English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Consequence

Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.
The government’s utilitarian stance was appreciated by all.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Is there any portal to redeem these coupons that I have collected from the store?

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The boy’s cricket ball broke the neighbour’s window.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion’s share

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deride

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A live wire

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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. But in snapping at the supposed treasure, he dropped the bit he was carrying, and so lost
all.
B. When he was crossing a river on his way home, he saw his own shadow reflected in the
stream below.
C. Thinking that it was another dog with another piece of meat, he resolved to make himself
master of that also.
D. A dog had stolen a piece of meat out of a butcher’s shop.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Herculean task

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. “Excellently well,” said she; “we have everything that we want; I have but one prayer, that we may have a heavy storm of rain to water our plants.”
B. A man who had two daughters married one to a gardener and the other to a potter.
C. Off he went to the potter’s home and asked his other daughter how matters were with her.
D. After a while he paid a visit to the gardener’s home and asked his daughter how she was, and how it fared with her.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
P. Perhaps no definition of democracy is more popular and universally acceptable than what is given by Abraham Lincoln.
Q. He defines democracy as “a government of the people, by the people and for the people”.
R. Certainly, democracy is the most representative form of government.
S. To bind the people and take the nation ahead on the path of progress, democracy is the most suitable form of government for India.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
He looks out of the window at the (1)________ snow, then turns and takes his wife in his arms, feeling grateful to be here even as he wonders what he is going to do with his life in strictly practical terms. For years, he had (2)________ himself to do one thing, and he did it
well, but he doesn’t know whether he wants to keep doing it for the rest of his life, for that matter, whether anyone will let him. He is still worrying when they go to bed. They’ve been learning to get by with less, and they’ll keep learning. It seems to him as if they’re taking a course in loss lately. And as he feels himself falling asleep he has an (3)________ he believes is important, which he hopes he will remember in the morning, although it is one of those thoughts that seldom (4)________ translation to the language of daylight hours.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow.

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.

It is a well-known fact/ that the Monarchy is / not the best form /of governance.

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.
A man who has been accused of fraud / in an earlier job, he will never be / welcome in any other organisation.

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.
While astrology has/ a long history / it is generally/ considered pseudoscience.

Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blanks of the given sentences.
A. I use a _____ to weigh my ingredients while cooking.
B. The mountaineer is going to _____ the rocky hills.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to forma meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. During the period, Europeans were looking for a faster method to reach India by sailing across Africa, and Da Gama succeeded.
B. At that time, gold, spices and other valuables were highly valued in Europe.
C. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who sailed from Europe to India.
D. However, they had to travel a vast distance by sea and land to reach them in Asia.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Under the weather 

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

An arm and a leg

One who possesses many talents:

A broad channel formed by joining of the sea and river water