English Comprehension & Composition MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 15, 2025

1. The railway track runs —— the river?
(A) over
(B) on
(C) by
(D) across

2. Select the Antonym of ONEROUS.
(A) Burdensome
(B) Difficult
(C) Light
(D) Fluent

3. Select the meaning of De novo.
(A) Calm in arm
(B) To any extent
(C) Prominent
(D) New

4. What is the meaning of the following Idiom: “To make amends for”?
(A) Make possible effort
(B) To bring change in something
(C) To compensate for damage
(D) None of these

5. A book that provides information on all branches of knowledge is called?
(A) Desperado
(B) Cynic
(C) Encyclopedia
(D) Elysium

6. Identify the disease that is liable to be transmitted to people by the environment is called?
(A) Contagious
(B) Fatal
(C) Infectious
(D) Incurable

7. Select one of the antonyms of the word “Perpetrator” while others are synonyms.
(A) Police
(B) Felon
(C) Culprit
(D) Miscreant

8. Select the Antonym of HYPOCRISY.
(A) Uprightness
(B) Doubt
(C) Burdensome
(D) Fluent

9. The market is nearer to them than ——-?
(A) we
(B) ourselves
(C) ours
(D) us

10. A person who talks in his/her sleep is called?
(A) Bourgeois
(B) Somniloquist
(C) Ventriloquist
(D) Insomnist

11. Something that is hard but likely to crack easily is called?
(A) Resilient
(B) Flexible
(C) Brittle
(D) Supple

12. A person who helps another do a crime is called?
(A) Cuckold
(B) Amateur
(C) Accomplice
(D) Changeling

13. The antonym of Stale is?
(A) Old
(B) Break
(C) Tale
(D) Fresh

14. The process of forcing someone to make payment for not revealing discreditable secrets is called?
(A) Assassin
(B) Despotism
(C) Blackmail
(D) Elysium

15. Identify the items of business to be considered at a meeting is known as?
(A) Elysium
(B) Bulletin
(C) Agenda
(D) Epicture

16. The Antonym of APATHY is?
(A) Zeal
(B) Conclude
(C) Sleep
(D) None of these

17. My friend said to me, “I will meet you tonight.”
(A) My friend told me that he would meet me that night.
(B) My friend told that he will meet me tonight.
(C) My friend told me that I will meet you tonight.
(D) My friend said to me that he will meet me that night.

18. She said, “I need some money.”
(A) She said that I need some money.
(B) She said that she need some money.
(C) She said that I needed some money.
(D) She said that she needed some money.

19. He said, “I visited Lahore yesterday.”
(A) He said that He visited Lahore yesterday.
(B) He said that I had visited Lahore yesterday.
(C) He said that He had visited Lahore the previous day.
(D) He said that He has visited Lahore the previous day.

20. She said, “I need your help now.”
(A) She said She need my help now.
(B) She said that I needed your help now.
(C) She said that he needed my help then.
(D) All of these

21. What is the meaning of the idiom “To cut a long story short”?
(A) Tell the story briefly
(B) Miss the main points
(C) Come to the point
(D) None of the above

22. She said, “I am studying now.”
(A) She said that he was studying then.
(B) She said that I was studying then.
(C) She said that I am studying then.
(D) She said that he was studying now.

23. Select the antonym of “Prosaic” while others are synonyms.
(A) Pedestrian
(B) Interesting
(C) Tedious
(D) Prosy

24. Select the antonym of Flaunt while others are synonyms.
(A) Brandish
(B) Cover
(C) Display
(D) Exhibit

25. Which one of the following is the antonym of “Flummox” while others are synonyms?
(A) Baffle
(B) Enlighten
(C) Perplex
(D) Confound

26. Select the antonym of Perdition.
(A) Infernal
(B) Doom
(C) Hell
(D) Heaven

27. What is the meaning of the idiom “A slap on the wrist”?
(A) Hard Punishment
(B) Beating Someone
(C) Make someone sad
(D) Warning or Small Punishment

28. Select the antonym of Raucous while others are synonyms. (A) Hoarse
(B) Discordant
(C) Strident
(D) Subdued
Answer: (D) Subdued

29. Identify the antonym of Minuscule while others are synonyms. (A) Majuscule
(B) Lilliputian
(C) Miniature
(D) Diminutive
Answer: (A) Majuscule

30. Select the antonym of Mordant while others are synonyms. (A) Pleasant
(B) Caustic
(C) Corrosive
(D) Acerbic
Answer: (A) Pleasant

31. Select the antonym of Apocryphal while others are synonyms. (A) Unsubstantiated
(B) Mythical
(C) Obscure
(D) Genuine
Answer: (D) Genuine

32. Select the antonym of Welter while others are synonyms. (A) Order
(B) Fuddle
(C) Jumble
(D) Clutter
Answer: (A) Order

33. She writes — ink. (A) With
(B) For
(C) In
(D) On
Answer: (C) In

34. Leaving one’s country to live in another foreign land is called: (A) Immigrate
(B) Eradicate
(C) Emigrate
(D) Extempore
Answer: (C) Emigrate

35. Select the antonym of Éclat while others are synonyms. (A) Eminence
(B) Dullness
(C) Plaudit
(D) Esteem
Answer: (B) Dullness