Chapters and topics
- Scanning Skills 1 topic · 2 MCQs
- Deducing the Meanings 2 topics · 0 MCQs
- Figurative Language 10 topics · 0 MCQs
- Contextual Vocabulary 1 topic · 131 MCQs
- Concord 2 topics · 148 MCQs
- Tenses and Aspects 1 topic · 128 MCQs
- Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases 1 topic · 20 MCQs
- Gerunds and Gerund Phrases 1 topic · 15 MCQs
- Position of Adverbs 1 topic · 38 MCQs
- Prepositions 1 topic · 372 MCQs
- Transitional Devices 1 topic · 7 MCQs
- Punctuation 1 topic · 50 MCQs
- Word Classes and Phrase Placement 1 topic · 99 MCQs
- Sentence Inversion 1 topic · 7 MCQs
- Active and Passive Voice 1 topic · 23 MCQs
- Direct and Indirect Speech 1 topic · 21 MCQs
- Proofreading 2 topics · 104 MCQs
- Sentence Structure 3 topics · 8 MCQs
Sample English MCQs
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Q1. The typhoon left chaos behind it. The underlined word means:
- Disaster
- Catastrophe
- Calamity
- Mayhem
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Answer: D. Mayhem
Chaos means complete disorder or confusion, closest to mayhem.
Q2. There ______ plenty of space for guests at the venue.
- Have been
- Were
- Are
- Was
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Answer: D. Was
'Space' is uncountable and singular, so 'was' is used.
Q3. Correct the sentence: Mr. Khan is having four shops.
- Mr. Khan has four shops.
- Mr. Khan man is having four shops.
- A and B
- None of the above
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Answer: A. Mr. Khan has four shops.
The stative verb 'have' (possession) is not used in the continuous.
Q4. I had David to quit the job. Spot the error.
- had
- David
- to
- None of these
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Answer: C. to
With the causative 'had' + object the bare infinitive follows: 'had David quit'.
Q5. He couldn't help ______ when he saw her.
- laughing
- laugh
- to laugh
- to have laughed
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Answer: A. laughing
'Can't help' is followed by a gerund.
Q6. Choose the correct sentence.
- She listened to their conversation secretly.
- All are correct
- She secretly listened to their conversation.
- She listened secretly to their conversation.
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Answer: B. All are correct
The adverb 'secretly' can correctly come before the verb, after the verb or at the end.
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