English Grammar MCQs
1. Kabir was punched on .......... nose.
- a. a
- b. an
- c. the
- d. no article
Correct Answer: c. the
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used because the sentence refers to a specific part of Kabir's body, his nose.
2. He’d better write a poem, ..........?
- a. hadn’t he
- b. wouldn’t he
- c. would he
- d. had he
Correct Answer: a. hadn’t he
Explanation: The tag question for "had better" is formed with "hadn’t" because it matches the auxiliary verb "had" in the statement.
3. One of them .......... very sick.
- a. were
- b. was
- c. was
- d. have
Correct Answer: c. was
Explanation: "One" is singular, so the singular verb "was" is correct. Option b and c are identical, but c is specified as correct.
4. I hope it .......... rain.
- a. won’t
- b. has
- c. rains
- d. doesn’t
Correct Answer: a. won’t
Explanation: "Won’t" is the correct negative form of "will" to express a future hope about the weather.
5. If I win it, .......... a dream come true.
- a. would be
- b. would have been
- c. will be
- d. be
Correct Answer: c. will be
Explanation: The first conditional "If I win" uses "will" to indicate a real possibility in the future.
6. He presents a report .......... public health.
- a. at
- b. on
- c. about
- d. for
Correct Answer: d. for
Explanation: The preposition "for" is used to indicate the purpose or benefit of the report, as in "for public health."
7. She says, "boiling water is hot."
- a. She said that boiling water is hot.
- b. She says that boiling water is hot.
- c. She says that boiling water is hot.
- d. She told that boiling water is hot.
Correct Answer: c. She says that boiling water is hot.
Explanation: The reported form retains "says" since the statement is in the present tense, and the fact is universally true. Options b and c are identical, but c is specified.
8. I had the mechanics .......... the brakes.
- a. check
- b. checked
- c. checks
- d. had checked
Correct Answer: a. check
Explanation: The causative verb "had" is followed by the base form of the verb "check" when indicating someone was made to perform an action.
9. "Police have reported that he was a spy." Its reported speech is:
- a. It has been reported that he was a spy.
- b. It have reported that he was a spy.
- c. He has been reported to have been a spy.
- d. both a and c
Correct Answer: d. both a and c
Explanation: Both options a and c are valid reported forms. Option a uses the passive voice, and option c uses the infinitive "to have been" to convey the same meaning.
10. The reason .......... I have come here is to meet your brother.
- a. whom
- b. that
- c. which
- d. why
Correct Answer: d. why
Explanation: "Why" is used to introduce the reason for an action in this sentence.
11. I broke my leg .......... playing football.
- a. while
- b. when
- c. however
- d. therefore
Correct Answer: a. while
Explanation: "While" indicates the time during which the action (breaking the leg) occurred.
12. He does his work ..........
- a. himself
- b. herself
- c. themselves
- d. hisselves
Correct Answer: a. himself
Explanation: The reflexive pronoun "himself" agrees with the masculine subject "he."
13. They brought as many pens as ..........
- a. I
- b. they
- c. us
- d. she
Correct Answer: c. us
Explanation: "Us" is the correct object pronoun in this comparison, matching the implied group receiving the pens.
14. The Synonyms of “agitate” is
- a. agree
- b. disturb
- c. angry
- d. cultivation
Correct Answer: b. disturb
Explanation: "Agitate" means to stir up or disturb, making "disturb" the closest synonym.
15. The antonyms of “Accessible” is
- a. clear
- b. plain
- c. hidden
- d. available
Correct Answer: c. hidden
Explanation: "Accessible" means easy to approach or reach, so "hidden" (difficult to find) is the antonym.
16. “On the ball” means:
- a. Playing a ball
- b. Just Barely
- c. Be sick
- d. Doing a good job
Correct Answer: d. Doing a good job
Explanation: The idiom "on the ball" means being alert and performing well.
17. “Agree” takes the prefix
- a. un
- b. dis
- c. des
- d. mis
Correct Answer: b. dis
Explanation: The prefix "dis" forms the word "disagree," which is the opposite of "agree."
18. The patients are afflicted .......... COVID.
- a. from
- b. in
- c. for
- d. with
Correct Answer: d. with
Explanation: The preposition "with" is used with "afflicted" to indicate the condition affecting the patients.
19. If I .......... a bird, I would fly in the sky.
- a. were
- b. had have
- c. am
- d. was
Correct Answer: a. were
Explanation: The subjunctive mood "were" is used for hypothetical situations in the second conditional.
20. Let me do it, ..........?
- a. can you
- b. will you
- c. shall we
- d. shall you
Correct Answer: b. will you
Explanation: The tag question for an imperative with "let" uses "will you."
21. He is .......... second boy of our class.
- a. an
- b. no article
- c. a
- d. the
Correct Answer: d. the
Explanation: "The" is used before ordinal numbers like "second" to indicate a specific position.
22. Man .......... on the moon.
- a. is walking
- b. walked
- c. has walked
- d. walks
Correct Answer: c. has walked
Explanation: The present perfect "has walked" indicates a past achievement with relevance to the present.
23. She .......... me to clean her room.
- a. gets
- b. has
- c. made
- d. have
Correct Answer: a. gets
Explanation: "Gets" is used in the causative sense to mean she causes someone to perform an action.
24. “Write a letter.”
- a. Let a letter be written.
- b. You should write a letter.
- c. May you write letter.
- d. You are requested to write a letter.
Correct Answer: a. Let a letter be written.
Explanation: The passive imperative form "Let...be written" is appropriate for this transformation.
25. Find out the correct spelling:
- a. ebullient
- b. domainent
- c. daepleoy
- d. swanneiry
Correct Answer: a. ebullient
Explanation: "Ebullient" is the correct spelling, meaning cheerful or full of energy.
26. Fear of dogs is called ..........
- a. dogophobia
- b. cynophobia
- c. rabiesophobia
- d. catoptrophobia
Correct Answer: b. cynophobia
Explanation: "Cynophobia" is the term for fear of dogs, derived from Greek.
27. Killing a king is called
- a. kingicide
- b. christicide
- c. regicide
- d. hericide
Correct Answer: c. regicide
Explanation: "Regicide" is the term for killing a king, from Latin "rex" (king).
28. How many syllables does the word “necessary” has?
- a. 1
- b. 2
- c. 3
- d. 4
Correct Answer: d. 4
Explanation: "Necessary" has four syllables: nec-es-sar-y.
29. “Is that your house?” has .......... intonation
- a. rising
- b. raising - falling
- c. falling
- d. falling - rising
Correct Answer: a. rising
Explanation: Yes/no questions like "Is that your house?" typically have rising intonation.
30. On which syllables of the word “photographics” does a stress occur?
- a. 1
- b. 2
- c. 3
- d. 4
Correct Answer: c. 3
Explanation: In "photographics" (pho-to-GRAPH-ics), the primary stress is on the third syllable.
31. One has to do it oneself, ..........?
- a. hasn’t one
- b. doesn’t one
- c. hasn’t he
- d. does not one
Correct Answer: b. doesn’t one
Explanation: The pronoun "one" in the statement takes "doesn’t one" as the tag question.
32. All the furniture .......... made of wood.
- a. were
- b. have
- c. are
- d. was
Correct Answer: d. was
Explanation: "Furniture" is an uncountable noun, treated as singular, so "was" is correct for past tense.
33. He speaks Spanish ..........
- a. well
- b. good
- c. perfect
- d. fluently
Correct Answer: d. fluently
Explanation: "Fluently" is the correct adverb to describe the manner of speaking.
34. The novelist and poet .......... coming tomorrow.
- a. will
- b. has been
- c. are
- d. is
Correct Answer: d. is
Explanation: "The novelist and poet" refers to one person with two roles, so the singular "is" is correct.
35. Which one is singular?
- a. ova
- b. syllabi
- c. media
- d. datum
Correct Answer: d. datum
Explanation: "Datum" is the singular form; the others are plural (ova, syllabi, media).
36. .......... Honesty is the best policy.
- a. The
- b. A
- c. An
- d. No article
Correct Answer: c. An
Explanation: "An" is used before "Honesty" because it starts with a vowel sound.
37. Why did he have the tree ..........?
- a. to fell
- b. fall
- c. felled
- d. fallen
Correct Answer: c. felled
Explanation: The causative "have" is followed by the past participle "felled" for the verb "fell."
38. If I .......... for a gym, I would have been slim.
- a. gone
- b. go
- c. gone
- d. will go
Correct Answer: a. gone
Explanation: The third conditional uses "had gone" (past perfect) for hypothetical past situations. Options a and c are identical, but a is specified.
39. “He cut the trees”. Is reported as
- a. The trees were cut by him.
- b. The trees are cut by him.
- c. The trees is cut by him.
- d. The trees was cut by him.
Correct Answer: a. The trees were cut by him.
Explanation: The past simple active "cut" becomes past simple passive "were cut" in reported form.
40. He said that he would visit her the following day. Its direct speech is:
- a. He says,” I will visit her tomorrow.”
- b. He said,” I will visit her tomorrow.”
- c. He says,” I will visit her tomorrow.”
- d. He said,” I will visit her tomorrow”
Correct Answer: b. He said,” I will visit her tomorrow.”
Explanation: The reported form uses "said" and "the following day," so the direct form uses "said" and "tomorrow." Options b and d are similar, but b has correct punctuation.