Precis Writing Exercise No. 5/80
Total Marks: 100
Time Allowed: 3:00 Hours
BREVITY THROUGH EXTREME ADJECTIVES
Q.1. Replace the underlined expressions with extreme adjectives. (20)
(i) Do I look very stupid in that hat?
(ii) The standard of the students' work is very bad.
(iii) The kittens were very cute.
(iv) Archaeologists study the remains of very old civilizations.
(v) She was extremely shocked to see how much damage the flood had caused.
(vi) Conditions in the prison were very bad.
(vii) The service was very bad.
(viii) I had a very strange dream last night.
(ix) It's very hot today.
(x) Albert Einstein was a very intelligent scientist.
(xi) Joseph Stalin was a very cruel leader.
(xii) It's very likely to rain tomorrow.
(xiii) I think that my boss is very incompetent.
(xiv) Her work has been very important to the project's success.
(xv) The music was very loud.
(xvi) The cake is very tasty.
(xvii) I really want to go to Madina.
(xviii) The floods left thousands of people extremely helpless.
(xix) The food was very unpleasant - I couldn't eat it.
(xx) The music was very bad.
Q.2. Replace the underlined expressions with extreme adjectives. (20)
(i) The new president was greeted by an extremely happy crowd.
(ii) Water is very important for living things.
(iii) My headache was very painful.
(iv) By the time they reached the summit they were very tired.
(v) The kids were very excited about going on holiday.
(vi) The hotel charges were much too large.
(vii) This jewellery is very good.
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