TOEFL Structure - Comparisons

Sea bass _____ freshwater bass.

• are larger than

• the larger the

• are as large

• are larger

Wild strawberries are ______ as cultivated strawberries.

• not so sweet

• not as sweet

• less sweeter

• not as sweeter

Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger _____.

• as do trains

• than trains do

• trains do

• like trains

The larger a drop of water,________ freezing temperature.

• the higher its

• its higher

• higher than its

• higher of its

The water of the Great Salt Lake is ______ seawater.

• saltier than that of

• as salty as that of

• saltier than

• so salty as

A psychosis is a severe mental disorder, ______ a neurosis.

• the most serious

• as serious

• more serious than

• as though serious

The social system of bumblebees is not as complex _____ .

• than honeybees

• as honeybees

• that honeybees are

• as that of honeybees

The skin temperature of humans is ______ their internal temperature.

• not high as

• not so high

• as low

• lower than

_______ tilted toward the sun, the more heat it receives and the hotter it is.

• As more as the earth is

• The more the earth is

• The earth is more than

• The earth is most

Paprika is ________ red or cayenne pepper, and it has a sweeter taste.

• least biting

• less biting than

• lesser biting than

• less as