English Worksheet on Comparison: Questions (Grade 12 Entrance Exams and New) + Special Handouts + Answers + Explanation + Exam Techniques for Comparison: By Million Abebe (MA in English and B. Ed. Degree in Pedagogy)

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• (G-10: NE) refers to grade 10 National Exam;
• (G-12: NE) refers to grade 12 National Exam: Entrance
  
• (Oromia) refers to Oromia Regional State Education Bureau.
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 Challenge 1

1. Yahya Ture is playing foot in European with  _____ brother Sekko Ture.

A. his elder 

B. his older than 

C. elder than his 

D. his older  

2. Paper exam and online exam are among many exam giving methods; ______ method is among _______ methods that is being used in many countries.

A. the later/the latest  

B. the late /the later than
C. the latter/the latest  

D. latter/the latest

3. Don’t you think he can easily beat his contender? He is faster and  ____. (G-12: NE) 

A. very strong 

B. more strong  

C. much stronger

D. more stronger  

4. Which is _______ mountain in the world. (G-10: NE)

A. the high              B. the highest 

C. the height          D. the higher

5. They rebuilt the bridge that it is now _______ than ever. (G-12: NE) 

A. more stronger 

B. the widest of all time  

C. more reliable 

D. the most beautiful one

6. For the most part, the southern region has the _______ scenery in Ethiopia. (G-10: NE)  

A. greener       B. more green 

C. greenest     D. most green  

7. This was much ______ than last years. I paid only 100 birr to get it. (G-12: NE)

A. less expensive 

B. more expensive  

C. expensive 

D. most expensive  

8. The coming Grade 12 National Exam will be very unique _______ Grade 12 National Exam as online exam method will be applied for the first time in Ethiopia.

A. than any other  

B. than any others
C. than all other    

D. more than any other

9. In my job, Friday is ______ day of the week. (G-10: NE)  

A. the busiest     B. a busiest 

C. the busier       D. a busier

10. I am happy I found a computer for _________ a price than you mentioned. (G-12: NE)

A. more expensive 

B. most cheap  
C. much cheaper 

D. much expensive  

11. I have not seen it, but I could imagine that the Renaissance Dam is ____________ than other dams we have in the country. (G-12: NE) 

A. very bigger 

B. much bigger  
C. absolutely bigger 

D. more bigger

12. All the schedules seem to be poorly made, and this one is even ______. (G-12: NE) 

A. bad            B. very bad 

C. worse       D. worst  

13. It is clear rural areas in Ethiopia have ____ access to clean water _______ urban areas. (G-10: NE)

A. most/ than     B. more/from 

C. less/than       D. least/from  

14. Geographers tell us that the Dead Sea which is 400 meter below sea level is _______ point in Asia. (G-10: NE)  

A. the lesser       B. the highest 

C. the least         D. the lowest

15. Which of the three deserves the school’s prize ______? (G-12: NE) 

A. better   B. well   C. best   D. most  

16. What an awful thing! I thought the weather would be _____ in April, but it actually got _____. (G-12: NE)

 A. better/worse 

B. good/better  

C. worse/better 

D. good/worse  

17. Some people say that health is ______ money, but for me they are  equally important. (G-10: NE)

A. more important than 

B. as important as  

C. the most important of all 

D. very important as

18. Tit and Bubu are both my friends, but I like Bubu _____. (G-12: NE)

A. most      B. the more 

C. more      D. the more

19. We have been stuck in the traffic jam which is _____ than it used to be some years back. (G-10: NE)  

A. the worst   B. a worst   C. worse  D. bad  

20. I think I have broken my finger. Look, it has gone blue and it is getting _____. (Oromia)

A. more and more big 

B. always more big 

C. bigger and bigger 

D. bigger each time

 Challenge 2

 21. Biden gives more attention to Trump than __________.  

A. me   B. I do   C. mine   D. him

22. Firewoni loves Uhuru more than _____.  

A. Bilise      B. Bilise does   

C. Bilise’s    D. Blises'

23. Joe answered it more appropriately than _____.  

A. Addisu          B. Addisu’s 

C. Addisu did   D. Addisu is

24. Forgiving is much better than ________ .  

A. revenging          B. to revenge 

C. to revenging     D. revenge  

25. The refugee crisis of our time which has increased by threefold is actually said to be ______ the previous ones. (G-10: NE)  

A. as serious as 

B. more worse than 

C. worse than 

D. better than  

26. According to a recent survey, young drivers are ______ likely to have an accident. (G12: NE)

A. the worse     B. the more 

C. the worst      D. the most  

27. Serkalem has nearly used up the butter. She has _____ amount of it now. (G-10: NE)

A. a more     B. the much 

C. a much    D. the less

28. According to a recent survey, young drivers are ______ likely to have an accident. (G12: NE)

A. the worse    B. the more 

C. the worst     D. the most  

29. _____ number of coronavirus deaths is recorded in USA.  

A. The higher 

B. The highest 

C. Higher than any other country 

D. Higher than any other countries  

30. USA's number of coronavirus deaths is _____ in the world.

A. larger than any other countries 

B. the larger than any other country  
C. larger than all other country 

D. larger than any other country

31. If you suffer asthma, do not go to Mexico City. It is one of the _____ cities in the world. (G-10: NE)  

A.most polluted 

B. polluter than 

C. pollutest 

D. more polluted  

32. I tried to contact him no ______ than ten times. (Oromia)

A. more               B. fewer 

C. as much as   D. greater

33. Of the mechanics in the workshop, Megersa is surely _______. (G-10: NE)  

A. less competent 

B. competent  

C. more competent 

D. the least competent  

34. Urji’s mark is ____ in this year.  

A. highest              B. higher 

C. the highest       D. higher  

35. Syrian civil war is _____ the war in Yemen.  

A. more destructive 

B. more destructive than  

C. the most destructive than 

D. destructive

36. The current Syrian war is ______ in Syrian history.  

A. more destructive 

B. more destructive than  

C. the most destructive 

D. destructive

37. The place that gets _____ rain in the world is a mountain in Hawaii. (G-10: NE)  

A. the most     B. much 

C. the more    D. the much  

38. The population of Mexico is twice as ________ as Norway. (G-10: NE)  

A. bigger              B. big 

C. the biggest     D. biggest  

39. Who is _______ film actor in the world? (G-10: NE)  

A. the best       B. the better 

C. a better       D. a best  

40. Chaltu is ___ of my five cousins. (G-10: NE)  

A. older than     B. old 

C. the oldest     D. as old as

41. My father is _____ as your father. (G-10: NE)

A. older    B. as older  

C. old       D. as old  

42. This year conflict and last year conflict are _______. Both are distractive  

A. the same as     B. the same 

C. same                 D. as same as

43.This conflict is ____ conflict I have ever seen in my life.  

A. the most dangerous 

B. the more dangerous
C. dangerous 

D. more dangerous

44. This conflict is ____ the previous one.  

A. the most dangerous 

B. the more dangerous than
C. as dangerous as 

D. more dangerous

45. This conflict is ____ the previous one.  

A. not as dangerous 

B. the same dangerous  

C. the same 

D. not so dangerous as

46. Your class and my class are noisy, but mine is a bit _____ your class. (G-10: NE) 

A. more noisier than 

B. the noisiest 

C. less noisy than 

D. as noisy as

47. China is the second _____ country on the world.  

A. the most wealthy 

B. wealthiest 

C. the wealthiest 

D. wealthier

48. This is ___ story I’ve ever heard. (G-10: NE)

A. as astonishing 

B. as astonish as  

C. more astonishing 

D. the most astonishing  

49. This story is _______ story you told me.

A. as astonishing        

B. so astonish than
C. as astonishing as  

D. the most astonishing 

50.The rescue of the Chilean miners was ______ that I have ever known. (G-10: NE)  

A.the least touching 

B. the most touching  

C. as touching as 

D. more touching than a

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