Question

1. paul stared ____ at the baseball as it floated ____ over the plate.

a) keen, soft
b) keen, softly
c) keenly, sof\td) keenly, softly

1. we all know that deja sings ____, but did you know that she can play soccer ____?

a) well, to
b) good, too
c) good, to\td) well, too

1. ryan was ____ from watching raven kick the soccer ball ____ in a tiny circle.

a) dizzy, swift
b) dizzy, swiftly
c) dizzily, swift\td) dizzily, swiftly

1. zeke dribbled the ball ____ down then court and then cut ____ to the right.

a) calmly, sharply
b) calm, sharply
c) calmly, sharp\td) calm, sharp

1. raven was ____ tired on the bus ride home and decided to take a ____ nap.

a) awful, short
b) awful, shortly
c) awfully, short\td) awfully, shortly

Explanation:

For each question, we use adverbs to modify verbs, and adjectives to modify nouns or link verbs (like "was").

1. Q26: "stared" and "floated" are verbs, so need adverbs "keenly" and "softly".
2. Q27: "sings" is a verb (needs adverb "well"), and "too" means "also" to fit the context.
3. Q28: "was" is a link verb (needs adjective "dizzy"), "kick" is a verb (needs adverb "swiftly").
4. Q29: "dribbled" and "cut" are verbs, so need adverbs "calmly" and "sharply".
5. Q30: "tired" is an adjective (needs adverb "awfully" to modify it), "nap" is a noun (needs adjective "short" to modify it).

Answer:

1. d) keenly, softly
2. d) well, too
3. b) dizzy, swiftly
4. a) calmly, sharply
5. c) awfully, short