MCQs on English Grammar 2
MCQs on English Grammar 2
Q. Choose the correct option from the alternatives given below each question.
101. Mr. Baruah’s house is over there. It is ————— big one with lots of coconut trees in front of it.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) any
Ans: (A)
102. Any unilateral action is a ———— undertaking.
(A) world-wide
(B) co-operative
(C) one-sided
(D) malicious
Ans: (C)
103. Only by change —————- that she had been copying my notes.
(A) discovered I
(B) did I discovered
(C) I had discovered
(D) I discovered
Ans: (D)
104. How ————— get back home if you lost your ticket?
(A) had you to
(B) might you
(C) would you
(D) have you
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
105. I benefited a great deal ———- taking that online training course.
(A) for
(B) with
(C) by
(D) from
Ans: (C)
106. You must phone us as soon as you ————- home.
(A) will have got
(B) will get
(C) are getting
(D) get
Ans: (D)
107. He could not —————– a moustache to the photo of the actress in the newspaper.
(A) resist for adding
(B) resist to add
(C) resist from adding
(D) resist adding
Ans: (C)
108. He crept in ————– his parents should wake up.
(A) otherwise
(B) lest
(C) unless
(D) or
Ans: (B)
109. We’ve been friends for years. I ———- him since I took admission in K. L. High School.
(A) have known
(B) am knowing
(C) knew
(D) know
Ans: (A)
110. What will she do when she ———– her results?
(A) would have
(B) will have
(C) has
(D) should have
Ans: (C)
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111. Only when I bent over ———– the pain get worse.
(A) must
(B) should
(C) did
(D) does
Ans: (D)
112. We are not —————— in such a noisy place.
(A) used to live
(B) use to live
(C) use to living
(D) used to living
Ans: (D)
113. ————– his parents speaks English.
(A) None of
(B) Neither of
(C) either
(D) None
Ans: (B)
114. What are you going to buy? “I am going to buy ———–.”
(A) a bread
(B) some bread
(C) a lot of bread
(D) both (B) & (C)
Ans: (B)
115. What time did you arrive at the match? A little ———– than usual.
(A) after
(B) late
(C) later
(D) delays
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 2
116. “The recent speech of the leader ‘augmented’ tension in the North-east.” ‘Augmented’ means:
(A) increased
(B) segmented
(C) decreased
(D) divided
Ans: (A)
117. The children’s faces clearly expressed the frustration of the ‘baffled’. ‘Baffled’ means:
(A) noisy
(B) affluent
(C) deprived
(D) perplexed
Ans: (D)
118. He has the audacity to question his father’s decision. The word opposite in meaning to ‘audacity’ is:
(A) bravado
(B) cowardice
(C) courage
(D) pride
Ans: (B)
119. We have ample food for the party. The word opposite in meaning to ‘ample’ is:
(A) enough
(B) heavy
(C) meagre
(D) copious
Ans: (C)
120. A man with broad and international outlook is called a ————–.
(A) globalist
(B) controversial
(C) cosmopolitan
(D) migrant
Ans: (C)
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121. Much of the attraction of cricket is due to the fact that it is a sport. Why is the attraction?
(A) useful
(B) celebrity
(C) one-sided
(D) lucrative
Ans: (D)
122. Find the correctly spelt word:
(A) Facism
(B) Fascism
(C) Fasism
(D) Fascizm
Ans: (B)
123. Sita took her son to task for watching television. The meaning of the underlined phrase is:
(A) Gave him the task of watching television
(B) Gave him a task to complete while watching television
(C) Scolded her son
(D) Did the son’s task by herself
Ans: (C)
124. The king ruled over his subjects with high hand. The meaning of the undrlined phrase is:
(A) kindly
(B) oppressively
(C) with great knowledge
(D) with stupidity
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
125. Birds: Aviary::Bees: ?
(A) Apiary
(B) Hive
(C) Flower
(D) Honey
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
126. Choose the correct noun form in the following sentence:
“Mastering basic computer skills is an important goal for younger students.”
(A) mastering
(B) important
(C) younger
(D) students
Ans: (D)
127. Each person in the room turned ———- head to the front when the guest entered.
(A) their
(B) her
(C) his
(D) none of the above
Ans: (C)
128. The two words in the question have a certain relationship. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
AFTER:BEFORE
(A) First:second
(B) Present:past
(C) Contemporary: historic
(D) Successor:predecessor
Ans: (B)
129. The grammatically correct response to the question, “Are there many students in the hall?” is:
(A) Yes, they are
(B) No, they aren’t
(C) yes, there are (D) no, there are not
Ans: (C)
130. You play tennis ——— I do.
(A) better than
(B) more well than
(C) more good than
(D) more well
Ans: (A)
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131. When two things are very alike, we say they are the ———— each other.
(A) same with
(B) same as
(C) same like
(D) same about
Ans: (A)
132. Mrs. and Mr. Bora ————— dinner at the moment.
(A) is having
(B) are having
(C) are eating
(D) B & C are correct.
Ans: (D)
133. The bomb ————- when he started the car.
(A) went over
(B) went on
(C) went out
(D) went off
Ans: (D)
134. He made me ———— for an hour.
(A) to wait
(B) wait
(C) waiting
(D) waited
Ans: (B)
135. You are good ———— nothing.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) by
(D) with
Ans: (B)
136. Fill the bottle ———- hot water.
(A) in
(B) by
(C) with
(D) of
Ans: (C)
137. The given sentence in direct narration has four choices in the indirect narration. Choose the correct one:
He said, “I must go now.”
(A) He said that he must go then.
(B) He said that he had to go then.
(C) He said he must go now.
(D) He said that he had to go now.
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
138. All of them are jealous of —————.
(A) one another
(B) each other
(C) themselves
(D) them
Ans: (B)
139. He is junior ———– Akram.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) by
(D) on
Ans: (B)
140. Pick out the words that is opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals:
Deforestation destroys the HABITAT of many species of animals and birds.
(A) locality
(B) habits
(C) area
(D) home
Ans: (D)
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141. The boy was fined for his ‘Unruly” conduct. What is the appropriate meaning of the word “Unruly?”
(A) noisy
(B) sudden
(C) irritating
(D) disobedient
Ans: (D)
142. My mother has become very ‘feeble’. What is the meaning of the word ‘feeble?”
(A) lean
(B) fat
(C) weak
(D) strong
Ans: (C)
143. The abrupt stopping of the car annoyed us. What is the meaning of the word ‘abrupt’?
(A) noisy
(B) irritating
(C) sudden
(D) at once
Ans: (C)
144. There are four sentences given below. Find out the correct one.
(A) Wait here until do not come back.
(B) Wait here still I come back.
(C) Wait here as long as I come back.
(D) Wait here until I come back.
Ans: (D)
145. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the following:
Seema got sick a week ago. She is still sick. Seema ————- for a week.
(A) was sick
(B) has been sick
(C) was getting sick
(D) might be sick
Ans: (B)
146. Which is the appropriate answer to the question below:
“Does he look like Shahrukh Khan?”
(A) Yes, he does.
(B) No, he does not.
(C) Yes, he looks like Shahrukh Khan.
(D) Yes, he is looking like Shahrukh Khan.
Ans: (C)
147. I had heard the news before you ——– me about it.
(A) had told
(B) told
(C) have told
(D) were telling
Ans: (B)
148. Of Charles Dicken’s many novels, ‘Great Expectation’ is perhaps ———- to many readers.
(A) the most satisfying one
(B) most satisfying one
(C) more than satisfying one
(D) the more satisfying one
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
149. This is the best performance of Tagore’s ‘Chitrangada’ that I ——– in years.
(A) had seen
(B) saw
(C) have seen
(D) see
Ans: (C)
150. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than ———-.
(A) all human beings
(B) the human beings
(C) that of all human beings
(D) to all human beings
Ans: (C)
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151. Put plants ————— a window so that they will get enough light.
(A) near to
(B) near of
(C) next to
(D) nearly
Ans: (A)
152. You like sweets ———-.
(A) and I too
(B) and me too
(C) and I do either
(D) and so do I
Ans: (D)
153. Next time you ———— to my house, you must bring that book.
(A) will come
(B) are coming
(C) may come
(D) come
Ans: (D)
154. If I had taken your advice, I ————– a better life.
(A) would have had
(B) will have
(C) shall have
(D) would have
Ans: (D)
155. ”The teacher gave me a pen.” Find out the indirect object in the sentence.
(A) pen
(B) me
(C) teacher
(D) a pen
Ans: (B)
156. Your master will like you if you are ‘diligent’. ‘Diligent’ means:
(A) obedient
(B) sincere
(C) hard-working
(D) honest
Ans: (C)
157. I asked my teacher whether I ———– join the tutorial class.
(A) would
(B) can
(C) could
(D) will
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 2
158. There may be as ——— as ten guests to the dinner.
(A) many
(B) much
(C) few
(D) more
Ans: (A)
159. My friend’s father is a ————- officer.
(A) navaal
(B) navel
(C) naval
(D) navyal
Ans: (C)
160. In the following question, a sentence has been given in active voice. Select the choice which best expresses the sentence in the passive voice.
“Assam grows tea.”
(A) Let the tea be grown in Assam.
(B) Tea is being grown in Assam.
(C) Tea grows in assam.
(D) Tea is grown in Assam.
Ans: (D)
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161.“Who teaches you English?” Choose the correct one from the following for the passive form of the sentence.
(A) English is taught by whom?
(B) By whom will you be taught English?
(C) By whom were you taught English?
(D) By whom are you taught English?
Ans: (D)
162. A question has been given in direct speech. Select the choice which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech:
“Please don’t go away’’, She said.
(A) She requested me not to go away.
(B) She told me not to go away.
(C) She begged me that I not go away.
(D) She ordered me not to go away.
Ans: (A)
163. The adverb form of ‘quite’ is ————-.
(A) quitely
(B) quiteness.
(C) quited
(D) quitting
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
164. In the following sentence you are required to find synonyms for the underlined word. Choose the option which best expresses the same meaning.
“The cyclone had blown some of the cars to funny places.”
(A) laughable
(B) humourous
(C) odd
(D) interesting
Ans: (C)
165. Select the proper prefix for word: ‘-large’.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) out
(D) en
Ans: (D)
166. Arrange the numbers in ‘ascending order’. Here ‘ascending order’ means:
(A) from small to big
(B) Decreasing
(C) from big to small
(D) inverse
Ans: (A)
167. We received a ‘cordial’ welcome. What is the meaning of the word’ cordial’ in the sentence?
(A) official
(B) smiling
(C) happy
(D) cold
Ans: (B)
168. There are people who don’t get a square meal in a day. Here ‘square meal’ means:
(A) four times a normal meal
(B) a meal four persons
(C) a full meal
(D) a meal in a five star hotel
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
169. “You drive me crazy”- means:
(A) an irresponsible driver
(B) a driver who is mad
(C) To greatly irritate or annoy someone
(D) a good driver
Ans: (C)
170. Choose the sentence that contains grammatical errors in the following questions:
(A) He’s just gone out.
(B) I’ve never seen her.
(C) I have known them in 2001.
(D) He has watched the programme before.
Ans: (C)
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171. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choice:
“Because ——— tourists were visiting the spot, the government decides to close.
(A) the few
(B) a few
(C) few
(D) only the few
Ans: (C)
172. I have no map. That is why I got lost. If I —– a map I ——- all right.
(A) have / will be
(B) had / would be
(C) had had / would have been
(D) a & b
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
173. We asked him what countries he ———-.
(A) had been visited
(B) has been visiting
(C) visited
(D) had visited
Ans: (D)
174. I could not resist ———- him why he was trying ——– meeting me.
(A) asking / to avoid
(B) asking / avoiding
(C) to ask / to avoid
(D) to ask / avoiding
Ans: (C)
175. You had better ———– English hard.
(A) to study
(B) studying
(C) study
(D) studied
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 2
176. Choose the one that has different meaning from the others.
(A) You can wear the seat belt.
(B) You have to wear the seat belt.
(C) You must wear the seat belt.
(D) You ought to wear the seat belt.
Ans: (D)
177. He drives very carefully. He never drives very fast. He ——— be a good driver.
(A) seems
(B) definitely
(C) must
(D) should
Ans: (C)
178. Choose the answer that fits both the blanks in the following two sentences.
(i) ———- I use your pen?
(ii) If you go to bed late, you ————- be tired in the morning.
(A) will
(B) shall
(C) should
(D) may
Ans: (D). MCQs on English Grammar 2
179. The sentence “She agreed to my proposal” -can be written in passive voice as:
(A) My proposal was agreed to.
(B) My proposal had been agred to by her.
(C) My agreement was proposed to her by her.
(D) She has been agreed to my proposal.
Ans: (A)
180. The police broke ———– the temple when they got information that a terrorist was hiding in it.
(A) into
(B) up
(C) off
(D) out
Ans: (A)
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181. You have to enter ——– the date of birth in the job application form.
(A) into
(B) in
(C) on
(D) no preposition
Ans: (D)
182. ———– two thousand people joined the strike.
(A) No less than
(B) Not many than
(C) No little than
(D) No fewer than
Ans: (D)
183.The given sentence in Indirect Narration has four choices in the Direct Narration. Choose the correct one.
“Father advised me to be slow and steady.”
(A) Father said to me, “Son, you must be slow and steady.”
(B) Father said to me, “Be slow and steady.”
(C) Father said to me, “You should be slow and steady.”
(D) Father said to me, “Why can’t you be slow and steasdy?”
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
184. The prisoner made an abortive attempt to escape from the jail. ‘Abortive’ means:
(A) successful
(B) illegal
(C) futile
(D) secret
Ans: (C)
185. Act of vandalism in the school campus can not be tolerated. ‘Vandalism’ means:
(A) ragging
(B) late-coming
(C) disturbance
(D) violence
Ans: (D)
186. Wood is ‘opaque’, but glass is ————–. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘opaque’.
(A) soft
(B) transparent
(C) hard
(D) smooth
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
187. His attitude is very hostile. The opposite of ‘hostile’ is —-.
(A) kind
(B) friendly
(C) helpful
(D) aggressive
Ans: (B)
188. Only a dare devil can try this bike. ‘Dare devil’ means:
(A) a foolish person
(B) a rich person
(C) a fearless person
(D) a terrorist
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 2
189. The Latin phrase ‘ad interim’ means:
(A) the middle portion
(B) unnecessary interference
(C) in the mean time
(D) none of these
Ans: (C)
190. Choose the option that gives the correct sense of the idioms/ phrase in the following sentence:
He does his works ‘by fits and starts’.
(A) irregularly
(B) inattentively
(C) sincerely
(D) regularly
Ans: (A)
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191. In a nuts shell it is the story. What does the phrase ‘in a nuts shell’ means:
(A) detail
(B) truly
(C) in brief
(D) none of these
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 2
192. Pick out the correct one:
(A) Every poet is not Rabindranath.
(B) Every poet is not a Rabindranath.
(C) Every poet is not the Rabindranath.
(D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: (B)
193. Pick out the correct one:
(A) Each of the girls was given a rose.
(B) Each of the girl was given a rose.
(C) Each of the girls were given roses.
(D) Each of the girl was given a rose.
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
194. A ‘box’ is to boxes while an ‘ox’ is to ———–.
(A) oxes
(B) oxen
(C) oxess
(D) ex
Ans: (B)
195. An empty vessel sound ————-.
(A) less
(B) many
(C) much
(D) more
Ans: (C)
196. Use appropriate word for the blank of the sentence given below:
Your coat needs ————-.
(A) to wash
(B) washing
(C) about to wash
(D) none of the above
Ans: (B)
197. I took him ——– our guest.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) as
(D) after
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 2
198. We eat so that we —— live.
(A) must
(B) could
(C) may
(D) should
Ans: (C)
199. We were all surprised ————– the news.
(A) by
(B) at
(C) with
(D) for
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 2
200. Hardly had we reached school ———- the bell rang.
(A) then
(B) when
(C) than
(D) and
Ans: (C) 0 0 0.
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