English Grammar MCQs
1. I like .......... in my spare time.
- a. reading
- b. read
- c. to read
- d. to reading
Correct Answer: c. to read
Explanation: The verb "like" is followed by the infinitive form "to read" in this context, indicating a general preference.
2. I went to the bookshop.......... 'Harry Potter'
- a. for buying
- b. to buy
- c. to buying
- d. for to by
Correct Answer: b. to buy
Explanation: The phrase "to buy" is the correct infinitive form to express the purpose of going to the bookshop.
3. He is interested.......... learning Romanian.
- a. in
- b. on
- c. to
- d. for
Correct Answer: a. in
Explanation: The phrase "interested in" is the correct preposition to use when expressing interest in an activity.
4. Would you like.......... to drink; sir?
- a. nothing
- b. anywhere
- c. something
- d. something
Correct Answer: c. something
Explanation: "Something" is the correct pronoun to offer a drink in a polite question. Note: Option d is a duplicate and likely a typo.
5. What.......... next weekend?
- a. do you do
- b. are you doing
- c. will you do
- d. did you do
Correct Answer: b. are you doing
Explanation: The present continuous tense "are you doing" is used to ask about planned activities for the future.
6. How many students in your class.......... from Bangladesh?
- a. comes
- b. come
- c. come
- d. are coming
Correct Answer: b. come
Explanation: The subject "students" is plural, so the base form "come" is correct. Note: Option c is a duplicate.
7. I am hungry I want two.......... of chicken.
- a. plates
- b. pieces
- c. bowls
- d. gases
Correct Answer: b. pieces
Explanation: "Pieces" is the appropriate noun for portions of chicken in this context.
8. They are ugly and expensive.......... people buy them though.
- a. yet
- b. still
- c. but
- d. besides
Correct Answer: a. yet
Explanation: "Yet" is the correct conjunction to show contrast in this sentence.
9. What time.......... the train leaves?
- a. does the train leave
- b. leaves the train
- c. is the train leaving
- d. do the train leave
Correct Answer: a. does the train leave
Explanation: The correct question form uses "does" with the base verb "leave" for the singular subject "train."
10. I promise I.......... study harder.
- a. will
- b. am going to
- c. may
- d. must
Correct Answer: a. will
Explanation: "Will" is used to express a promise or intention in this context.
11. How Long.......... English?
- a. are you learning
- b. have you been learning
- c. do you learn
- d. you learn
Correct Answer: b. have you been learning
Explanation: The present perfect continuous tense "have you been learning" is used to ask about the duration of an ongoing activity.
12. I hope that a school .......... for village children.
- a. opens
- b. is opened
- c. has to be opened
- d. be opened
Correct Answer: b. is opened
Explanation: The passive voice "is opened" is correct as the subject "school" is receiving the action.
13. Closest similar meaning of word ‘compunction’ is
- a. remorse
- b. merciful
- c. connive
- d. recklessness
Correct Answer: a. remorse
Explanation: "Compunction" means a feeling of guilt or moral scruple, similar to "remorse."
14. Closest similar meaning of word ‘demolish’ is
- a. repair
- b. consume
- c. humiliate
- d. destroy
Correct Answer: d. destroy
Explanation: "Demolish" means to completely destroy, making "destroy" the closest synonym.
15. Closest similar meaning of word ‘beneficent’ is
- a. repair
- b. consume
- c. humanitarian
- d. destroy
Correct Answer: c. humanitarian
Explanation: "Beneficent" means doing good or being charitable, similar to "humanitarian."
16. Closest similar meaning of word ‘mendacity’ is
- a. mandatory
- b. untruthfulness
- c. veracity
- d. potential
Correct Answer: b. untruthfulness
Explanation: "Mendacity" refers to lying or deceit, making "untruthfulness" the closest synonym.
17. Closest opposite meaning of word ‘theocracy’ is
- a. hierarchy
- b. ideology
- c. conservative
- d. church state
Correct Answer: b. ideology
Explanation: "Theocracy" is a system where religious leaders govern, so "ideology" (a system of beliefs not necessarily tied to religion) is the closest opposite. Note: "church state" reinforces theocracy, not opposes it.
18. Closest opposite meaning of word ‘integrate’ is
- a. accommodate
- b. compose
- c. articulate
- d. segregate
Correct Answer: d. segregate
Explanation: "Integrate" means to combine or unify, while "segregate" means to separate, making it the opposite.
19. Closest opposite meaning of word ‘calm’ is
- a. excited
- b. restful
- c. cool
- d. serene
Correct Answer: a. excited
Explanation: "Calm" means peaceful, while "excited" indicates agitation or high energy, making it the opposite.
20. Closest opposite meaning of word ‘wordy’ is
- a. rambling
- b. concise
- c. diffuse
- d. voluble
Correct Answer: b. concise
Explanation: "Wordy" means using too many words, while "concise" means brief and to the point, making it the opposite.
21. A teacher needs to discuss in class; it .......... curiosity in Student.
- a. creates
- b. created
- c. create
- d. will creates
Correct Answer: a. creates
Explanation: The present simple "creates" is used for a general statement about the effect of discussion.
22. Successfully people always .......... two things: one determination and second sincere.
- a. has
- b. doing
- c. did
- d. have
Correct Answer: d. have
Explanation: The subject "people" is plural, so the base form "have" is correct. Note: "Successfully" should be "Successful."
23. They like swimming whenever they have a .......... time. (Which word is a verbal noun?)
- a. leisure
- b. free
- c. like
- d. swimming
Correct Answer: d. swimming
Explanation: "Swimming" is a gerund, functioning as a verbal noun derived from the verb "swim."
24. Nobody likes heap of garbage in front of his house (Which word is a verbal noun?)
- a. heap of garbage
- b. in front
- c. house
- d. likes
Correct Answer: None (correct answer missing)
Explanation: None of the options are verbal nouns. The correct answer should be "liking," a gerund derived from "like," but it’s not listed.
25. Find interrogative pronoun in sentence ‘Why did you not call me? This made me alarmed’.
- a. you
- b. me
- c. why
- d. did
Correct Answer: c. why
Explanation: "Why" is the interrogative pronoun used to ask about the reason in the sentence.
26. Right grammatical category of the underlined phrase in the sentence ‘Ram handed a book to his sister’ is
- a. complement
- b. direct object
- c. adjunct
- d. indirect object
Correct Answer: d. indirect object
Explanation: "To his sister" is the indirect object, indicating the recipient of the direct object "a book."
27. Which of the following is noun?
- a. real
- b. readable
- c. reliable
- d. Reality
Correct Answer: d. Reality
Explanation: "Reality" is a noun, while the others are adjectives. Note: "Reality" should not be capitalized unless intentional.
28. English is today the third .......... native language worldwide after Chinese and Hindi; with some 380 million speakers
- a. the most spoken
- b. the more spoken
- c. much spoken
- d. most spoken
Correct Answer: d. most spoken
Explanation: "Most spoken" is the correct superlative form to describe the ranking of languages.
29. We could barely get any information at the airport .......... People seemed to have .......... idea about the flights.
- a. many / any
- b. A lot of / any
- c. few / no
- d. few / some
Correct Answer: c. few / no
Explanation: "Few" indicates a small number, and "no" emphasizes the lack of ideas, fitting the context.
30. .......... his friends speaks any English.
- a. some
- b. all
- c. many
- d. neither of
Correct Answer: d. neither of
Explanation: "Neither of" is correct for a negative statement about two friends. Note: "Speaks" should be "speak" for subject-verb agreement.
31. These differences between two photographs........ with the help of Photoshop.
- a. should remove
- b. have to remove
- c. could have been removed
- d. must have removed
Correct Answer: c. could have been removed
Explanation: The past modal "could have been removed" indicates a possibility in the past with a passive construction.
32. New legislation ........ in congress but it ...... by many.
- a. was introduced / wasn't accepted
- b. was introduced / didn't accept
- c. is introduced / won't accepted
- d. introduced / hadn't been accepted
Correct Answer: a. was introduced / wasn't accepted
Explanation: Both clauses use the past simple passive form for consistency and correctness.
33. Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ...... his high rank in the military.
- a. Even if
- b. furthermore
- c. despite
- d. on purpose
Correct Answer: c. despite
Explanation: "Despite" correctly indicates a contrast between the fine and his high rank.
34. The economy in China is booming ........ Many foreign investors are planning to enter China's market.
- a. Nonetheless
- b. so as to
- c. in addition to
- d. on purpose
Correct Answer: None (correct answer missing)
Explanation: The correct answer should be "therefore," indicating a result, but it’s not listed among the options.
35. I wish you ...... making that noise. It's bothering me.
- a. Would stop
- b. are going to stop
- c. stop
- d. can stop
Correct Answer: a. Would stop
Explanation: "Would stop" is used with "wish" to express a desire for someone to change their behavior.
36. ...... more help could call my neighbor.
- a. Needed
- b. should I need
- c. I have needed
- d. I should need
Correct Answer: b. should I need
Explanation: The inversion "should I need" is used in formal conditional structures to indicate a potential future need.
37. If you plan to take a long trip in the car; you must get a full tank of gas or you ...... Out of gas.
- a. have to run
- b. should have run
- c. had better run
- d. might run
Correct Answer: d. might run
Explanation: "Might run" indicates a possible consequence of not having enough gas.
38. If you want to get a good night’s sleep, you ..... any tea or coffee in the evening.
- a. Would rather drink
- b. don’t have to drink
- c. mustn’t drink
- d. not able to drink
Correct Answer: c. mustn’t drink
Explanation: "Mustn’t drink" indicates a prohibition to achieve the desired outcome (good sleep).
39. It is not easy for many civil servants to ........ on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high
- a. get by
- b. turn up
- c. wear out
- d. run over
Correct Answer: a. get by
Explanation: "Get by" means to manage or survive financially, fitting the context of living on a salary.
40. I thought the party was going to be boring ' but it ...... to be the most unforgettable of my life.
- a. tuned out
- b. looked around
- c. passed around
- d. fell back on
Correct Answer: None (correct answer missing)
Explanation: The correct answer should be "turned out," meaning proved to be, but it’s not listed.