HSC Board examples of Degree

Degree examples from 1998 to 2017

Oct.1998. 3. Mother is more than the earth. (Use Positive Degree)

 Ans: The earth is not as much as mother.

March.2003. 4. His products are cheaper than somebody elses products.

 Ans: Somebody elses products are not as cheap as his products.

 M.2004. 5. These little worms are the farmers best friends.

Ans: These little worms are better than any other friends of the farmers. (CD)
No other friends of the farmers are as good as these little worms. (PD)

0.2004. 6. Ruchira was the best pupil. (Change the degree of Comparison)

Ans: Ruchira was better than any other pupil. (CD)
 No other pupil was as good as Ruchira. (PD)

M.2005. 7. The food is one of the most essential factors in building and maintaining health. (Change into Comparative degree)

Ans:Food is more essential than many other factors in building and maintaining health.

Very few factors in building and maintaining health are as essential as the food. (PD))

0.2005. 8.  A foolish friend can be more dangerous than awise enemy.

Ans:A wise enemy cannot be so much dangerous as a foolish friend. (PD)

0.2005. 9. The Gangetic plain is one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the World (Change into CD)

Ans: The Gangetic plain is more fertile and densely populated than many/most other regions in the world.

0.2006. 10. Everest is one of the highest peaks in India.

Ans: Very few peaks in India are as high as Everest. (PD)

Everest is higher than many other peaks in India. (C.D.)

M.2007. 11. These can withstand very low temperatures better than an adult animal or plant.
(Change the Degree)

Ans: No adult animal or plant can withstand very low temperatues as good as these.

M.2007. 12. The rhea is smaller than the ostrich. (Change the degree)

Ans: The ostrich is not as small as the rhea. (P.D.)

M.2007. 13. Deserts are among the most interesting places on the globe.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Very few

Ans:Very few places on the globe are as much interesting as deserts.

M.2007. 14. His products are better than somebody elses. (Change into positive degree)
 Ans: Somebody elses products are not as good as his product.

M.2008. 15. It is the biggest review of planets life support systems. (Rewrite into Comparative Degree)

Ans: It is bigger than any other review of planets life support systems.

 0.2008. 16. It is one of the oldest railway buildings. (Change into positive degree )

Ans:Very few railway buildings are as old as it.

0.2009. 17. It's the hottest drug in teentown. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'No other .......')

Ans:No other drug in teentown is as hot as it.

M.2010. 18. It was the most difficult situation. (Change into Comparative degree)

Ans:It was more difficult than any other situation.

M.2011. 19. The Ganges is one of the longest rivers in India. (Change into Comparative degree)

Ans: The Ganges is longer than many other rivers in India. (C.D.)
 Very few rivers in India are as long as the Ganges. (P.D.)

0.2012. 20. Wellness is much more than the absence of illness.

Ans:The absence of illness is not as much as wellness.

0.2013. 21. Leaving Reed college was one of the best decisions I ever made. (Make it positive degree)

Ans: Very few decisions I ever made were as good as leaving Reed college.

0.2013. 22. The most disturbing was a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'No other

Ans: No other report was as much disturbing as a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories.

M.2014,23.Our young people spend more time before their T.V; set than in their classrooms.
(Rewrite it using positive degree.)

 Ans: Our young people do not spend as much time in their classrooms asbeforetheirTVSet.

 M.2015. 24, The duckwas better than his instructor. (Change the sentence intopositive degree.)

Ans:The (duck's) instructor was no as good as the duck.

0.2015. 25. The duck was better in swimming than his instructor.(Change it into positive degree.)

Ans: The (duck's) instructor was not as good swimmer as the duck.

F.2016. 26. The floods  of 1978 were the most destructive.
 (Changethe sentence into the 'positive degree')

Ans:No other floods were as destructive as the floods of 1978.