors (C)than selecting (D)the best type of grass for a lawn.

• (A) Availability

• (B) Are

• (C) Than

• (D)The best

Peter Abelard, (A)a logician and theologian , was (B)the (C)controversialest teacher (D)of his age.

• (A) A logician and theologian

• (B) The

• (C) Controversialest

• (D) Of his age

Protein molecules (A)are (B)the most complex (C)than the (D)molecules of carbohydrates.

• (A) Are

• (B) The most

• (C) Than

• (D) Molecules of

The (A)leek, a member of the lily family, has a (B)mildest taste (C)than the (D)onion.

• (A) Leek, a member

• (B) Mildest

• (C) Than

• (D) Onion

(A)The widely (B)used natural (C)fiber of all (D)is cotton.

• (A) The widely

• (B) Used

• (C) Fiber

• (D) Is