English Basic Grammar MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

He has not taken any decision he is still_____. (a) Over thinking it (b) Thinking it over (c) Thinking out (d) Thinking over it Question’s Answer: Thinking it over Now a days she_____her drawing board to the school daily. (a) Takes (b) Would take (c) Will take (d) Took Question’s Answer: Takes He admitted that he______. (a) Is at fault (b) Should be at fault (c) Would be at fault (d) Was at fault Question’s Answer: Was at fault Do not go out lest_______. (a) He would object (b) He should object (c) He may object (d) He objects Question’s Answer: He may object No sooner did I reach there______. (a) Then they left (b) Than they left (c) When they left (d) So they left Question’s Answer: Than they left Neither he nor his brothers______. (a) Is came (b) Has come (c) Is come (d) Have come Question’s Answer: Have come His nature is such (a) As I cannot adjust (b) Which I cannot adjust (c) That I cannot adjust (d) So I cannot adjust Question’s Answer: As I cannot adjust She must be ashamed______her actions: (a) In (b) By (c) Of (d) At Question’s Answer: Of It is difficult to say whether_____. (a) They will agree (b) They would agree (c) They would agree or not (d) They should agree He told me that______. (a) The earth revolved (b) Earth revolves (c) The earth revolves (d) Earth revolved Question’s Answer: The earth revolves I_____that we should accept the offer. (a) Would think (b) Should think (c) Will think (d) Think Question’s Answer: Think He behaves as if_____. (a) He was may boss (b) He will be my boss (c) He is my boss (d) He were my boss Question’s Answer: He were my boss I can assure that he is better____. (a) To any other student (b) To any student (c) Than any student (d) Than any other student Question’s Answer: Than any other student This book is_____that. (a) More preferable than (b) More preferable to (c) Preferable than (d) Preferable to Question’s Answer: Preferable to He will not come_____. (a) I think (b) I think no (c) I do not think (d) I may think Question’s Answer: I think I regard him_____. (a) To rouge (b) A rouge (c) As rouge (d) As a rouge Question’s Answer: As a rouge This pen is to_____. (a) Write (b) Write for (c) Write with (d) Write in Question’s Answer: Write with The majority of the_____arrested. (a) Culprit was (b) Culprit were (c) Culprits was (d) Culprits were Question’s Answer: Culprits were I forbade him______. (a) Going (b) Not to go (c) Not going (d) To go Question’s Answer: To go The rest of the members______. (a) Have not turned (b) Has not turned (c) Has not turned up (d) Have not turned up Question’s Answer: Have not turned up I have received no invitation______. (a) Either from A nor from B (b) Either from A or from B (c) Either from A nor from B (d) Neither from A or from B Question’s Answer: Neither from A or from B Hurry up lest you_____. (a) May not miss the train (b) May miss the train. (c) Should miss the train (d) Should not miss the train Question’s Answer: May miss the train. A dozen charges____. (a) Was levelled (b) Was branded (c) Was made (d) Were levelled Question’s Answer: Were levelled Ultimately he had to resign_____. (a) Himself to fate (b) On fate (c) To fate (d) Himself on fate Question’s Answer: Himself to fate He avenged_______his enemy. (a) On (b) Himself on (c) Upon himself (d) Himself Question’s Answer: Himself on He is not supposed to______ you. (a) Accompany with (b) Accompany (c) Accompany by (d) Accompany of Question’s Answer: Accompany There is not harm_______ him. (a) To meet (b) In meeting (c) Meet (d) To meeting Question’s Answer: In meeting We must not laugh?______others. (a) With (b) On (c) At (d) In Question’s Answer: At God has blessed her ________ success. (a) With (b) In (c) On (d) At Question’s Answer: With I was not serious I was just_____. (a) Laughing (b) Cut joke (c) Making joke (d) Joking Question’s Answer: Joking Do not insist_____your suggestion: (a) In (b) On (c) Over (d) For Question’s Answer: On He will not come here_____. (a) Will n’t he? (b) Will he (c) Is he ? (d) Is n’t he. Question’s Answer: Will n’t he? All were invited____dinner. (a) For (b) To (c) At (d) On Question’s Answer: To You should not be angry____your friend. (a) With (b) On (c) At (d) By Question’s Answer: With Since morning he has been complaining______. (a) About headache (b) In headache (c) Against headache (d) Of headache Question’s Answer: Of headache The child differs_____his mother in appearance. (a) With (b) In (c) From (d) By Question’s Answer: From He has no money. He is______these days. (a) Hard out (b) Hard of (c) Hard up (d) Hard off Question’s Answer: Hard up I cannot desist_____saying so. (a) From (b) Over (c) In (d) For Question’s Answer: From They were provoked_____violent acts. (a) Into (b) In (c) On (d) To Question’s Answer: To Do not discuss______. (a) On this problem (b) At this problem (c) Over this problem (d) This proble Question’s Answer: This proble The drunken_____out of the room. (a) Strode (b) Waded (c) Trod (d) Staggered Question’s Answer: Staggered The cart_____at it moved. (a) Creaked (b) Moaned (c) Squealed (d) Squeaked Question’s Answer: Squeaked The dry leaves_____as the wind blew. (a) Rustled (b) Hissed (c) Clamoured (d) Bristled Question’s Answer: Rustled The mother is feeding the child_____a bottle. (a) On (b) In (c) For (d) With Question’s Answer: With I am fed up______this type of behaviour. (a) In (b) Of (c) With (d) For Question’s Answer: Of The criminals were_____in the darkness of the night waiting for a victim. (a) Wandering (b) Strolling (c) Loafing (d) Lurking Question’s Answer: Lurking You will have to_____silence here. (a) Observe (b) Persevere (c) Preserve (d) Subside Question’s Answer: Observe No use So. (a) To say (b) Say (c) Saying (d) In saying Question’s Answer: Saying Would you mind_____me tomorrow. (a) To meet (b) In meeting (c) Meeting (d) For meeting Question’s Answer: Meeting The leader_______graciously at the hosts. (a) Smiled (b) Roared (c) Chuckled (d) Grinned Question’s Answer: Smiled These cars are quite______ (a) Miserly (b) Frugal (c) Economical (d) Stingy Question’s Answer: Economical He is a man of_____. (a) Conscious (b) Concensus (c) Conscience (d) Consensus Question’s Answer: Conscience These animals feed_____grass. (a) On (b) With (c) For (d) No word Question’s Answer: On He insisted______his point of view. (a) In (b) On (c) With (d) For (e) No word Question’s Answer: On It consists______everything you want. (a) For (b) With (c) In (d) Of (e) No word Question’s Answer: Of I was provoked_____his remarks. (a) By (b) With (c) At (d) On (e) No word Question’s Answer: By The crowd was provoked____violent acts. (a) With (b) At (c) On (d) To (e) No word Question’s Answer: To He desisted______doing this work. (a) In (b) With (c) No Word (d) In (e) From Question’s Answer: From He persisted______saying so. (a) On (b) With (c) In (d) For (e) No word Question’s Answer: In He is hard____this days. (a) With (b) Up (c) For (d) In (e) No word Question’s Answer: Up This problem is a hard nut_____. (a) To crack (b) For cracking (c) In cracking (d) With cracking Question’s Answer: To crack He will never discuss_____this problem. (a) About (b) On (c) No word (d) Of (e) At Question’s Answer: No word You will be invited ____dinner. (a) For (b) On (c) With (d) To (e) No word Question’s Answer: To The situation is quite_____provoking. (a) To (b) With (c) No word (d) Up (e) On Question’s Answer: No word The father accompanied_____his children. (a) With (b) By (c) For (d) To (e) No word Question’s Answer: By Why are you angry_____your friend? (a) In (b) At (c) With (d) On (e) No word Question’s Answer: With What is the time_____your watch? (a) In (b) From (c) With (d) By Question’s Answer: By Razi said so by way_____a joke. (a) By (b) Of (c) For (d) At (e) No word Question’s Answer: Of Hard-hearted people cannot be moved_____entreaties. (a) At (b) To (c) From (d) By (e) No word Question’s Answer: By One must not laugh_____ the follies of others. (a) At (b) For (c) With (d) On (e) No word Question’s Answer: At He is complaining_____headache. (a) About (b) Against (c) By (d) No word (e) Of Question’s Answer: Of This ink is inferior______that. (a) To (b) Than (c) Of (d) From (e) No word Question’s Answer: To He ordered_____a cup of tea. (a) No word (b) With (c) Up (d) To (e) For Question’s Answer: No word You should not be blind_____your faults. (a) For (b) To (c) With (d) On (e) No word Question’s Answer: To Your brother differs______you in appearance. (a) With (b) In (c) To (d) From (e) No word Question’s Answer: From God has blessed her______a son. (a) No word (b) By (c) In (d) To (e) With Question’s Answer: With There is no harm______this. (a) No word (b) To do (c) Doing (d) At (e) In doing Question’s Answer: In doing I never expected him to be there: I met_____him. (a) By (b) With (c) On (d) Up with (e) No word Question’s Answer: With I shall not accompany_____you. (a) With (b) For (c) No word (d) To (e) On Question’s Answer: No word He_____from the contest. (a) Withdrew himself (b) Withdrew (c) Withdraw himself (d) Withdrawn himself (e) No word Question’s Answer: Withdrew Neither he nor I____to be fined. (a) Is (b) Will (c) Are (d) Am (e) No word Question’s Answer: Am The pen is to____. (a) Write (b) Write with (c) Write at (d) Write for (e) No word Question’s Answer: Write with We were to go so we waited_____him. (a) For (b) With (c) On (d) To Question’s Answer: For He has come today_____. (a) Won’t he? (b) Isn’t he? (c) Hasn’t he? (d) Shouldn’t he? (e) Will not he? Question’s Answer: Hasn’t he? He rejoiced her success. (a) With (b) At (c) On (d) For (e) No word Question’s Answer: At I regarded him ______ my guide. (a) On (b) Our (c) As (d) Of (e) No word Question’s Answer: As He avenged____his enemy. (a) No word (b) Upon (c) Upon himself (d) With (e) Himself upon Question’s Answer: Himself upon He resigned_____fate. (a) To his (b) To himself his (c) His to himself (d) Himself to his (e) No word Question’s Answer: Himself to his This idea is definitely_____. (a) More preferable to that (b) To be preferable (c) To that preferable (d) Highly preferable to that (e) Preferable to that Question’s Answer: Preferable to that He qualified_____an engineer. (a) Himself as (b) As himself (c) No word (d) of (e) As Question’s Answer: As A large number of students______ absent. (a) Was (b) Shall (c) Will (d) Were (e) No word Question’s Answer: Were The rest of the players______. (a) Has not turned up. (b) Have not been turned up. (c) Have not turned up. (d) Are not turned up. (e) Were not turned up. Question’s Answer: Have not turned up. I received no letter______. (a) Either from him nor from her (b) From these (c) From him and from her (d) Either from him or from her (e) Neither from him or from her Question’s Answer: Either from him or from her A dozen charges_____. (a) Were charged (b) Was levelled (c) Has levelled (d) Were levelled (e) Had charged Question’s Answer: Were levelled I forbade him_____. (a) Not to go (b) To going (c) Not going (d) To go (e) From going Question’s Answer: To go Hurry up lest you may_____. (a) Not miss the train (b) Miss the train not (c) Miss the train (d) Train miss not (e) Hardly cannot walk Question’s Answer: Miss the train I am tired, I______. (a) Can hardly not walk (b) Hardly can walk (c) Can walk hardly (d) Can hardly walk (e) Catch the train Question’s Answer: Can hardly walk Decidedly he is better than_____. (a) Not student of the class (b) Every other student of the class (c) All other students of the class (d) Any other student of the classe (e) Each student of the class Question’s Answer: Any other student of the classe He behaves as if_____. (a) He has been mad (b) He were mad (c) He should have been mad (d) He must have been mad (e) He is mad Question’s Answer: He were mad Yesterday I saw a garden where____. (a) I want to sit amongst the flowers (b) I wanted to sit amongst the flowers (c) I will be waiting to sit amongst the flowers (d) I have been waiting to sit amongst the flowers (e) I will want to sit amongst the Blowers Question’s Answer: I wanted to sit amongst the flowers No sooner did the snake appear on the road______. (a) Than the children fled away (b) The children were fleeing away (c) The children fled away (d) The children will flee away (e) Than the children shall flee away Question’s Answer: Than the children fled away It will not rain (a) I do not think (b) I may think (c) I think not (d) I think (e) I shall think Question’s Answer: I think His character is such_____. (a) That I cannot understand (b) I cannot understand (c) Which I cannot understand (d) As I cannot understand (e) If I cannot understand Question’s Answer: As I cannot understand Do not make a noise lest she_____. (a) May get utterly disturbed (b) May have got utterly disturbed (c) Should get utterly disturbed (d) Shall have been getting utterly disturbed (e) Out to get disturbed Question’s Answer: Should get utterly disturbed He admitted that______. (a) He shall be at fault (b) He were at fault (c) He was at fault (d) He will have been at fault (e) He will be at fault Question’s Answer: He was at fault I cannot say whether_____. (a) They will come or not (b) They would come (c) Will they come? (d) If they would come (e) Do they come? Question’s Answer: They will come or not Why did you not take the risk of_____into the fire? (a) A fall (b) Entering (c) Crossing (d) A look (e) Leaping Question’s Answer: Leaping Scarcely had I reached there______. (a) It began to rain (b) Before it begin to rain (c) That it began to rain (d) When it began to rain (e) Or it began to rain Question’s Answer: When it began to rain Neither Nazia nor her brother______. (a) Are doing this work (b) Has done this work (c) Have done this work (d) Have been doing this work (e) Done his work Question’s Answer: Has done this work She____her bag to school everyday. (a) Will take (b) Would take (c) Takes (d) Is taking (e) Took Question’s Answer: Takes He told me that union_____. (a) Is strength (b) Was strength (c) Will be strength (d) Were strength (e) Had been strength Question’s Answer: Is strength He has not told anything so far. He_____it over. (a) Thinks (b) would think (c) Has thought (d) Think (e) Is thinking Question’s Answer: Is thinking I_____that we should own the responsibility. (a) Am feeling (b) Should feel (c) Feel (d) Shall feel (e) Can feel Question’s Answer: Feel The house____of ten rooms and an annexe. (a) Is consisted (b) Is consisting (c) Consists (d) Is consist (e) Consists Question’s Answer: Consists I think I______this book in 1971. (a) Was reading (b) Read (c) Had read (d) Am reading (e) Have read Question’s Answer: Read No one____which college he will Join. (a) Would know (b) Knows (c) Can know (d) Has known (e) Know Question’s Answer: Knows These days transport______faster and cheaper than ever before. (a) Will become (b) Is becoming (c) Becomes (d) Can become (e) Become Question’s Answer: Is becoming She_____that exhibition two times by now. (a) Will have seen (b) Has been seeing (c) Saw (d) Has seen (e) Had seen Question’s Answer: Will have seen The teacher cannot meet the classes today because she ______ a cold. (a) Had (b) Has (c) Has had (d) Will be having (e) Is having Question’s Answer: Is having I first_____this person in 1971. (a) Was meeting (b) Am meeting (c) Have meet (d) Met (e) Meet Question’s Answer: Met I____your work please remind me. (a) Forgot (b) Forget (c) Had forgotten (d) Have forgotten (e) Am forgetting Question’s Answer: Forgot The officer waited until the clerks_____busily. (a) Were working (b) Worked (c) Had worked (d) Are working (e) Are work Question’s Answer: Were working Although I____this note, I was aware of it. (a) Never saw (b) Never see (c) Have never seen (d) Had never seen (e) Was never seen Question’s Answer: Have never seen He spoke so softly that nobody could_____what he said. (a) Hear to (b) Catch upto (c) Listen to (d) Know to (e) Hear Question’s Answer: Hear He spoke so softly that nobody could_____what he said. (a) Hear to (b) Catch upto (c) Listen to (d) Know to (e) Hear Question’s Answer: Hear He was_____my hand so tightly that I could not pull it away. (a) Catching (b) Seizing (c) Holding (d) Grabbing (e) Patting Question’s Answer: Holding He abused him again just after he_____asked not to. (a) Is (b) Was being (c) Has been (d) Had been Question’s Answer: Had been I_____on this topic for sometime before I realized my mistake. (a) Had been speaking (b) Have been speaking (c) Speak (d) Am speaking (e) Spoke Question’s Answer: Had been speaking My father_____me that I should have informed him. (a) Said (b) Ordered (c) Asked (d) Told (e) Wanted Question’s Answer: Told He was_____my hand so tightly that I could not pull it away. (a) Catching (b) Seizing (c) Holding (d) Grabbing (e) Patting Question’s Answer: Holding I asked him to pick up the newspaper which_____on the table. (a) Put (b) Laid (c) Stocked (d) Lay (e) Stood Question’s Answer: Lay He was_____of all valuables. (a) Pinched (b) Picked (c) Stolen (d) Shaken (e) Robbed Question’s Answer: Robbed The criminal was_____in the court. (a) Done (b) Prosecuted (c) Committed (d) performed (e) Discharged Question’s Answer: Prosecuted It was difficult to see through the_____of the headlights. (a) Dazzle (b) Glare (c) Shine (d) Glitter (e) Blaze Question’s Answer: Dazzle The Prime Minister _______ graciously at the crowd. (a) Laughed (b) Grinned (c) Roared (d) Chuckled (e) Smiled Question’s Answer: Smiled When you see him you____by the way his health has improved. (a) Has struck (b) Will have struck (c) Had been struck (d) was struck (e) Will be struck Question’s Answer: Will be struck The snakes______as the siren blew. (a) Bristled (b) Cracked (c) Rustled (d) Clamoured (e) Hissed Question’s Answer: Hissed “Mind your own business” he said_____. (a) Heavily (b) Hardly (c) Scarcely (d) Rudely (e) Harshly Question’s Answer: Harshly The thieves, unable to open the safe,_____it from its frame. (a) Pulled (b) Snatched (c) Held (d) Wrenched (e) Caught Question’s Answer: Wrenched The Eve teasers_____waiting for their victim. (a) Lurked (b) Roamed (c) Loitered (d) Loafed (e) Wandered Question’s Answer: Loitered The door cart__as it moved. (a) Squeaked (b) Squealed (c) Hurtled (d) Creaked (e) Moaned Question’s Answer: Creaked The old man____n the garden. (a) Shoved off (b) Staggered (c) Strode (d) Strolled (e) Trotted Question’s Answer: Strolled He belongs_____a family of aristocrats: (a) Of (b) From (c) Down (d) For (e) To Question’s Answer: To He invited me_____tea: (a) To (b) At (c) Upon (d) For (e) On Question’s Answer: To He is very proud____his car: (a) On (b) About (c) At (d) Of (e) For Question’s Answer: Of I congratulate you_____your success: (a) At (b) On (c) About (d) Upon (e) For Question’s Answer: On His father deals____sugar: (a) With (b) Of (c) In (d) At (e) Into Question’s Answer: In I am not afraid_____you: (a) From (b) About (c) Of (d) With (e) For Question’s Answer: Of He has no affection____you: (a) With (b) Towards (c) About (d) For (e) To Question’s Answer: For He pass away over work: (a) By (b) Of (c) From (d) After (e) For Question’s Answer: From He pass away____cholera: (a) Toward (b) From (c) Of (d) After (e) Off Question’s Answer: Of He aims____getting first division: (a) On (b) At (c) For (d) To (e) In Question’s Answer: At The train arrived____the station____time: (a) In (b) On, On (c) On, In (d) At, In (e) At, On Question’s Answer: At, On Every good teacher knows how to deal____naughty boys: (a) In (b) No preposition required (c) With (d) About (e) For Question’s Answer: With The hunter fired____the lion: (a) On (b) Upon (c) Over (d) Toward (e) At Question’s Answer: At ______the contrary I was proud______it. (a) In. Of (b) At, Of (c) In, At (d) On, For (e) On, Of Question’s Answer: On, Of “That is very kind ________ you”, I thanked him: (a) In (b) About (c) For (d) Of (e) At Question’s Answer: Of He helped me____come_____a quicker decision: (a) To, At (b) To, To (c) To, About (d) To, On (e) To, Over Question’s Answer: To, To Aslam and Ashraf hit_____a plan: (a) Up (b) About (c) Upon (d) On (e) No preposition is required Question’s Answer: Upon Mueez Bhatti was born_____Bhatti house_____Lahore: (a) At, At (b) In, At (c) At, In (d) In, In (e) Into, At Question’s Answer: At, In I am related____Intikhab______true friendship: (a) With, By (b) With, Through (c) To, Through (d) To, With (e) To, By Question’s Answer: To, By Romanticism often treats_____horror, mystery, passion and deeds of violence: (a) At (b) For (c) Of (d) To (e) In Question’s Answer: Of The headmaster gave_____the prizes: (b) About (a) Away (c) In (d) Out (e) No preposition is required Question’s Answer: Out First of all let me introduce myself_____you,_____present my name is Papoo,_____was Shani last year. (a) For, About, It (b) To, For, It (c) With, It, It (d) To, AT, It (e) To, In, It Question’s Answer: To, AT, It confidence Little I gained myself: (a) By, Over (b) By, About (c) After, About (d) By, With (e) By, In Question’s Answer: By, In You have confused verbs_____prepositions and with adjectives you have mixed____adverbs: (a) With, In (b) From, In (c) In, Down (d) With, Up (e) For, Up Question’s Answer: With, Up Time is related_____day and night: (a) For (b) At (c) To (d) With (e) Of Question’s Answer: With A bee cannot exist______its sting: (a) Of (b) On (c) At (d) Without (e) For Question’s Answer: Of The aeroplane was just_____the airport building that it crashed: (a) Near (b) For (c) To (d) By (e) Above Question’s Answer: Above _____the loud speaker we are told that the plane was ready to leave: (a) With (b) Through (c) In (d) By (e) On Question’s Answer: On _____he was doing this, Jamal came in to say that she had heard that the fire was a bad one: (a) Because (b) For (c) As (d) Since (e) So Question’s Answer: As ______recent years, the Russians have been developing similar engines; (a) Inside (b) During (c) Since (d) With (e) For Question’s Answer: With The syce was breaking_____the horse: (a) Round (b) Into (c) Upon (d) Down (e) In Question’s Answer: In We looked at the picture on the tin,we at once thought____the juice: (a) Of (b) To (c) At (d) For (e) About Question’s Answer: About But although I was putting_____all my strength, the current was bearing me away: (a) On (b) Off (c) Out (d) Up (e) In Question’s Answer: In When, however the new artistes arrived it was discovered that they could not make_____what to do: (a) Out (b) Up (c) In (d) For (e) Off Question’s Answer: Out “I thought he was signaling me to stay on”. Instead the craft began to pick_____speed: (a) Out (b) Up (c) Off (d) In (e) On Question’s Answer: Up He is not the type_____a boy who gives____easily: (a) Of, Away (b) Of, Up (c) For, Into (d) Of, in (e) Of, Down Question’s Answer: Of, in The main streets were jammed_____traffic: (a) For (b) In (c) of (d) From (e) With Question’s Answer: With His stage was elementary; school bucket-boys standing_____in case of ever threatening rain. (a) In (b) Out (c) At (d) To (e) By Question’s Answer: By Zarina sat quietly darning her socks and she listened____all he said with a quite smile on her lips: (a) To (b) On (c) Out (d) In (e) Up Question’s Answer: To It is against the norms of good behaviour, character and conduct to not___back___of one’s promise: (a) To, For (b) That, From (c) To, Away (d) To, In (e) To, Out Question’s Answer: To, Out His health broke____due to hard work: (a) Up (b) Into (c) In (d) Away (e) Down Question’s Answer: Down The thieves broke_____the house and broke-open the safe: (a) Into (b) Open (c) Out (d) In (e) Up Question’s Answer: Into I look forward_____you help which has always been timely (a) For (b) To (c) On (d) Upto (e) Upon Question’s Answer: To The union (ist) leader persuaded the workers to call_____ the strike: (a) Off (b) Up (c) Upon (d) of (e) Down Question’s Answer: Off The rogue tried to do away_____the witness so that he might not appear before the magistrate: (a) Without (b) With (c) Upon (d) Up (e) From Question’s Answer: With All his schemes fell_____want___funds: (a) Off, For, For (b) Through, For, Of (c) For, From, Of (d) Off, For, Of (e) Through, For, From Question’s Answer: Through, For, Of When the officer order, he ordered____the____tone either the order or the person should be carried: (a) In, That, Away (b) By, So that, By (c) At, That, Away (d) In, That, Out (e) By, Because, Into Question’s Answer: In, That, Out His father passed____(pass away) last night: (a) Of (b) Off (c) Away (d) Out (e) In Question’s Answer: Away Do not put____(procrastinate) till tomorrow what you can do today: (a) Up (b) Down (c) Out (d) Away (e) Off Question’s Answer: Off The poor always look____the rich, who_____general look down_____them (the poor): (a) To, In, At (b) Up at, Of, Or (c) At, Of, Down (d) Up, In, Upon (e) Upto, In, Upon Question’s Answer: Upto, In, Upon The patient’s condition had deteriorated beyond any hope_____recovery, but now he has turned round the corner, he might pull: (a) Of, Through (b) For, UP (c) For, Throug (d) From, Upon (e) Of, UP Question’s Answer: Of, Through The Prime Minister put____the (un-popular movement_____a rough hand: (a) Down, By (b) Down, Under (c) Down, With (d) Away, By (e) Away, Under Question’s Answer: Down, With He always seeks____wealth: (a) No preposition required (b) For (c) After (d) To (e) Of Question’s Answer: For He absolved you___the charge of theft. (a) of (b) For (c) From (d) With (e) Off Question’s Answer: From He got_____the trouble____getting_____ the examination; now he was free______complete_____the PCS: (a) Up, In, Out, For, For (b) Down, By, Through, For, To (c) Over, Through, To, For (d) Over, For, Out of, For, For (e) Upon, In, Through, At, For Question’s Answer: Over, Through, To, For I am looking my lost book: (a) UP (b) Off (c) To (d) For (e) Of Question’s Answer: For I took____smoking when I was_____my teens; now I find it difficult_____give it: (a) Into, At, To, away (b) Down, From, For, Out (c) For, Into, For, Down (d) Up, Out of, Of, Away (e) To, In, To, Up Question’s Answer: To, In, To, Up He sent this letter____my address: (a) On (b) Upon (c) For (d) At (e) To Question’s Answer: To He came running and fell_____the well: (a) In (b) Down (c) Into (d) Below (e) Down into Question’s Answer: Into You can have my bicycle____all means: (a) In (b) With (c) At (d) or (e) By Question’s Answer: By I am_____your disposal: (a) For (b) On (c) With (d) Upon (e) At Question’s Answer: At I parted____my friend: (a) With (b) Without (c) From (d) Of (e) Off Question’s Answer: From His face is familiar___me: (a) With (b) For (c) Off (d) Of (e) To Question’s Answer: To He is tall____his age: (a) For (b) Of (c) At (d) With (e) Without Question’s Answer: For The two friends settled it____themselves: (a) For (b) Between (c) In (d) Among (e) Amongst Question’s Answer: Between He resigned______ his service. (a) From (b) Off (c) In (d) On (e) No preposition Question’s Answer: No preposition He prided himself__________ his wealth: (a) Over (b) At (c) On or Upon (d) With (e) For Question’s Answer: On or Upon Do as you wish____be done____: (a) For, To (b) As, To (d) As, To (c) To, By (e) As, For Question’s Answer: To, By Have you disposed_____ his property. (a) Off (b) For (c) of (d) With (e) No preposition required Question’s Answer: of He persisted____accompanying me: (a) In (b) On (c) For (d) About (e) At Question’s Answer: In The hunger aimed___the dove: (a) On (b) With (c) For (d) At (e) Upon Question’s Answer: At You quarreled____me____a trifle: (a) With, In (b) With, On (c) With, Over (d) With, For (e) With, Upon Question’s Answer: With, Over Aswa is confident______ her success: (a) On (b) For (c) With (d) of (e) Over Question’s Answer: of I am sick____life: (a) Of (b) In (c) From (d) On (e) With Question’s Answer: Of He applied____the Principal___leave: (a) To, Off (b) For, For (c) To, Of (d) Of, For (e) To, For Question’s Answer: To, For You must not indulge_____excessive smoking: (a) For (b) On (c) At (d) About (e) In Question’s Answer: In He is blind____one eye: (a) By (b) From (c) Off (d) At (e) Of Question’s Answer: Of He fell____his horse: (a) Down (b) From (c) of (d) Down from (e) Off Question’s Answer: Off She insisted_____going____Lahore: (a) On, To (b) For, To (c) For, At (d) Tom, To (e) Over, To Question’s Answer: On, To The tonga collided a bus: (a) In (b) Into (c) Over (d) On (e) With Question’s Answer: With Zarina is a disgrace___her family: (a) For (b) On (c) To (d) Upon (e) In Question’s Answer: To Your house is opposite_____mine: (a) From (b) Off (c) To (d) Of (e) That of Question’s Answer: To Who will profit____harming her: (a) From (b) In (c) By (d) With (e) At Question’s Answer: By He hankers____riches: (a) For (b) After (c) To (d) About (e) On Question’s Answer: After I will do my duty___________ all risks: (a) At (b) For (c) By (d) With (e) In spite of Question’s Answer: At I am ignorant_____the facts____the case: (a) Of, Of (b) From, Of (c) Of, For (d) For, For (e) About, In Question’s Answer: Of, Of The lion feeds_____flesh: (a) Over (b) With (c) At (d) On (e) By Question’s Answer: On You must abide_____the rules of this institution: (a) Am (b) Is (c) By (d) On (e) Are Question’s Answer: By I was alarmed____the tend of conduct he evinced: (a) Over (b) Upon (c) At (d) On (e) By Question’s Answer: At I am alive___all the changes that are going on here: (a) At (b) To (c) Over (d) For (e) About Question’s Answer: To He provided the needy_____the things of everyday use: (a) For (b) With (c) To (d) Upon (e) From Question’s Answer: With I prevailed_____him to make another effort but he could not prevail_____his adversity: (a) Upon, Over (b) On, At (c) At, At (d) At, On (e) On, On Question’s Answer: At, On The river_____which I went____my brother abounds____fish: (a) Towards, With, On (b) To, With, Over (c) To, With, With (d) To, with, In (e) To, Alongwith, Upon Question’s Answer: To, With, With You are accountable_____the director_____your misbehaviour: (a) Of, For (b) To, On account of (c) To, For (d) For, Of (e) To, By Question’s Answer: To, For He was astonished____my revelation_____the facts____him. (a) On, About, Of (b) Upon, By, About (c) At, Of, For (d) At, Of, About (e) Over, About, About Question’s Answer: At, Of, About He was acquitted____murder charge (a) In (b) At (c) Of (d) About (e) Over Question’s Answer: Of He is angry_____you___your in solence: (a) With, With (b) With, at (c) Upon, At (d) On, At (e) About, on Question’s Answer: With, at You must comply_____your wife’s wishes: (a) Upon (b) For (c) With (d) Over (c) To Question’s Answer: With She is confined____bed due____long illness: (a) In, For (b) In, From (c) Into, Because (d) On, By (e) To, To Question’s Answer: On, By The mother is affectionate____the child: (a) Of (b) About (c) On (d) To (e) For Question’s Answer: To This means that you are conscious_____the consequences____your actions: (a) At, About (b) About, Of (c) Of, About (d) Of, Of (e) At, Of Question’s Answer: Of, Of The man who stood____the judge was accused____throwing a stone____his neighbour’s window: (a) With, Of, At (b) At, Against, To (c) Of, At, On (d) Before, Of, At (e) Before, At, On Question’s Answer: Before, Of, At A young man should be his guard____bad company and beware_____failing their evil ways: (a) Against, In, Into, On (b) Of, Into, For, Against (c) Into, To, against, of (d) For, On, In, Into (e) On, Against, Of, Into Question’s Answer: On, Against, Of, Into While the cat was running the mouse the mouse ran___its hole and freed itself____danger: (a) Into, To, In (b) From, At, From (c) After, Into, From (d) In, From, To (e) At, From, Into Question’s Answer: After, Into, From My brother is invested____full authority_____me to invest my money_____that speculation: (a) In, With, By (b) By, In, To (c) In, With, By (d) On, By, With (e) With, By, In Question’s Answer: With, By, In You must apologise_____him____what you have done, even though the act was not done_____any bad intention: (a) To, With, For (b) For, With To, (c) To, For, For (d) With, For, With (e) To, For, With Question’s Answer: To, For, With You can appeal____a higher court and apply___a fresh trial: (a) For, To (b) With, To (c) For, To (d) To, With (e) To, For Question’s Answer: To, For He has failed____his purpose because he failed____his first attempt and was not allowed_____make another: (a) To, In, By (b) In, Of, To (c) By. To, In (d) In, In, To (e) In, By, To Question’s Answer: In, In, To He is profuse___his promises,but not at all profuse_____his money: (a) From, From (b) Of, On (c) In, Of (d) For, In (e) Of, In Question’s Answer: In, Of I have to liking____that man; in fact, I have taken a decided dislike____him: (a) For, Towards (b) To, With (c) For, Of (d) In, To (e) To, For Question’s Answer: For, Of I cannot agree____you____this matter; and therefore I do not agree____your proposal: (a) To, In, For (b) To, With, In (c) In, To, With (d) With, In, To (e) To, With, For Question’s Answer: With, In, To Rhetoric might be compared_____poetry: (a) By (b) In (c) To (d) For (e) With Question’s Answer: With He fought____the robbers_____his life: (a) With, For (b) To, Against, (c) To, For (d) For, With (e) Against, For Question’s Answer: Agamst, For The Spaniards allied____the English and fought____the French: (a) Against, With (b) With, Against (c) For, With (d) Against, For (e) With, For Question’s Answer: With, Against The ship is bound______Pakistan,and is bound______contract to arrive____Lahore____the 18th July: (a) By, At, Of, For, By (b) For, By, At, By, Of (c) At, In, At, By, Of (d) Of, By, In, With, Of (e) In, At, With, Of, By Question’s Answer: For, By, At, By, Of Cease____speaking ill___others and cling____ charity: (a) With, To, By (b) Of, To, Of (c) From, Of, To (d) To, With, At (e) Of, From To Question’s Answer: From, Of, To He is blessed_____children who have all turned_____Well, but he is not blessed_____good health: (a) For, To, Out (b) With, Out, In (c) With, Out, With (d) Out, With, To (e) To, With, Out Question’s Answer: With, Out, With This is an exception____the general rule: (a) In (b) For (c) To (d) With (e) From Question’s Answer: To I hope you will make an exception____my son’s case: (a) To (b) For (c) With (d) In (e) On Question’s Answer: On Please show some forbearance_____his inexperience: (a) For (b) From (c) To (d) With (e) By Question’s Answer: With An an eye, and a tooth a tooth, this was the old law. (a) For, For (b) For, To (c) To, For (d) At, In (e) To, On Question’s Answer: For, For The wings __________ a bird correspond____the arms of a man. (a) On, With (b) Of, To (c) Over, In (d) To, With (e) On, To Question’s Answer: Of, To I had a long correspondence____him___the wisdom of conforming___custom. (a) In, On, With (b) To, For, In (c) On, In. For (d) For, At, To (e) With, On, To Question’s Answer: With, On, To I differ____you____the exact____point with dogs differ____wolves_____shape or kind: (a) For, With, In, Out, To (b) At, In, With For, From (c) With, At, In, From, In (d) Over, In, To, With Out (e) In, To, Out, From, Question’s Answer: With, At, In, From, In He succumbed his_____injuries: (a) From (b) For (c) To (d) Over (e) About Question’s Answer: To Law breakers are liable____punishment: (b) At (a) To (c) By (d) For (e) In Question’s Answer: For For I disapprove____your way____working and must, therefore, dispens______your services: (a) At, In, Of (b) Of, Of, With (c) With, Out, In (d) Of, With, At (e) Over, Of, To Question’s Answer: Of, Of, With A blind man cannot distinguish light____darkness: (a) To (b) From (c) For (d) In (e) At Question’s Answer: From Death does not distinguish_____the rich and the poor: (a) For (b) From (c) Between (d) Within (e) Towards Question’s Answer: Between Did you look up this word____your dictionary? (a) At (b) In (c) Up (d) After (e) Upon Question’s Answer: Up Do you go____for boxing? (a) Down (b) Out (c) In (d) Over (e) On Question’s Answer: In I read this book_____beginning______end_____three hours: (a) Over, In, Within (b) In, To, Within (c) For, Till, In (d) At, To, Since (e) From, To, In Question’s Answer: From, To, In A thief robbed the little girl_____her purse: (a) For (b) From (d) In (c) Of (e) To Question’s Answer: Of He refrained himself______saying anything on the question: (a) To (b) From (c) For (d) In (e) Over Question’s Answer: From I always count_____his support: (a) From (b) At (c) On (d) For (e) Over Question’s Answer: On The girl excels____music: (a) Into (b) For (c) At (d) From (e) In Question’s Answer: In One must accustom oneself____humble fare such as is suitable____a person____small income: (a) At, In, Upon (b) In, For, Having (c) From, To, Within (d) To, To, With (e) Over, For, In Question’s Answer: To, To, With Do not live____riches,but whatever you live_____,live______honest labour: (a) For, For, By (b) In, For With (c) With, In, By (d) At, For, With (e) For, In, On Question’s Answer: For, For, By He is impressed_____that notion,and he desires to press it____me: (a) From, For (b) For, To (c) With, On (d) About, Over (e) On, With Question’s Answer: With, On We took a boat and rowed____the stream____the opposite bank: (a) In, Over (b) Along, For (c) With From (d) Across To (e) Down, For Question’s Answer: Across To He promised to abide____the contract, and they relied____his honour____its fulfillment: (a) From, Upon, In (b) By, On, For (c) For, In, By (d) By, For, On (e) To, Over, In Question’s Answer: By, On, For He lives____small cost, and he does so____abstaining____every kind of luxury: (a) At, From, By (b) Once, For, In (c) At, By, From (d) In, From, For (e) At, For, From Question’s Answer: At, By, From If you have to live_____a small income live____your means: (a) Fot, In (b) On, Within (c) In, At (d) At, Under (e) Upon, Within Question’s Answer: On, Within Quaid-i-Azam was born_____1876 A.D: (a) Upon (b) On (c) At (d) In (e) During Question’s Answer: In The supply_____sugar was_____excess of the demand: (a) Over from (b) For, By (c) In, To (d) At, For (e) Of, In Question’s Answer: Of, In He is adept_____the art_____painting: (a) From, Over (b) For, In (c) In, Of (d) At, Of (e) Over, Of Question’s Answer: In, Of You are mistaken_____doing this: (a) With (b) At (c) In (d) Outside (e) In front of Question’s Answer: In He was afflicted______heart trouble: (a) Of (b) For (c) With (d) In (e) Over Question’s Answer: With Akbar succeeded______means: (a) From (b) For (c) By (d) With (e) Through Question’s Answer: By I have no access_____the minister: (a) At (b) For (d) From (c) To (e) By Question’s Answer: To He advised me_____appear______the examination: (a) In, For (b) For, In (c) To, At (d) To, By (e) To, For Question’s Answer: To, At I listened____him and acted____his advice: (a) To, Upon (b) With, To (c) To, At (d) To, On (e) Though, At Question’s Answer: To, On The President gave his assent_____the bill: (a) From (b) For (c) By (d) To (e) For Question’s Answer: To My house stands opposite____the college: (a) Towards (b) From (c) Near (d) To (e) At Question’s Answer: To There are a lot_____allusions_______Melton’s poem: (a) In, Within (b) For, For (c) From, Over (d) Of, In (e) To, With Question’s Answer: Of, In Do you know your date_____birth: (a) Over (b) For (c) In (d) By (e) of Question’s Answer: of Caste system has a strong influence______the Indian society: (a) From (b) For (c) On (d) Upon (e) With Question’s Answer: On Heavy punishment is proposed be inflicted the strikers: (a) To, Upon (b) To, At (c) To, On (d) To, Over (e) To, Upon Question’s Answer: To, On Old people are generally averse_____new ideals: (a) In (b) For (c) From (d) To (e) Over Question’s Answer: To Do not mention the name_____the person concerned: (a) In (b) For (c) From (d) Of (e) At Question’s Answer: Of The officer had______act______the basis______anonymous letters: (a) To, At, For (b) To, Upon, Over (c) To, On, Of (d) To Over, From (e) To, Down, In Question’s Answer: To, At, For The accused was released_____bail. (a) With (b) At (c) From (d) For (e) On Question’s Answer: On I reserved a berth____Shalimar Express: (a) At (b) For (c) In (d) On (e) From Question’s Answer: In My shoes are made___________canvas: (a) With (b) In (c) For (d) From (e) Of Question’s Answer: Of Canvassing is going_____: (a) Upon (b) For (c) On (d) In (e) With Question’s Answer: On He has gone______casual leave: (a) Upon (b) For (c) At (d) On (e) In Question’s Answer: On There is no causal relation wealth and happiness: (a) Within (b) Between (c) Among (d) In (e) Into Question’s Answer: Between He cannot check his son_____smoking: (a) In (b) For (c) At (d) From (e) To Question’s Answer: From He was ruined_____the collusion_____his mother_____his uncle: (a) Through, From, With (b) With, On, Of (c) For, From, With (c) By, Of, With (d) From, On, Of Question’s Answer: By, Of, With He followed the counsels_____his elders: (a) From (b) On (d) of (c) For (e) Through Question’s Answer: of The cessation of a part of Bihar has been demanded West Bengal: (a) From (b) By (c) For (d) Through (e) With Question’s Answer: By Observers are trying hard_____cessation the_______hostilities________Pakistan and India: (a) Upon, At, Within (b) In, Of. Among (c) Into, In, Between (d) For, Of, Between (e) For, Over, With Question’s Answer: For, Of, Between He was hard_____hearing: (a) To (b) In (c) At (d) For (e) Of Question’s Answer: Of The corpse was covered______flowers: (a) By (b) In (c) With (d) From (e) Over Question’s Answer: With Egg is a component______ our diet: (a) Into (b) From (c) For (d) In (e) Of Question’s Answer: Of Pay my compliments______him______regards: (a) On, At (b) For, In (c) Upon, With (d) To, With (e) With, With Question’s Answer: To, With Prices_____coarse cloth have gone______. (a) Of, Low (b) For. Up (c) In, Down (d) Of, Less (e) Of, UP Question’s Answer: Of, UP Continuous rain______caused damage______the crops: (a) Over (b) For (c) By (d) From (e) To Question’s Answer: To Continuous rain______two days has done good_____the crops: (a) From, For (b) For, To (c) Since, By (d) For, Upon (e) Within, In Question’s Answer: For, To He inherited a lot______wealth_____his deceased father: (a) In, Of (b) In, For (c) For, Upon (d) From, From (e) Of, From Question’s Answer: Of, From Young girls should pay due deference______the wishes_____their elders: (a) Upon, From (b) For, In (c) On, For (d) To, Of (e) To, In Question’s Answer: To, Of He is an emigrant______Sri Lanka: (a) Of (b) For (c) From (d) To (e) Into Question’s Answer: From He is not eligible______the post: (a) Upon (b) From (c) In (d) To (e) For Question’s Answer: For He drank one glass______water_____one draught: (a) Having, Into (b) Of, Within (c) With, In (d) Of, In (e) Of With Question’s Answer: Of, In Aslam and Akram are engaged_____a duel: (a) Within (b) With (c) In (d) Into (e) Upon Question’s Answer: In I want a definite answer_____my question: (a) For (b) Of (c) By (d) From (e) To Question’s Answer: To Our food is deficient______vitamins: (a) Over (b) For (c) From (d) Upon (e) In Question’s Answer: In He has elicited the information_____the Government: (a) To (b) For (c) From (d) Upon (e) For Question’s Answer: From War seems______imminent: (a) To (b) None (c) At (d) Of (e) For Question’s Answer: Of The Indian intrusion______Kashmir was condemned_____all: (a) Upon, With (b) In, With (c) Upon, Through (d) Over By (e) Into, By Question’s Answer: Into, By Effective management can solve the problem industries? (a) From (b) For (c) Of (d) By (e) Upon Question’s Answer: Of The government is trying_______facilitate the distribution______wheat: (a) For, In (b) For, For (c) To, Of (d) At, Off (e) Of, At Question’s Answer: To, Of Rain drops were falling______ the window panes: (a) At (b) In (c) Upon (d) On (e) Up Question’s Answer: On Spirituous drinks are injurious _____health: (a) From (b) For (c) To (d) Upon (e) On Question’s Answer: To A ghastly scene was enacted______that day: (a) From (b) At (c) Upon (d) For (e) On Question’s Answer: On Industrial growth______a country depends_____the availability____ are materials: (a) From, At, From (b) For, On, In (c) In, Into For (d) Of, Upon, Of (e) Of, On, Of Question’s Answer: Of, Upon, Of The procession was led_____a leader: (a) From (b) By (c) For (d) Through (e) Behind Question’s Answer: By The tuft_____hair_____the back_____horse is called name: (a) Of, For, Of (b) In, At, Of (c) For, On, At (d) Of, On, Of (e) At, Of, For Question’s Answer: Of, On, Of He turned pale______the sight_____the tiger: (a) In, For (b) On, For (c) Upon, Of (d) At, Of (e) Of, From Question’s Answer: At, Of  
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