TOEFL Grammar: Comparatives & Modifiers

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 most low

    the second lowest

    the second most low

3. Housing is ______ on Pine Ridge, often lacking basics like electricity, heat, or running water.

    inadequate

    the inadequate

    the more inadequate

    inadequately

4. The shelter relies ______ on federal funds.

    more predominately

    predominately

    the most predominately

    less predominately

5. ______ suicide, researchers say, can actually prompt others to try to kill themselves.

    The one

    A one

    One

    Some

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

    reddest

    red

    redder

8. Astronomers say they may have glimpsed ______ galaxy ever spotted.

    the most distant

    the more distant

    the distant

    a most distant

9. The galaxy we have observed, which is unusually ______, may be powered by a population of unusually hot stars.

    luminous

    more luminous

    most luminous

    a luminous

10. Public health and emergency responders are using digital tools to direct resources to where they're most needed ______ as possible.

    more quickly

    quickly

    as quickly

    as quick