English MCQs for competitive exams

  1. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word: “The soldiers were commended for their bravery.”
    a) Praised
    b) Criticized
    c) Ignored
    d) Punished
    ✔️ Answer: a) Praised
  2. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “She wrote a letter to her friend.”
    a) Noun
    b) Verb
    c) Adjective
    d) Adverb
    ✔️ Answer: b) Verb
  3. Choose the correct sentence: a) I was waiting for her since two hours.
    b) I have been waiting for her since two hours.
    c) I waited for her for two hours.
    d) I had been waiting for her since two hours.
    ✔️ Answer: c) I waited for her for two hours.
  4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: “He is very ________ at solving complex problems.”
    a) skillful
    b) skilful
    c) skillfully
    d) skill
    ✔️ Answer: b) skilful
  5. Find the correct passive voice for the sentence: “They will complete the project by next week.”
    a) The project will be completed by them next week.
    b) The project will have been completed by next week.
    c) The project will be completed next week.
    d) The project will completed next week.
    ✔️ Answer: a) The project will be completed by them next week.
  6. Choose the synonym for the word “abundant”:
    a) Rare
    b) Scarce
    c) Sufficient
    d) Plentiful
    ✔️ Answer: d) Plentiful
  7. Choose the correct preposition: “She is allergic _______ peanuts.”
    a) to
    b) from
    c) by
    d) on
    ✔️ Answer: a) to
  8. Choose the correct form of the verb: “If I ________ you, I would have helped him.”
    a) was
    b) am
    c) were
    d) be
    ✔️ Answer: c) were
  9. Select the correct indirect speech: “He said, ‘I am studying English.'”
    a) He said that he is studying English.
    b) He said that he was studying English.
    c) He says that he is studying English.
    d) He said that I am studying English.
    ✔️ Answer: b) He said that he was studying English.
  10. Identify the error in the sentence: “Neither the teacher nor the students was present in the class.”
    a) “Neither”
    b) “the”
    c) “nor”
    d) “was”
    ✔️ Answer: d) “was” (It should be “were” as it refers to the plural subject “students”)
  11. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word: “The doctor gave a prescription for the patient’s treatment.”
    a) Description
    b) Prescription
    c) Recommendation
    d) Address
    ✔️ Answer: b) Prescription
  12. Fill in the blank: “She is as ________ as her sister.”
    a) beautiful
    b) more beautiful
    c) most beautiful
    d) beautifuler
    ✔️ Answer: a) beautiful
  13. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
    a) I enjoy reading, but she likes to watch movies.
    b) She likes to read books.
    c) Although he was tired, he continued to work.
    d) She is a good student.
    ✔️ Answer: c) Although he was tired, he continued to work.
  14. Choose the correct sentence: a) She runs faster than me.
    b) She runs more faster than me.
    c) She run faster than me.
    d) She runs more fastly than me.
    ✔️ Answer: a) She runs faster than me.
  15. Choose the synonym for the word “loquacious”:
    a) Silent
    b) Talkative
    c) Shy
    d) Quiet
    ✔️ Answer: b) Talkative
  16. Choose the correct conjunction: “She likes both tea _______ coffee.”
    a) and
    b) or
    c) but
    d) because
    ✔️ Answer: a) and
  17. Fill in the blank: “She _______ a new dress yesterday.”
    a) buys
    b) bought
    c) will buy
    d) is buying
    ✔️ Answer: b) bought
  18. Choose the correct sentence with the use of ‘since’:
    a) I haven’t seen her since a long time.
    b) I have seen her since last week.
    c) I haven’t seen her since last week.
    d) I didn’t see her since last week.
    ✔️ Answer: c) I haven’t seen her since last week.
  19. Identify the error in the sentence: “She is more smarter than her sister.”
    a) “is”
    b) “more”
    c) “smarter”
    d) “than”
    ✔️ Answer: b) “more” (It should be “smarter” as the adjective is already in the comparative form)
  20. Which of the following is a synonym for “obstinate”?
    a) Stubborn
    b) Gentle
    c) Quick
    d) Smart
    ✔️ Answer: a) Stubborn

English Repeated MCQs by Prof. Fazal Rehman Shamil

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