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English Grammar MCQ
Q1. Identify the best way to improve the bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’.
His mother used to be the coach in that university, didn’t she?
(a) No improvement
(b) Doesn’t she?
(c) Was she?
(d) Isn’t she?
Q2. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
(P) The 9.02 km-long-tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), is the world’s longest highway tunnel and connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley.
(Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Atal Tunnel at Rohtang at an altitude of above 3,000 metres in Himachal Pradesh.
(R) It provides all-weather connectivity to the landlocked valley of Lahaul-Spiti which remains cut-off for nearly six months in a year.
(S) After the inauguration, he said the tunnel would provide new strength to the country’s border infrastructure.
(a)RQPS
(b)SPQR
(c)QSPR
(d)PRQS
Q3. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct or indirect) of the given sentence.
Sheena said to the manager, “Sir, kindly grant me leave for five days.”
(a) Sheena asked the manager if he can grant her leave for five days.
(b) Sheena requested the manager to grant her leave for five days.
(c) Sheena requested the manager that he must grant her leave for five days.
(d) Sheena ordered the manager to grant her leave for five days.
Q4. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct or indirect) of the given sentence.
The teacher said, “Change is the law of nature.”
(a) The teacher said that change was the law of nature.
(b) The teacher said that change could be the law of nature.
(c) The teacher said that change has been the law of nature.
(d) The teacher said that change is the law of nature.
Q5. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The new recruit wants to know about prerequisites the company offers.
(a) The new recruit
(b) about prerequisites
(c) wants to know
(d) No Error
Q6. To come to Canada as a temporary foreign worker, you must get a work __________.
(a) Experience
(b) Permit
(c) Application
(d) Bonus
Q7. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A substance that stops or slows down the growth of microorganisms.
(a) Disinfectant
(b) Antidote
(c) Medication
(d) Antiseptic
Q8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Florid
(a) Alive
(b) Cloudy
(c) Black
(d) Ornate
Q9. Select the antonym of EVANESCENT
(a) Everlasting
(b) Colourful
(c) Momentary
(d) Expensive
Q10. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Her husband is ________________, and hardly attend any functions.
(a) As busy as a bee
(b) All Over the Board
(c) Above board
(d) Doing the rounds
English Grammar Solution
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The given sentence is grammatically & contextually correct and hence doesn’t require any improvement.
The given sentence is based on ‘Question tag.’ Question tags are short questions at the end of statements. It is mainly used in speech when we want to –
(i)Confirm that something is true or not, or
(ii) To encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to.
Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject. A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag & vice-versa.
Use “Didn’t” in a question tag when the sentence includes the verb “Used to”.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper sequence is – QSPR.
S3. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The given sentence is ‘Direct Speech’.
Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by
him.
The given sentence is an ‘Imperative Sentence.’
While changing it into an indirect form, we consider following rules.
Reported Verb – ‘Said to’ changes to ‘Requested.’
Conjunction – In the Imperative sentence conjunction ‘To’ is used.
The sentence thus formed is – Sheena requested the manager to grant her leave for five days.
S4. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is ‘direct Speech’.
Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by
him.
Indirect Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in our own words.
The given sentence is an ‘Assertive Sentence.’
Assertive Sentence – Sentences that make a statement are called assertive sentences.
These sentences may be positive, negative, false, or true statements.
If there is a Universal Truth, Habitual Fact, Historical Fact, Proverb or an Imaginary Condition in the reported speech, then there is no change in its tense. There is no change even if the Tense of the Reporting Verb is past tense.
Reported Verb – ‘Said’ remains unchanged.
Conjunction – in an assertive sentence, ‘That’ is used as a conjunction.
The sentence thus formed is – The teacher said that change is the law of nature.
S5. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Replace ‘Prerequisites’ with ‘Perquisites’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Prerequisites – A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Perquisites – A benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one’s job or position.
S6. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Permit’.
Work Permit – An official document giving a foreigner permission to take a job in a country.
As per the context of the passage the word `Permit’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S7. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Antiseptic – A substance that stops or slows down the growth of microorganisms.
Whereas, meaning of other words –
Disinfectant – A chemical liquid that destroys bacteria. It is applied to non-living surfaces, such as countertops and handrails.
Antidote – A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
Medication – A drug or other form of medicine that is used to treat or prevent disease.
Option (d) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S8. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Florid – Having a red or flushed complexion.
Synonyms – Ruddy, Red, Red-faced, Ornate, excessively intricate or elaborate.
Antonyms – Plain, Pale.
S9. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Evanescent – Tending to vanish like vapour.
Synonyms – Momentary, Passing, Short-lived, Temporary
Antonyms – Everlasting, Ceaseless, Dateless
S10. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
As busy as a bee- It is an idiomatic expression which means, ‘One who is very active, industrious, or busy.’
As per the context, the idiom – ‘As busy as a bee’ best fits in the given sentence.
Hence, option (a) is the correct choice.
