Help with test. Please. A day's shearing ... (1) by more than one shearer to running a marathon, and seeing a team ... (2) 300 sheep in a day will make you tired just watching. 1. a) has compared; b) has been compared; c) compared; d) compares. 2. a) shear; b) to shear; c) sheared; d) shorn. The warmer, ... (3) months are the liveliest time of year on a farm, and less rain also means you're less likely to get bogged down in the mud in the "paddocks", or pastures. Winter is ... (4) the quietest time on a farm. 3. a) dried; b) drying; c) drier; d) dryly. 4. a) corporal; b) generally; c) soldierly; d) admirable.