Test: Adverb- 1 - Class 8 MCQ

In the given sentence, the subject is "He" as it performs the action (the verb) "developed", against the object "strategy". The word that precedes the verb modifies it, it can either be an adverb or a noun, as adverbs modify adjectives, verbs and other adverbs. A word is required that describes the manner of developing a strategy. From the options, 'cleverly' is an adverb of manner, it modifies the verb "developed" and refers to the intelligent way in which he developed a strategy. Hence option C is correct. 'Wise' is an adjective, adjectives modify nouns, they do not modify verbs, hence option A is incorrect. Some adverbs are formed from adjectives, the adjective 'quick' forms an adverb by adding a suffix, -ly, whereas the option 'quickely' has been misspelled. Also, 'quickly' is not the appropriate option, a strategy needs to be clever, not quick. Hence option B  is incorrect. 'Haste' is a noun that refers to an urgency, it cannot be placed in the sentence as it makes no sense 'he haste developed'. A noun is not required, as a pronoun is there to perform the action, and an adverb is required to state the manner of that action. Hence, option D is incorrect.

The speaker explains that he's just going to be stepping out, anytime soon and asks if he can call back later. From the options given, 'about' is the most appropriate option, because the structure of the sentence, the placement of words comply with 'about', it means 'nearly, almost'. Hence option B is correct. It means 'almost', but the word 'almost' cannot directly replace option B. When we replace the word, the sentence sounds grammatically incorrect, and requires to be changed to 'I'm almost stepping out' or 'I'm almost going to step out', but we don't have the option of changing the sentence, hence option C is incorrect. 'Likely' refers to a certainty, it means 'probably', it makes the speaker sounds uncertain if he wants to step out or not, but the sentence does not express uncertainty, or else he wouldn't ask to call back later, had he been sure about being busy in the first place. Hence option A is incorrect. 'Soon' means 'immediately after' or 'quickly', and refers to time, whereas the sentence does not refer to time, it refers to degree, or an extent of an action 'about to step out'. If 'soon' is placed in the sentence, its structure would have to be changed 'I'm going to step out soon', but we don't have that option, hence option D is incorrect.

An adverb is a word that adds meaning to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Preposition off  is used to say that something has been removed or become separated: like here, wheel are separated.
The adverb 'off' also adding meaning to the verb 'came'.

The adverb 'literally' is used for 'emphasis while not being literally true'.
In the given question, it emphasizes the high volume of music as being deafening, without causing any actual deafness, and hence option B is the correct answer.
The music from the loudspeakers was not 'intended to cause deafness', and therefore option A, which means 'in such a manner so as to get a desired result' is incorrect.
The adverb relatively is used to indicate 'comparison'. Since in the above question, the volume of the music is not being compared to any other sound, option C is incorrect.
Practically refers to realistic/pragmatic/matter of fact situations. In the question above, there is no reference to someone actually turning deaf. Hence, option D is also incorrect.

The word 'about' in the above sentence tells us approximately how much 'it' weighs. Weighs is a verb and since 'about' tells us about the verb in the sentence, it will be an adverb. Therefore option A is the correct answer.
An adjective qualifies the noun or the pronoun in a sentence. 'About' is not an adjective as it does not qualify the pronoun 'it'. Hence, option B is incorrect.
'About' is not used instead of a noun in the above sentence. Since pronouns are the words which are used instead of a noun, 'about' is not a pronoun.
It is also not a preposition as prepositions in sentence relate a noun or a pronoun with the other words.
'About' does not relate either the pronoun 'it' or the noun 'pound' with the other words in the sentence. Hence, options C and D are incorrect.

An adverb is a word that adds meaning to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. The adverb 'on' adds meaning to the verb 'move'. 
Move on is a phrasal verb means 'leave'.

The adverb 'practically' here means almost complete. In the above sentence everything will be ready once the decoration is finished. Hence, option D is correct as it implies that the decoration is almost finished but not completed yet.
Effectively which is option A is the incorrect answer as its use in this sentence will imply that the decoration is actually finished whereas that is not the case.
The above sentence is expressing the fact that once the decoration is finished, everything will be ready soon.Option B, 'literally' would mean that we are emphasizing that the decoration is finished without it being literally true.Hence, it is incorrect.
The adverb 'relatively', option C, is used for comparisons. In the above sentence since no comparisons of any nature are being made, its use here would be incorrect.  

The given sentence is the example of adverb of manner. Adverbs that express the manner of the action in the sentence are called adverbs of manner. They answer the question 'How is the action performed ?'. Option A is the correct answer as it describes the smell of flowers and not what flower does. 
Thus, option A is the correct answer.

In the above sentence, the word 'still' adds to the meaning of the word 'lives'. It tells us 'He' is presently living in that house. Since 'lives' is a verb so the word qualifying it or adding to its meaning will be an adverb. Therefore option A is the correct answer.
An adjective is used to add meaning to a noun or a pronoun. In the above sentence, 'still' does not add any meaning to the noun in the sentence which is 'house' or the pronoun 'he'. Hence, option B is incorrect.
Conjunction is a word used to join words or sentences. 'Still' in the above sentence does neither therefore option C is incorrect.
Option D is also incorrect as 'still' is not the name of a person, place or thing as nouns are.

Danger is a noun which means the possibility of suffering harm or injury. Since it does not match with the following noun 'close', it can't be used in the given sentence. It's not the correct option for this statement. 'Dangerous' is an adjective which means someone or something that causes harm or injury, whereas 'dangerously' is an adverb which means the manner in which someone or something is dangerous. Nationalism can be dangerous per se, but it can only be dangerously close to something like racism. Hence the latter option is correct and the former isn't. 'Collection' over here has no relation to the sentence and its meaning, hence it's incorrect.