English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
I always enjoy the company of respectful teachers.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Intriguing

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Draw the line at something

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Comfort

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The man bought a parrot that could speak five languages.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. There are many secondary reasons as well along with increasing levels of carbon.
B. The term is used to describe the unnatural rise in earth’s average temperature.
C. Increased carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming.
D. Global warming is the single biggest threat to life on earth today.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I read some ______ of properties for sale on the Internet before I called the agent.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To the nines

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Numerous

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange t he sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. When he reached his town, he went to his house and knocked at t he door.
B. A man went away f rom his home.
C. Disappointed, he decided to take it himself .
D. One day he wrote a letter to his family, but could not find any one to take the letter to his town.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The principles that emerged from those trials, known as the Nuremberg Code, are broadly applicable to many types of health-related research involving human participants, including clinical trials.
B. The growing breadth and complexity of contemporary health challenges have produced a range of difficult questions that cannot always be adequately addressed by relying exclusively on existing policies, guidelines or codes of conduct.
C. Recent formal efforts to articulate international standards of ethics applicable to health and health care can be traced to the Nuremberg trials of 1947, during which the horrors of Nazi medical experiments came to light.
D. Ethical questions related to health, health care and public health cover topics as diverse as moral issues around reproduction, state obligations in the provision of health care services and appropriate measures to control infectious disease.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
A new gallery is being built inside the city stadium.

Select the sentence that gives the most appropriate meaning of the idiom ‘Keep your chin up’.

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given underlined segment in the sentence.
Riya always considers sincerity, devotion and dedication as the highest priority of a good employee.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hard nut to crack 

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will have participate / in the dance competition / by the time her father / returns from the tour.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Justifiable

The depository where state records and documents are preserved:

Take great pleasure

An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody:

An instrument for measuring the force of the wind:

One who walks in sleep:

Conferred as an honor

A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually for rent.